Historical Events
- 240 BC 1st recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet
- 1856 The Russian Empire, the Ottoman Empire, Great Britain, France and the Kingdom of Sardinia sign the Treaty of Paris ending the Crimean War
- 1867 Alaska Purchase: US buys Alaska from Russia for $7,200,000 ($109 million in 2018), roughly 2 cents an acre
- 1870 15th Amendment to the US constitution is adopted, guarantees right to vote regardless of race
- 1959 Dalai Lama flees China and is granted political asylum in India
- 1972 Northern Ireland's Government and Parliament dissolved by the British Government and 'direct rule' from Westminster is introduced
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Mar 30 in Film & TV
- 1981 "Chariots of Fire" directed by Hugh Hudson and starring Ben Cross and Ian Charleson premieres at a Royal Command Film Performance (Best Picture 1982)
Mar 30 in Music
- 1970 Columbia Records releases jazz artist Miles Davis's influential double album "Bitches Brew"; it becomes his highest charting title, wins a Grammy, and earns him his 1st gold record
Mar 30 in Sport
- 1990 Jack Nicklaus makes his debut on the Senior PGA Tour with a 71 (-1) in the first round of The Tradition at Desert Mountain; wins the event by 4 strokes from Gary Player
Did You Know?
Vincent van Gogh's "Sunflowers" sells for a record 22.5 million pounds ($39.7 million)
On March 30, 1987
Mehmed the Conqueror
Vincent van Gogh
Robbie Coltrane
Warren Beatty
Eric Clapton
Celine DionWould You Believe?
World's most valuable tip - New York police detective Robert Cunningham offers waitress Phyllis Penzo half of $1 lottery ticket, next day they win $6 million
On March 30, 1984
Famous Weddings
- 1940 Broadcast journalist Walter Cronkite weds Mary Elizabeth Maxwell at the Grace and Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
- 1946 Ameican actress and singer Doris Day (23) weds American jazz saxophonist George Weidler (20); divorce in 1949
- 1997 American rapper Vanilla Ice (29) weds Laura Giarritta
Famous Divorces
- 2004 "Alias" actress Jennifer Garner (30) divorces actor Scott Foley (30) due to irreconcilable differences after nearly 4 years of marriage
- 2016 Comedian Rosie O'Donnell and marketing executive Kelli O'Donnell divorce after 3 years of marriage
More Weddings & Divorces
Beau Brummell
Léon Blum
James Cagney
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
Michael King
Bill WithersArticles, Photos and Quiz
When The Bells Rang Out For Freedom
It became known as the War of the Vespers – an uprising by Sicilians against their French oppressors that began at a church and was to leave two thousand dead
March 30, 1282
The 1856 Treaty of Paris
The Congress of Paris between the Russian Empire, France, United Kingdom, Ottoman Empire and Kingdom of Sardinia
March 30, 1856
Ronald Reagan is Shot
The scene moments after John Hinckley, Jr. attempted to assassinate President Reagan on March 30, 1981
March 30, 1981
Weekly Quiz for March 30 - April 5
How much did America pay to buy Alaska in 1867? The ruins of which ancient town were discovered in 1748? Who directed the 1968 film 2001 A Space Odyssey?
