January 30
1649 - King Charles I of England was beheaded on charges of high treason.
1798 - During a meeting of the U.S. House of Representatives in Philadelphia, Matthew Lyon of Vermont spat tobacco juice in the face of Roger Griswold of Connecticut (two weeks later, Griswold physically attacked Lyon on the House floor.)
1882 - Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd president of the United States, was born in Hyde Park, New York.
1883 - James Ritty and John Birch received a patent for the first cash register.
1933 - Adolf Hitler was named chancellor of Germany.
1945 - During World War II, a Soviet submarine torpedoed the German ship MV Wilhelm Gustloff in the Baltic Sea with the loss of more than 9,000 lives, most of them war refugees; roughly 1,000 people survived. Adolf Hitler marked the 12th anniversary of his appointment as Germany's chancellor with his last public speech in which he called on Germans to keep resisting until victory.
1948 - Indian political and spiritual leader Mahatma Gandhi, age 78, was murdered by a Hindu extremist.
1962 - Two members of "The Flying Wallendas" high-wire act were killed when their seven-person pyramid collapsed during a performance at the State Fair Coliseum in Detroit.
1968 - North Vietnamese forces launched attacks against the South Vietnamese, beginning the Tet offensive; although the Communists were beaten back, the offensive was seen as a major setback for the U.S. and its allies.
1969 - The Beatles performed in public for the final time in a 45-minute gig on the roof of their Apple Records headquarters in London.
1972 - British troops opened fire on civil rights marchers in Northern Ireland, sparking the "Bloody Sunday" massacre.
1979 - The Iranian civilian government announced that the exiled Ayatollah Khomeini would be allowed to return.
1981 - An estimated 2 million New Yorkers turned out for a ticker-tape parade honoring the American hostages freed from Iran.
1993 - Los Angeles inaugurated its Metro Red Line, the city's first modern subway.
2003 - Richard Reid, a British citizen and al-Qaeda follower, was sentenced to life in prison by a federal judge in Boston for trying to blow up a trans-Atlantic jetliner with explosives hidden in his shoes.
2005 - Iraqis voted in their country's first free elections in over 50 years.
2006 - Coretta Scott King, the widow of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., died at age 78.
2007 - Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system went on sale.
Birthdays
20 - Jordana Beatty (actress)
22 - Hailey Reese (singer)
22 - Bethan Wright (model)
23 - Danielle Campbell (actress)
23 - Thia Megia (singer)
28 - Eiza Gonzalez (actress)
29 - Khleo Thomas (actor)
29 - Kylie Bunbury (actress)
31 - Becky Lynch (professional wrestler)
38 - Wilmer Valderrama (actor)
38 - Leilani Dowding (model)
42 - Andy Milonakis (actor)
44 - Christian Bale (actor)
45 - Jalen Rose (basketball player)
67 - Phil Collins (singer)
77 - Dick Cheney (former Vice President)
88 - Gene Hackman (actor)
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Today in Sports History - January 30
1936 - Fans are asked to pick a new name for the Boston Braves baseball team; they choose "The Bees" it doesn't catch on and is scrapped by 1940 season.
1948 - The Winter Olympic Games open in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
1958 - Major League Baseball announces that players and coaches will select the rosters for the All-Star Game instead of the fans.
1983 - The Washington Redskins defeat the Miami Dolphins 27-17 in Pasadena to win Super Bowl XVII. Washington running back John Riggins is named MVP.
1994 - The Dallas Cowboys defeat the Buffalo Bills 30-13 in Atlanta to win Super Bowl XXVIII. Dallas running back Emmitt Smith is named MVP. It is the fourth consecutive season the Bills played in and lost the Super Bowl.
2000 - The New York Mets announced that country music star Garth Brooks would begin training with the team on February 20.
2000 - John Rocker (Atlanta Braves) was suspended from major league baseball for disparaging foreigners, homosexuals and minorities in an interview published by Sports Illustrated.
2000 - The St. Louis Rams defeat the Tennessee Titans 23-16 in Atlanta to win Super Bowl XXXIV, the first championship for the Rams since 1951. St. Louis quarterback Kurt Warner is named MVP.
2010 - Serena Williams wins her fifth Australian Open tennis championship defeating Justine Henin 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 in Melbourne.
1649 - King Charles I of England was beheaded on charges of high treason.
1798 - During a meeting of the U.S. House of Representatives in Philadelphia, Matthew Lyon of Vermont spat tobacco juice in the face of Roger Griswold of Connecticut (two weeks later, Griswold physically attacked Lyon on the House floor.)
1882 - Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd president of the United States, was born in Hyde Park, New York.
1883 - James Ritty and John Birch received a patent for the first cash register.
1933 - Adolf Hitler was named chancellor of Germany.
1945 - During World War II, a Soviet submarine torpedoed the German ship MV Wilhelm Gustloff in the Baltic Sea with the loss of more than 9,000 lives, most of them war refugees; roughly 1,000 people survived. Adolf Hitler marked the 12th anniversary of his appointment as Germany's chancellor with his last public speech in which he called on Germans to keep resisting until victory.
1948 - Indian political and spiritual leader Mahatma Gandhi, age 78, was murdered by a Hindu extremist.
1962 - Two members of "The Flying Wallendas" high-wire act were killed when their seven-person pyramid collapsed during a performance at the State Fair Coliseum in Detroit.
1968 - North Vietnamese forces launched attacks against the South Vietnamese, beginning the Tet offensive; although the Communists were beaten back, the offensive was seen as a major setback for the U.S. and its allies.
1969 - The Beatles performed in public for the final time in a 45-minute gig on the roof of their Apple Records headquarters in London.
1972 - British troops opened fire on civil rights marchers in Northern Ireland, sparking the "Bloody Sunday" massacre.
1979 - The Iranian civilian government announced that the exiled Ayatollah Khomeini would be allowed to return.
1981 - An estimated 2 million New Yorkers turned out for a ticker-tape parade honoring the American hostages freed from Iran.
1993 - Los Angeles inaugurated its Metro Red Line, the city's first modern subway.
2003 - Richard Reid, a British citizen and al-Qaeda follower, was sentenced to life in prison by a federal judge in Boston for trying to blow up a trans-Atlantic jetliner with explosives hidden in his shoes.
2005 - Iraqis voted in their country's first free elections in over 50 years.
2006 - Coretta Scott King, the widow of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., died at age 78.
2007 - Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system went on sale.
Birthdays
20 - Jordana Beatty (actress)
22 - Hailey Reese (singer)
22 - Bethan Wright (model)
23 - Danielle Campbell (actress)
23 - Thia Megia (singer)
28 - Eiza Gonzalez (actress)
29 - Khleo Thomas (actor)
29 - Kylie Bunbury (actress)
31 - Becky Lynch (professional wrestler)
38 - Wilmer Valderrama (actor)
38 - Leilani Dowding (model)
42 - Andy Milonakis (actor)
44 - Christian Bale (actor)
45 - Jalen Rose (basketball player)
67 - Phil Collins (singer)
77 - Dick Cheney (former Vice President)
88 - Gene Hackman (actor)
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Today in Sports History - January 30
1936 - Fans are asked to pick a new name for the Boston Braves baseball team; they choose "The Bees" it doesn't catch on and is scrapped by 1940 season.
1948 - The Winter Olympic Games open in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
1958 - Major League Baseball announces that players and coaches will select the rosters for the All-Star Game instead of the fans.
1983 - The Washington Redskins defeat the Miami Dolphins 27-17 in Pasadena to win Super Bowl XVII. Washington running back John Riggins is named MVP.
1994 - The Dallas Cowboys defeat the Buffalo Bills 30-13 in Atlanta to win Super Bowl XXVIII. Dallas running back Emmitt Smith is named MVP. It is the fourth consecutive season the Bills played in and lost the Super Bowl.
2000 - The New York Mets announced that country music star Garth Brooks would begin training with the team on February 20.
2000 - John Rocker (Atlanta Braves) was suspended from major league baseball for disparaging foreigners, homosexuals and minorities in an interview published by Sports Illustrated.
2000 - The St. Louis Rams defeat the Tennessee Titans 23-16 in Atlanta to win Super Bowl XXXIV, the first championship for the Rams since 1951. St. Louis quarterback Kurt Warner is named MVP.
2010 - Serena Williams wins her fifth Australian Open tennis championship defeating Justine Henin 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 in Melbourne.
