THE DAY IN HISTORY · DECEMBER 30
December 30 in history
What happened on December 30: 2 moments from the Maps of History atlases, in 1906 and 1922, each linked to the map that shows it.
— Founding of the All-India Muslim League
30 Dec 1906 — At the Muhammadan Educational Conference in the capital of the new province, notables led by the Aga Khan and Nawab Salimullah founded the All-India Muslim League. It began as a loyalist lobby of landowners. A lawyer named Jinnah would one day remake it into a state-maker.
READ THIS MOMENT → · SEE IT ON THE INDIAN INDEPENDENCE & PARTITION MAP → · THE FULL STORY →
— Founding of the Soviet Union
30 Dec 1922 — Russia, Ukraine, Belorussia and Transcaucasia join in a federation called the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Its form recognizes national republics; its content is shaped by the Party. The settled map now has a name.
READ THIS MOMENT → · SEE IT ON THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION MAP → · THE FULL STORY →
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