Osun Defender History Corner: March 30 In Focus
Today, on the history corner, we take a trip in the realm of flashbacks and recall some events that marked this day.
March 30, 1858
The pencil with an attached eraser is patented by Hymen Lipman of Philadelphia.
March 30, 1867
U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward agrees to purchase Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million.
March 30, 1870
Texas is readmitted to the Union following Reconstruction.
March 30, 1945
The Soviet Union invades Austria during World War II.
March 30, 1950
Phototransistor is patented by Dr. John Northrup Shive.
March 30, 1981
President Ronald Reagan is shot and wounded by John Hinckley Jr. in Washington, D.C.
March 30, 1982
The Space Shuttle “Columbia” completes its third and longest space mission, lasting 8 days.
March 30, 1987
Vincent van Gogh’s painting “Sunflowers” is bought for £22.5 million ($39.7 million) at auction in London.
March 30, 2002
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother of the United Kingdom, dies at the age of 101.
March 30, 2006
The United Kingdom Terrorism Act 2006 becomes law, creating the offence of “glorifying terrorism.”
March 30, 2010
The President of Poland, Lech Kaczyński, and many other senior Polish figures are killed in a plane crash in Russia.
March 30, 2012
Spain’s government passes the most severe austerity measures in the country’s democratic history.
March 30, 2015
Yemeni President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi flees the country as Houthi rebels advance on Aden.
March 30, 2017
North Korea conducts a failed missile launch, which explodes immediately after liftoff.
March 30, 2018
Saudi Arabia ends its 35-year ban on cinemas with the screening of “Black Panther.”
March 30, 2018
In Istanbul, Turkey, municipal elections are held with the ruling AK Party losing control of Ankara and Istanbul.
March 30, 2020
The Tokyo Olympics are officially postponed until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
March 30, 2021
NASA’s Mars helicopter, Ingenuity, makes its first successful flight on the Martian surface.
March 30, 2022
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warns that Russia is planning an invasion of his country.
March 30, 2023
Scientists discover a new species of dinosaur in Argentina, named Bagualia alba.
Please note that these are just a few historical events that happened on March 30. History is full of numerous other significant events on this day, ranging from politics and warfare to cultural and scientific milestones.
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