On this day.... January 30

JANUARY 30TH

BIRTHDAYS:

ON THIS DAY:

IN 1487, THE BELL CHIME IS INVENTED
IN 1648, KING CHARLES I IS BEHEADED FOR TREASON BY PARLIAMENT AT 48
IN 1730, 15 YEAR OLD TSAR PETER II DIES OF SMALL POX ON HIS WEDDING DAY
IN 1790, THE LIFE BOAT IS INVENTED
IN 1798, THE FIRST BRAWL IN THE US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES BREAKS OUT WHEN MATTHEW LYON OF VERMONT SPITS IN THE FACE OF ROGER GRISWOLD OF CONN.
IN 1815, THOMAS JEFFERSON DONATED 6,500 VOLUMES TO THE US LIBRARY OF CONGRESS AFTER A FIRE DESTROYS THE ORIGINAL ONE
IN 1835, RICHARD LAWRENCE ATTEMPTS TO ASSASSINATE PRESIDENT ANDREW JACKSON BUT MISSES, THE FIRST ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON A US PRESIDENT
IN 1836, BETSY ROSS DIES AT 84
IN 1862, THE MONITOR, THE FIRST US IRONCLAD WARSHIP IS LAUNCHED IN NEW YORK. IT WOULD SINK IN A STORM THE FOLLOWING DECEMBER
IN 1873, JULES VERNE PUBLISHES “AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS”

IN 1931, CHARLIE CHAPLIN’S “CITY LIGHTS” IS RELEASED
IN 1933, PRESIDENT PAUL VON HINDENBURG APPOINTS ADOLF HITLER CHANCELLOR OF GERMANY
IN 1933, ABC RADIO PREMIERES “THE LONE RANGER” WHICH RUNS FOR 21 YEARS
IN 1943, THE USS CHICAGO SINKS IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN
IN 1944, US TROOPS LAND ON THE MARSHALL ISLANDS
IN 1946, THE FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT DIME IS RELEASED
IN 1948, MAHATMA GANDHI IS ASSASSINATED
IN 1956, ELVIS PRESLEY RECORDS “BLUE SUEDE SHOES”

IN 1961, THE SHIRELLES GO TO #1 WITH “WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME TOMORROW”
IN 1962, TWO OF THE “FLYING WALLENDAS” DIE WHEN THEIR 7 PERSON HUMAN PYRAMID COLLAPSES
IN 1965, GREAT BRITAIN HOSTS A STATE FUNERAL FOR WINSTON CHURCHILL

IN 1968, NORTH VIETNAMESE TROOPS ATTACK SAIGON IN THE TET OFFENSIVE
IN 1969, THE BEATLES PERFORM LIVE TOGETHER FOR THE LAST TIME ON THE ROOF OF APPLE CORPS HEADQUARTERS IN LONDON
IN 1972, “BLOODY SUNDAY” IN DERRY, NORTHERN IRELAND WHEN THE BRITISH ARMY FIRE ON 27 UNARMED PROTESTERS AND KILL 14 AT A CIVIL RIGHTS MARCH

IN 1973, A JURY FINDS G. GORDON LIDDY AND JAMES MCCORD GUILTY ON ALL CHARGES IN THE WATERGATE TRIAL
IN 1973, KISS PERFORMS LIVE TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME
IN 1975, ERNO RUBIK PATENTS HIS “MAGIC CUBE”, LATER CALLED THE RUBIK’S CUBE
IN 1975, THE BEE GEES BEGIN RECORDING “JIVE TALKING”

IN 1989, THE US CLOSES ITS EMBASSY IN KABUL, AFGHANISTAN
IN 1995, KEVIN EUBANKS TAKES OVER FOR BRANFORD MARSALIS AS THE BAND LEADER ON THE TONIGHT SHOW
IN 1999, BRITNEY SPEARS HITS #1 ON BOTH THE SINGLES AND ALBUM CHARTS WITH “BABY… ONE MORE TIME”