Date: March 31, 1930
"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) More…
The last confirmed lynching of black people in the Northern United States occurs in Marion, Indiana; two men, Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith, are murdered. Date: August 7, 1930 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 7 📅 Events on this day in 1930 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
British airship R101 crashes in France en route to India on its maiden voyage killing 48 people. Date: October 5, 1930 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 5 📅 Events on this day in 1930 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1930Finnish Lapua Movement Peasant March Pressures Anti-Communist Ban,…
Elm Farm Ollie becomes the first cow to fly in a fixed-wing aircraft and also the first cow to be milked in an aircraft. Date: February 18, 1930 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 18 📅 Events on this day in 1930 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1930Brazil…
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) More events from 1930First Color Sound Cartoon…
Ratifications are exchanged in London for the first London Naval Treaty go into effect immediately, further limiting the expensive naval arms race among its five signatories. Date: October 27, 1930 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 27 📅 Events on this day in 1930 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…