April 30Th
1789 George Washington first Presidential inauguration
In New York City, George Washington, the great military leader of the American Revolution, is inaugurated as the first president of the United States.
1803 Louisiana Purchase Concluded
On April 30, 1803, representatives of the United States and Napoleonic France conclude negotiations for the Louisiana Purchase, a massive land sale that doubles the size of the young American republic.
1939 NBC made first television broadcast in United States
On April 30, 1939, the New York World’s Fair opens in New York City. The opening ceremony, which featured speeches by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and New York Governor Herbert Lehman, ushered in the first day of television broadcasting in New York
1945 Adolf ಠ▄ಠ commits *******
On this day in 1945, holed up in a bunker under his headquarters in Berlin, Adolf ಠ▄ಠ commits ******* by swallowing a cyanide capsule and shooting himself in the head.
1975 South Vietnam Surrenders
Having crushed the last major organized opposition before Saigon, the North Vietnamese got into position for the final assault. In Saigon, South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu resigned and transferred authority to Vice President Tran Van Huong before fleeing the city on April 25. By April 27, the North Vietnamese had completely encircled Saigon and began to maneuver for a complete takeover.
When they attacked at dawn on April 30, they met little resistance. North Vietnamese tanks crashed through the gates of the Presidential Palace and the war came to an end
1789 George Washington first Presidential inauguration
In New York City, George Washington, the great military leader of the American Revolution, is inaugurated as the first president of the United States.
1803 Louisiana Purchase Concluded
On April 30, 1803, representatives of the United States and Napoleonic France conclude negotiations for the Louisiana Purchase, a massive land sale that doubles the size of the young American republic.
1939 NBC made first television broadcast in United States
On April 30, 1939, the New York World’s Fair opens in New York City. The opening ceremony, which featured speeches by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and New York Governor Herbert Lehman, ushered in the first day of television broadcasting in New York
1945 Adolf ಠ▄ಠ commits *******
On this day in 1945, holed up in a bunker under his headquarters in Berlin, Adolf ಠ▄ಠ commits ******* by swallowing a cyanide capsule and shooting himself in the head.
1975 South Vietnam Surrenders
Having crushed the last major organized opposition before Saigon, the North Vietnamese got into position for the final assault. In Saigon, South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu resigned and transferred authority to Vice President Tran Van Huong before fleeing the city on April 25. By April 27, the North Vietnamese had completely encircled Saigon and began to maneuver for a complete takeover.
When they attacked at dawn on April 30, they met little resistance. North Vietnamese tanks crashed through the gates of the Presidential Palace and the war came to an end