Date: June 9, 1930
At the end of the Salt March, Gandhi raises a lump of mud and salt and declares, "With this, I am shaking the foundations of the British Empire." Date: April 6, 1930 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 6 π Events on this day in 1930 π On This Day (Today)…
A fire kills 118 people at a wooden church in the small Romanian town of CosteΘti, most of them schoolchildren, after starting during Good Friday services. Date: April 18, 1930 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 18 π Events on this day in 1930 π On This Day (Today) More events…
While studying photographs taken in January, Clyde Tombaugh discovers Pluto. Date: February 18, 1930 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 18 π Events on this day in 1930 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1930CosteΘti Church Fire Kills 118, Mostly Schoolchildren, April 18, 1930Gandhi Ends Salt March, Defies British…
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 β π Other events on May 24 π Events on this day in 1930 π 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 β π Other events on May 1 π Events on this day in 1930 π On This Day (Today) More…
U.S. president Herbert Hoover signs the SmootβHawley Tariff Act into law. Date: June 17, 1930 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 17 π Events on this day in 1930 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1930Elm Farm Ollie First Cow to Fly and Be Milked in Aircraft, February 18,…