Industrialist Henry J. Kaiser begins construction of Boulder Dam (now known as Hoover Dam). Date: July 7, 1930 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 7 📅 Events on this day in 1930 📅 On This Day (Today)
One-year conscription comes into force in France. Date: June 21, 1930 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 21 📅 Events on this day in 1930 📅 On This Day (Today)
U.S. president Herbert Hoover signs the Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act into law. Date: June 17, 1930 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 17 📅 Events on this day in 1930 📅 On This Day (Today)
Sovnarkom establishes decree time in the USSR. Date: June 16, 1930 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 16 📅 Events on this day in 1930 📅 On This Day (Today)
A Chicago Tribune reporter, Jake Lingle, is killed during rush hour at the Illinois Central train station by Leo Vincent Brothers, allegedly over a $100,000 gambling debt owed to Al Capone. Date: June 9, 1930 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 9 📅 Events on this day in 1930 📅 On…
The 1,046 feet (319 m) Chrysler Building in New York City, the tallest man-made structure at the time, opens to the public. Date: May 27, 1930 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 27 📅 Events on this day in 1930 📅 On This Day (Today)
Amy Johnson lands in Darwin, Northern Territory, becoming the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia (she left on May 5 for the 11,000 mile flight). Date: May 24, 1930 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 24 📅 Events on this day in 1930 📅 On This Day (Today)
The 7.1 Mw Salmas earthquake shakes northwestern Iran and southeastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). Up to three-thousand people were killed. Date: May 7, 1930 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 7 📅 Events on this day in 1930 📅 On This Day (Today)
The 1930 Bago earthquake, the first of two major earthquakes in southern Burma, kills as many as 7,000 in Yangon and Bago. Date: May 5, 1930 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 5 📅 Events on this day in 1930 📅 On This Day (Today)
"Pluto" is officially proposed for the name of the newly discovered dwarf planet by Vesto Slipher in the Lowell Observatory Observation Circular. The name quickly catches on. Date: May 1, 1930 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 1 📅 Events on this day in 1930 📅 On This Day (Today)