History in Today
January 30th Political, scientific, and cultural events marking critical turning points in world history.
King Charles I of England is executed in London outside the Banqueting House. AI analysis
Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland, is ritually executed more than two years after his death, on the anniversary of the execution of King Charles I. AI analysis
The United States Senate votes on President John Adams' nomination of William Paterson to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, but it is rejected by a vote of 10-16. AI analysis
Edward Bransfield becomes the first person to sight the Trinity Peninsula of Antarctica. AI analysis
The Menai Suspension Bridge connecting the Isle of Anglesey to the mainland of Wales is opened. AI analysis
In the United States, the first national bank robbery takes place in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. AI analysis
Yerba Buena, California is renamed San Francisco. AI analysis
The first American ironclad warship, the USS Monitor is launched. AI analysis
Archduke Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria, heir to the Austro-Hungarian crown, is found dead with his mistress Baroness Mary Vetsera in Mayerling. AI analysis
The first transatlantic radio transmission to Newfoundland, Canada originates from Poldhu in Cornwall, England. AI analysis
The destroyer USS Terry makes the first airplane rescue at sea saving the life of Douglas McCurdy ten miles out to sea. AI analysis
Germany resumes unrestricted submarine warfare. AI analysis
The Government of Turkey requests that Constantinople change its name to Istanbul. AI analysis
Adolf Hitler is sworn in as Chancellor of Germany. AI analysis
The last full-blooded Tasmanian aboriginal dies. AI analysis
The Wilhelm Gustloff, overfilled with German civilians and soldiers in the process of evacuation in advance of the advancing Red Army, is torpedoed by Soviet submarine S-13, killing more than 9,000 people in the Baltic Sea. AI analysis
Mahatma Gandhi is assassinated by Nathuram Godse, a Hindu extremist. AI analysis
The last Volkswagen Beetle rolls off the assembly line. AI analysis
Ranger 7 of the United States crashes on the Moon. AI analysis
The Beatles' last public performance, on the roof of Apple Records in London. AI analysis
Carole King's second album "Tapestry" is released to critical acclaim. AI analysis
Bloody Sunday: British soldiers kill thirteen unarmed civil rights demonstrators in Northern Ireland. AI analysis
Richard Skrenta writes the first computer worm code, which he benignly tests on the ARPANET. AI analysis
The last Soviet armored column leaves Kabul. AI analysis
The first Apple Macintosh computer, version 128k, is released. AI analysis
The last original "Peanuts" comic strip appears in newspapers one day after Charles M. Schulz dies. AI analysis
In his State of the Union address, United States President George W. Bush describes "regimes that sponsor terror" as an Axis of evil, in which he includes Iraq, Iran and North Korea. AI analysis
Naro-1 is launched from South Korea. It is the country's first successful launch. President Park Geun-hye attended the ceremony. AI analysis