Wednesday, March 30, 2016

History for March 30

History for March 30 - On-This-Day.com
Vincent Van Gogh 1853, Richard Dysart 1929 - Actor, Peter Marshall 1930 - Game show host ("Hollywood Squares")


Warren Beatty 1937 - Actor, Eric Clapton 1945 - Musician, Celine Dion 1968 - Singer


1822 - Florida became a U.S. territory.


1842 - Dr. Crawford W. Long performed the first operation while his patient was anesthetized by ether.


1858 - Hyman L. Lipman of Philadelphia patented the pencil.


1867 - The U.S. purchased Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million dollars.


1916 - Pancho Villa killed 172 at the Guerrero garrison in Mexico.


1939 - The comic book "Detective Comics #27" appeared on newstands. This comic introduced Batman.


1950 - The invention of the phototransistor was announced.


1981 - U.S. President Ronald Reagan was shot and wounded in Washington, DC, by John W. Hinckley Jr. Two police officers and Press Secretary James Brady were also wounded.

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