Today in History – December 30

1863 – Red Banks Primitive Baptist Church was burned on December 30, 1863 by Union Col. Joseph M. McChesney.

Red Banks Primitive Baptist Church (StreetView)
Red Banks Primitive Baptist Church

1981 – In the 39th game of his 3rd NHL season Wayne Gretzky scores 5 goals giving him 50 on the year setting a new NHL record previously held by Maurice Richard and Mike Bossy who earlier had each scored 50 goals in 50 games.

Wayne Gretzky mural (StreetView)
Wayne Gretzky mural

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *