On This Very Day...

April 30th

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  • 1904

    Ice cream cone debuts at St. Louis World's Fair.

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  • 1803

    Louisiana Purchase Treaty signed in Paris, expanding the USA.

  • 1812

    Louisiana admitted as the 18th US state.

  • 1808

    First practical typewriter completed by Pellegrini Turri.

  • 1864

    New York introduces the first hunting license fee.

  • 1939

    FDR first US President on TV at 1939 New York World's Fair opening.

  • 1942

    First Great Lakes submarine, Peto, launched in Wisconsin.

  • 1945

    Hitler commits suicide as Red Army captures Berlin.

  • 1947

    Boulder Dam renamed for Herbert Hoover.

  • 1952

    Mr Potato Head becomes 1st toy advertised on TV.

  • 1967

    Ostankino Tower completed, the world's then highest structure.

  • 1993

    CERN announces World Wide Web protocols will be free.

  • 2008

    David Blaine sets record for holding breath underwater on Oprah.

  • 2018

    World's oldest known spider dies in Australia, aged 43.

  • 2022

    Bach Long Bridge, world's longest glass-bottom bridge, opens in Vietnam.

  • 1789

    George Washington inaugurated as first U.S. President.

  • 1900

    Hawaii organized as a U.S. territory.

  • 1939

    Lou Gehrig plays his last game with the New York Yankees.

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