DECEMBER 30
1922: Following the consolidation of Bolshevik power in the Russian Revolution, the Congress of Soviets proclaims the creation of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, better known as the USSR, uniting Russia with an eventual 15 sub-national socialist republics.
1936: Employees at the General Motors Fisher Body Plant No. 1 in Flint, Mich., begin a 44-day long strike, demanding recognition of the United Auto Workers unions and the company’s acceptance of a list of pro-worker reforms. The strike is one of the first sit-down strikes in U.S. history.
1948: Kiss Me, Kate, Cole Porter's musical adaptation of the Shakespearean comedy The Taming of the Shrew, opens at the New Century Theatre on Broadway. The original cast includes Alfred Drake, Patricia Morison, Lisa Kirk, and Harold Lang. The following year, Kiss Me, Kate will become the first recipient of the Tony Award for Best Musical.
1953:Television Technology: The first ever NTSC color television sets go on sale for about USD at $1,175 each from RCA.
1940:California opens its first freeway, the Arroyo Seco Parkway, also known as the Pasadena Freeway. It joins Los Angeles with Pasadena along the Arroyo Seco.
1924:Edwin Hubble announces existence of other galactic systems. Previously Milky Way Galaxy was considered scope of starry universe, but discovery of Andromeda Galaxy proved otherwise. "We are not alone"
1937:Donald Duck is published under his Italian name, Paolino Paperino, for the first time.
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