April 30

Friday 30, 2004:

The last edition of NPR's Morning Edition with Bob Edwards as host airs.

Tuesday 30, 2002:

2002 - The law N26-?? "On the National Flag of the Udmurt Republic" has appeared.

Friday 30, 1999:

Chandra Levy, a former intern to California Congressman Gary Condit, is last seen in Washington, D.C.

Wednesday 30, 1997:

Ellen DeGeneres's character comes out of the closet on the sitcom Ellen.

Saturday 30, 1994:

In Dublin, Ireland, Paul Harrington & Charlie McGettigan win the thirty-ninth Eurovision Song Contest for Ireland singing "Rock'n'Roll Kids".

Friday 30, 1993:

During a changeover at a tennis tournament in Hamburg, Germany, Monica Seles is stabbed in the back by a deranged fan of rival Steffi Graf. Seles would not play competitively for more than two years after the incident.

Thursday 30, 1992:

The last episode of the Cosby Show airs.

Tuesday 30, 1991:

A tropical cyclone hits Bangladesh killing an estimated 138,000 people.

Saturday 30, 1988:

In Dublin, Ireland, Céline Dion wins the thirty-third Eurovision Song Contest for Switzerland singing "Ne partez pas sans moi" (Don't leave without me).

Saturday 30, 1983:

Michael Jackson's song "Beat It" hits number 1 on the Billboard music charts.

Wednesday 30, 1980:

Accession of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands.

Wednesday 30, 1975:

Communist forces gains control of Saigon. The Vietnam War formally ends with the unconditional surrender of South Vietnamese president Duong Van Minh.

Monday 30, 1973:

Watergate Scandal: President Richard Nixon announces that top White House aids H.R. Haldeman, John Ehrlichman, and others have resigned.

Saturday 30, 1966:

Anton LaVey founds the Church of Satan.

Friday 30, 1948:

In Bogotá, Colombia, the Organization of American States is established.

Wednesday 30, 1947:

In Nevada, the Boulder Dam is officially renamed Hoover Dam again.

Monday 30, 1945:

Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun commit suicide after being married for one day.

Friday 30, 1943:

World War II: Operation Mincemeat – The submarine HMS Seraph surfaces in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Spain to deposit a dead man planted with false invasion plans and dressed as a British military intelligence officer.

Sunday 30, 1939:

1939 - The 1939 New York World's Fair opens.

Saturday 30, 1938:

The cartoon short Porky's Hare Hunt debuts in movie theaters, introducing Bugs Bunny.

Saturday 30, 1927:

The Federal Industrial Institute for Women, opens in Alderson, West Virginia, as the first women's federal prison in the United States.

Thursday 30, 1925:

Automaker Dodge Brothers, Inc is sold to Dillon, Read & Company for USD $146 million plus $50 million for charity.

Friday 30, 1920:

Peru becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.

Saturday 30, 1904:

The Louisiana Purchase Exposition World's Fair opens in Saint Louis, Missouri.

Monday 30, 1900:

Casey Jones dies attempting to save the runaway train Cannonball Express.

Monday 30, 1894:

Coxey's Army reaches Washington, D.C. to protest the unemployment caused by the Panic of 1893.

Monday 30, 1838:

Nicaragua declares independence from the Central American Federation

Thursday 30, 1812:

The Territory of Orleans becomes the 18th U.S. state under the name Louisiana.

Saturday 30, 1803:

Louisiana Purchase: The United States purchases the Louisiana Territory from France for $15 million, more than doubling – overnight – the size of the young nation.

Thursday 30, 1789:

On the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York City, George Washington takes the oath of office to become the first elected President of the United States.

Wednesday 30, 1794:

The Battle of Boulou is fought, in which French forces defeated the Spanish under General Union.

Thursday 30, 1671:

Petar Zrinski, the Croatian Ban from the Zrinski family, is executed.

Saturday 30, 1492:

Spain gives Christopher Columbus his commission of exploration.

Monday 30, 1483:

Orbital calculations suggest that on this day Pluto moved inside Neptune's orbit, making Neptune the furthest planet from the Sun until July 23, 1503.

Sunday 30, 711:

Moorish troops led by Tariq ibn-Ziyad land at Gibraltar to begin their invasion of the Iberian Peninsula (Al-Andalus).

Wednesday 30, 313:

Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule.

Tuesday 30, 30:

Suggested date of the crucifixion of Jesus

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