Today is Tuesday, Dec. 30, the 364th day of 2003. There is one day left in the year. On this date in

Today is Tuesday, Dec. 30, the 364th day of 2003. There is one day left in the year. On this date in 1903, about 600 people die when fire breaks out at the recently opened Iroquois Theater in Chicago.
In 1852, future President Rutherford B. Hayes marries Lucy Ware Webb in Cincinnati. In 1853, the United States buys some 45,000 square miles of land from Mexico in a deal known as the Gadsden Purchase. In 1911, Sun Yat-sen is elected the first president of the Republic of China. In 1922, Vladimir I. Lenin proclaims the establishment of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. In 1936, the United Auto Workers union stages its first "sit-down" strike, at the Fisher Body Plant Number One in Flint, Mich. In 1940, California's first freeway, the Arroyo Seco Parkway connecting Los Angeles and Pasadena, is officially opened. In 1944, King George II of Greece proclaims a regency to rule his country, virtually renouncing the throne. In 1948, the Cole Porter musical "Kiss Me, Kate" opens on Broadway. In 1972, the United States halts its heavy bombing of North Vietnam. In 1978, Ohio State University fires Woody Hayes as its football coach, one day after Hayes punched Clemson University player Charlie Bauman during the Gator Bowl after Bauman intercepted an Ohio pass.
December 30, 1978: Woody Hayes, Ohio State University's legendary football coach, says he has resigned, but university officials say he was fired. Hayes, 65, struck a Clemson player in the waning minutes of Ohio State's 17-15 Gator Bowl loss.
A third flying service, Youngstown Executive Beechcraft Inc., officially joins the competition to occupy Youngstown Municipal Airport's new hangar.
The Youngstown Police Department strike force arrests 18 persons in raids on the West Side and South Side, seizing firearms, knives and suspected marijuana, cocaine and narcotics.
December 30, 1963: Damage is expected to exceed $100,000 in a fire that gutted the Army & amp; Navy Club, 2716 Market St. Three adjacent stores sustained varying degrees of smoke damage.
Railroad detectives and Cortland police investigate the cause of a spectacular train wreck just west of Cortland that derailed 40 cars of a westbound Erie Lackawanna freight train.
Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker, World War I flying ace, announces his retirement as head of Eastern Air Lines to crusade for "the American way of life."
The Youngstown district is shivering under record low temperatures, with the mercury dropping to 3 degrees at the Youngstown Municipal Airport.
December 30, 1953: In a farewell message to City Council, Mayor Charles P. Henderson outlines a six-point program, urges its adoption, and asks those in City Hall in future years to "make public office something to be coveted, something to be desired."
Youngstown Postmaster John Doyle reports some 50,000 Christmas cards could not be delivered because of inadequate addresses or postage, which, he says, is a small fraction of the 8.5 million pieces of mail that were used.
The controversial repeal of legislation prohibiting minors from entering or frequenting places where intoxicating liquor is sold is tabled by Youngstown City Council.
December 30, 1928: A number of laundries and dairy concerns are attacking the new water rates established by Youngstown, a comparison of water works revenue between Youngstown and other Ohio cities shows that the per capita revenue in Youngstown is the lowest.
With the new year only two days away, an estimated 30,000 motorists in Youngstown and Mahoning County have yet to get their new auto tags. Those driving with 1928 license plates after Jan. 1 will face arrest and a $25 fine.
The United Cigar Co. signs a 20-year lease for 22 feet of frontage in the ground floor of the Central Savings & amp; Loan Co. building on Federal Street for $500,000. The rent of $25,000 per year, at more than $1,000 per front-foot, is believed to be the highest ever negotiated in Youngstown.