This Day in History
Today: December 30, 2025
534
The second and final edition of the Code of Justinian comes into effect in the Byzantine Empire.[1]
999
Battle of Glenmama: The combined forces of Munster and Meath under king Brian Boru inflict a crushing defeat on the allied armies of Leinster and Dublin near Lyons Hill in Ireland.
1066
Granada massacre: A Muslim mob storms the royal palace in Granada, crucifies Jewish vizier Joseph ibn Naghrela and massacres most of the Jewish population of the city.
1419
Hundred Years' War: Battle of La Rochelle.
1460
Wars of the Roses: Lancastrians kill the 3rd Duke of York and win the Battle of Wakefield.
1702
Queen Anne's War: James Moore, Governor of the Province of Carolina, abandons the Siege of St. Augustine.
1813
War of 1812: British soldiers burn Buffalo, New York.
1816
The Treaty of St. Louis between the United States and the united Ottawa, Ojibwa, and Potawatomi Indian tribes is proclaimed.
1825
The Treaty of St. Louis between the United States and the Shawnee Nation is proclaimed.
1853
Gadsden Purchase: The United States buys land from Mexico to facilitate railroad building in the Southwest.
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