March 30
1822 - Florida became a U.S. territory.
1842 - Dr. Crawford W. Long of Jefferson, Georgia, first used ether as an anesthetic during an operation to remove a patient’s neck tumor.
1856 - The Treaty of Paris was signed, ending the Crimean War.
1867 - A treaty for the purchase of Alaska from Russia for the sum of $7.2 million, approximately two cents an acre, was submitted to the U.S. Senate by Secretary of State William H. Seward, a deal ridiculed by critics as "Seward's Folly".
1870 - The 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution went into effect, guaranteeing the right to vote regardless of race.
1923 - The Cunard liner RMS Laconia became the first passenger ship to circle the globe as it arrived in New York.
1945 - During World War II, the Soviet Union invaded Austria with the goal of taking Vienna, which it accomplished two weeks later.
1959 - A narrowly divided U.S. Supreme Court, in Bartkus v. Illinois, ruled that a conviction in state court following an acquittal in federal court for the same crime did not constitute double jeopardy.
1981 - President Ronald Reagan was shot and seriously injured outside a Washington, D.C., hotel by John W. Hinckley Jr.; also wounded were White House press secretary James Brady, Secret Service agent Timothy McCarthy and a District of Columbia police officer, Thomas Delahanty.
2002 - The Queen Mother Elizabeth of England died at age 101.
2010 - President Barack Obama signed a single measure sealing his health care overhaul and making the government the primary lender to students by cutting banks out of the process.
2015 - Comedy Central announced that Trevor Noah, a 31-year-old comedian from South Africa, would succeed Jon Stewart as host of “The Daily Show.”
2020 - Florida authorities arrested a megachurch pastor after they said he held two Sunday services with hundreds in attendance in violation of coronavirus restrictions. (The charges were later dropped.)
2023 - A Manhattan grand jury has voted to indict Donald Trump on charges involving payments made during the 2016 presidential campaign to silence claims of an extramarital sexual encounter, the first ever criminal case against a former U.S. president.
Birthdays
27 - Gideon Adlon (actress)
29 - Simone Ashley (actress)
32 - Kaitlyn Williams (actress)
34 - Thomas Rhett (singer)
38 - Tessa Ferrer (actress)
40 - Justin Moore (singer)
42 - Jason Dohring (actor)
43 - Katy Mixon (actress)
44 - Fiona Gubelmann (actress)
45 - Norah Jones (singer)
48 - Jessica Cauffiel (actress)
53 - Mark Consuelos (actor)
56 - Celine Dion (singer)
56 - Donna D'Errico (actress)
59 - Piers Morgan (TV host)
60 - Ian Ziering (actor)
60 - Tracy Chapman (singer)
62 - MC Hammer (rapper)
68 - Paul Reiser (actor)
76 - Justin Deas (actor)
79 - Eric Clapton (singer)
87 - Warren Beatty (actor)
94 - John Astin (actor)
98 - Peter Marshall (game show host)
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Today in Sports History - March 30
1940 - Indiana defeats Kansas 60-42 to win the NCAA Tournament.
1943 - Wyoming defeats Georgetown 46-34 to win the NCAA Tournament.
1981 - Indiana defeats North Carolina 63-50 to win the NCAA Tournament.
1986 - Texas defeats USC 97-81 to win the NCAA Women's Tournament.
1997 - Tennessee defeats Old Dominion 68-59 to win a fifth NCAA Women's Tournament.
1998 - Kentucky defeats Utah 78-69 to win the NCAA Tournament.
1822 - Florida became a U.S. territory.
1842 - Dr. Crawford W. Long of Jefferson, Georgia, first used ether as an anesthetic during an operation to remove a patient’s neck tumor.
1856 - The Treaty of Paris was signed, ending the Crimean War.
1867 - A treaty for the purchase of Alaska from Russia for the sum of $7.2 million, approximately two cents an acre, was submitted to the U.S. Senate by Secretary of State William H. Seward, a deal ridiculed by critics as "Seward's Folly".
1870 - The 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution went into effect, guaranteeing the right to vote regardless of race.
1923 - The Cunard liner RMS Laconia became the first passenger ship to circle the globe as it arrived in New York.
1945 - During World War II, the Soviet Union invaded Austria with the goal of taking Vienna, which it accomplished two weeks later.
1959 - A narrowly divided U.S. Supreme Court, in Bartkus v. Illinois, ruled that a conviction in state court following an acquittal in federal court for the same crime did not constitute double jeopardy.
1981 - President Ronald Reagan was shot and seriously injured outside a Washington, D.C., hotel by John W. Hinckley Jr.; also wounded were White House press secretary James Brady, Secret Service agent Timothy McCarthy and a District of Columbia police officer, Thomas Delahanty.
2002 - The Queen Mother Elizabeth of England died at age 101.
2010 - President Barack Obama signed a single measure sealing his health care overhaul and making the government the primary lender to students by cutting banks out of the process.
2015 - Comedy Central announced that Trevor Noah, a 31-year-old comedian from South Africa, would succeed Jon Stewart as host of “The Daily Show.”
2020 - Florida authorities arrested a megachurch pastor after they said he held two Sunday services with hundreds in attendance in violation of coronavirus restrictions. (The charges were later dropped.)
2023 - A Manhattan grand jury has voted to indict Donald Trump on charges involving payments made during the 2016 presidential campaign to silence claims of an extramarital sexual encounter, the first ever criminal case against a former U.S. president.
Birthdays
27 - Gideon Adlon (actress)
29 - Simone Ashley (actress)
32 - Kaitlyn Williams (actress)
34 - Thomas Rhett (singer)
38 - Tessa Ferrer (actress)
40 - Justin Moore (singer)
42 - Jason Dohring (actor)
43 - Katy Mixon (actress)
44 - Fiona Gubelmann (actress)
45 - Norah Jones (singer)
48 - Jessica Cauffiel (actress)
53 - Mark Consuelos (actor)
56 - Celine Dion (singer)
56 - Donna D'Errico (actress)
59 - Piers Morgan (TV host)
60 - Ian Ziering (actor)
60 - Tracy Chapman (singer)
62 - MC Hammer (rapper)
68 - Paul Reiser (actor)
76 - Justin Deas (actor)
79 - Eric Clapton (singer)
87 - Warren Beatty (actor)
94 - John Astin (actor)
98 - Peter Marshall (game show host)
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Today in Sports History - March 30
1940 - Indiana defeats Kansas 60-42 to win the NCAA Tournament.
1943 - Wyoming defeats Georgetown 46-34 to win the NCAA Tournament.
1981 - Indiana defeats North Carolina 63-50 to win the NCAA Tournament.
1986 - Texas defeats USC 97-81 to win the NCAA Women's Tournament.
1997 - Tennessee defeats Old Dominion 68-59 to win a fifth NCAA Women's Tournament.
1998 - Kentucky defeats Utah 78-69 to win the NCAA Tournament.