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- 30 (UPI) -- On this date in history:In 1853, the United States bought 45,000 square miles of land along the Gila River from Mexico for $10 million.
- The area is now southern Arizona and New Mexico. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementIn 1903, flames swept the Iroquois Theater in Chicago, killing 602 people.
- The fire led to safety regulations for theaters around the world. In 1916, Grigori Rasputin, a self-fashioned Russian holy man, was killed by Russian nobles eager to end his influence over the royal family. In 1922, at the first Soviet Congress, Russia, Ukraine and two other Soviet republics signed a treaty creating the Soviet Union. Washington Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan leads his team against the Baltimore Ravens at FedEx Landover, Md., on December 9, 2012.
- On December 30, 2013, Shanahan and three other NFL coaches were fired on what came to be known as Black Monday.
- File Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPIFile Photo by Molly Riley/UPIIn 1958, revolutionaries under the command of Ernesto "Che" Guevara battled with government troops loyal to Cuban President Fulgencio Batista for control of the city of Santa Clara.