Monday, April 30, 2018

On This Day in History

April 30, 2018

 Historical Events

311  Roman Emperor Galerius issues Edict of Toleration, ending persercution of Christians in the Roman Empire
711  Islamic conquest of Iberia: Moorish troops led by Tariq ibn-Ziyad land at Gibraltar to begin their invasion of the Iberian Peninsula (Al-Andalus)
1562  1st French colonists in North America: Jean Ribault & colonists arrive in Florida
1789  George Washington is inaugurated as the first President of the United States of America
1859  Charles Dickens' "A Tale Of Two Cities" is first published in literary periodical "All the Year Round" (weekly installments until Nov 26)
2009  Chrysler automobile company files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Famous Birthdays


António Guterres

69th Birthday


Carl Friedrich Gauss

(1777 - 1855)

Isiah Thomas

57th Birthday


Joachim von Ribbentrop

(1893 - 1946)
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Famous Deaths


Adolf Hitler

(1889 - 1945)

Muddy Waters

(1913 - 1983)
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April 29th: WR Hearst – The Master of Fake News


Newspaper mogul William Randolph Hearst was a towering figure of his age. Immensely wealthy, he believed he had unlimited influence, even on matters of war.
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