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What happened in history on this day: April 30?
On April 30 in ...
- 1789 - George Washington inaugurated as first President of USA, taking oath of office on alter Bible of Saint John's Masonic Lodge No. 1, New York City.
- 1798 - US Congress establishes the Department of the Navy.
- 1803 - The United States purchases the Louisiana Territory (nearly 1 million square miles) from France for $15 million, doubling the size of the country.
- 1812 - (Eastern) Louisiana admitted as 18th US state.
- 1829 - US purchases site for new Philadelphia Mint for $31,666.67.
- 1860 - Navaho Indians attack Fort Defiance (Canby).
- 1861 - US President Abraham Lincoln orders federal troops to evacuate Indian Territory.
- 1862 - Swift Run Gap, West Virginia, skirmishes.
- 1864 - New York becomes first state to charge a hunting license fee.
- 1864 - Battle of Jenkins' Ferry, Arkansas; General William Read Scurry is killed.
- 1865 - US Congress authorizes the copper-nickel 3-cent coin.
- 1865 - General Tecumseh Sherman's "Haines's Bluff" at Snyder's Mill, Virginia.
- 1871 - Apaches in Arizona surrender to white and Mexican adventurers; 144 die.
- 1889 - First US national holiday, on centennial of George Washington's Presidential inauguration.
- 1900 - John Luther Jones AKA Casey Jones dies in Cannonball Express train wreck in Vaughan, Mississippi, USA.
- 1904 - The Louisiana Purchase Exposition opens in Saint Louis, Missouri.
- 1939 - NBC and RCA give first public television demonstration with US President Franklin Roosevelt at opening of New York World's Fair.
- 1941 - US President Franklin Roosevelt purchases first Defence Savings Bond from Secretary of Treasury.
- 1942 - First submarine built on Great Lakes is launched, (Peto), Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA.
- 1945 - US troops attack the Elbe.
- 1947 - Boulder Dam in Colorado, USA, renamed Hoover Dam in honor of Herbert Hoover.
- 1948 - The US Mint releases the 1948 Franklin half dollar to circulation.
- 1948 - Organization of American States charter signed at Bogotá, Colombia.
- 1948 - US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak.
- 1961 - First shuttle flights between Washington DC, Boston Massachusetts and New York City, New York begin (Eastern Airlines).
- 1962 - NASA civilian pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to an altitude of 75,190 metres.
- 1964 - Federal Communications Commission rules that all US TV receivers should be equipped to receive both VHF (channels 2-13) and the new UHF (channels 14-83).
- 1972 - Arthur Godfrey Time ends a 27-year run on radio.
- 1973 - US President Richard Nixon announces resignation of Chief of Staff Harry Haldeman, Ehrlichman, et al.
- 1974 - US President Richard Nixon hands over partial transcripts of Watergate tape recordings.
- 1975 - Last US helicopter leaves US embassy grounds in Vietnam; Saigon surrenders. The army of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam takes over the Republic of Vietnam. During the decade of fighting, 58,000 American soldiers died.
- 1977 - Led Zeppelin breaks the world attendance record at a concert, playing to 76,229 people at the Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan, USA.
- 1979 - Mary Therese Friel of New York crowned 28th Miss USA.
- 1981 - 16th Academy of Country Music Awards: Barbara Mandrell and George Jones win.
- 1988 - Largest banana split ever, at 4.55 miles long, is made in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania.
- 1990 - US hostage Frank Reed freed after four years in hands of pro-Iranians.
- 1993 - The Walt Disney Company announces an agreement to acquire Miramax Film Corporation. Disney will acquire Miramax's library of over 200 films.
- 2009 - The World Health Organization raises its global pandemic alert to Level 5 from Level 4 due to the spread of H1N1 flu virus. In the USA, about 300 schools are closed. In Mexico, the death toll reaches 176, and President Felipe Calderon tells government offices and private businesses not crucial to the economy to stop work on May 1 for five days, to avoid further spreading the virus.
- 2009 - Chrysler files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and announces a deal with Fiat. The US government announces it will provide up to US$3.5 billion in debtor-in-possession financing and up to US$4.5 billion in exit financing. The company is expected to continue under a new ownershop arrangement: 55 percent United Auto Workers' healthcare trust fund, Fiat 20 percent, U.S. and Canadian governments with a combined stake of 10 percent.
- 2012 - Energy Transfer Partners announces it would pay $5.3 billion for Sunoco, making it the second largest pipeline firm in the US.
- 2020 - NASA officially selects SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Dynetics to build its next-generation lunar lander to carry American astronauts to the Moon by 2024.
Births on April 30
- 1896 - Birth of Reverend Gary Davis in Laurens, South Carolina, USA; blues/folk guitarist ("A Little More Faith").
- 1908 - Birth of Eve Arden AKA Eunice Quedens in Mill Valley, California, USA; actress (Connie - Our Miss Brooks radio and TV show (Emmy award)).
- 1910 - Birth of Al Lewis in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Grampa - The Munsters TV show, Leo Schnauser - Car 54 Where are You?).
- 1916 - Birth of Robert Shaw in Red Bluff, California, USA; chorale conductor (Robert Shaw Chorale).
- 1924 - Birth of Sheldon Harnick in Chicago, Illinois, USA; Broadway lyricist (Fiorello, Fiddler on the Roof).
- 1926 - Birth of Cloris Leachman in Des Moines, Iowa, USA; actress (Phyllis, Last Picture Show, High Anxiety, Mary Tyler Moore, Malcolm in the Middle).
- 1927 - Birth of Johnny Horton in Los Angeles, California, USA; rockabilly singer ("The Battle of New Orleans", "North to Alaska", "Sink the Bismark").
- 1933 - Birth of Willie Nelson in Abbott, Texas, USA; country singer ("On the Road Again").
- 1938 - Birth of Gary Collins in Venice, California, USA; actor/host (Sixth Sense, Home Show, Hour Magazine).
- 1940 - Birth of Burt Young in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Convoy, Rocky, The Last Don, Roomies, Sopranos).
- 1943 - Birth of Robert Thomas Velline AKA Bobby Vee in Fargo, North Dakota, USA; pop music singer ("Devil or Angel", "Night has a Thousand Eyes").
- 1944 - Birth of Jill Clayburgh in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Unmarried Woman, Semi-Tough, Ally McBeal, Leap of Faith, Search for Tomorrow).
- 1945 - Birth of Michael J Smith in Beaufort, North Carolina, USA; Commander US Navy, astronaut (51L-Challenger disaster).
- 1946 - Birth of Donald Schollander in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; 100 metre/400 metre freestyle swimmer (Olympics-gold-1964).
- 1948 - Birth of Perry King in Alliance, Ohio, USA; actor (Cody - Riptide, Andy Warhol's Bad, Titans, Melrose Place).
- 1953 - Birth of Merrill Osmond in Ogden, Utah, USA; singer (Osmond Brothers, Donnie and Marie).
- 1957 - Birth of Duane G Carey in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA; Major US Air Force/astronaut.
- 1964 - Birth of Jeff Reboulet in Dayton, Ohio, USA; infielder (Minnesota Twins).
- 1965 - Birth of Adrian Pasdar in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA; actor (C Oliver Resor - Feds, Top Gun, Heroes).
- 1968 - Birth of Roger Mar in Seattle, Washington, USA; rapid fire pistol (Olympics-1996).
- 1969 - Birth of Dexter Rogers in Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA; volleyball opposite hitter (Olympics-1996).
- 1969 - Birth of Joey Restivo in Brooklyn, New York, USA; rocker (Linear - "I Never Felt This Way", "Lies").
- 1970 - Birth of Brad Layton in Seymour, Indiana, USA; rower (Olympics-1996).
- 1970 - Birth of Debbie D in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; actress (Attack of Vampire Mermaid).
- 1971 - Birth of Matt Martin in Hamden, Connecticut, USA; NHL defenseman (Toronto Maple Leafs, Olympics-US-1994).
- 1971 - Birth of Ryan Hawblitzel in West Palm Beach, Florida, USA; pitcher (Colorado Rockies).
- 1982 - Birth of Kirsten Dunst; American actress (Interview with the Vampire, ER, Sisters, Loving).
- 1988 - Birth of Molloko at the San Diego Zoo, first California condor chick conceived in captivity.
Deaths on April 30
- 1864 - Battle of Jenkins' Ferry, Arkansas; General William Read Scurry is killed.
- 1900 - John Luther Jones AKA Casey Jones dies in Cannonball Express train wreck in Vaughan, Mississippi, USA.
- 1956 - Alben W Barkley (US Vice President-Democrat-1949-53), dies at age 78.
- 1980 - Luis Muñoz Marín, the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico, dies at the age of 82.
- 1983 - Death of McKinley "Muddy Waters" Morganfield, American blues singer/guitarist (Mad Love), dies at age 68 (born 1915).
- 1993 - David Waymer, NFL player (New Orleans Saints, San Francisco 49ers, Oakland Raiders), dies at age 34.
- 1999 - Death of Darrell Sweet at age 51 of a heart attack in New Albany, Indiana, USA; drummer (Nazareth).
- 2022 - Death of Naomi Judd AKA Diana Ellen Judd by suicide at age 76; American country singer (The Judds - "Love Can Build a Bridge" song, "Mama He's Crazy" (1983), "Let Me Tell You About Love" (1989), five Grammy awards), actor (Rio Diablo movie (1993)).
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