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 - Secretary of State William H. Seward presented a treaty for the purchase of Alaska from Russia for the sum of $7.2 million, approximately two cents per acre, to the U.S. Senate, a deal roundly ridiculed as "Seward's Folly."
1870 - Texas was readmitted to the Union.
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 - The Soviet Union invaded Austria during World War II.
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.
1964 - The game show "Jeopardy!" premiered on television.
1975 - As the Vietnam War neared its end, Communist forces occupied the city of Da Nang.
1981 - President Ronald Reagan was shot in the chest by John Hinckley as he left a Washington, D.C. hotel; also wounded were White House news secretary James Brady, a Secret Service agent and a D.C. police officer.
1987 - At the 59th Academy Awards, "Platoon" was named Best Picture; Marlee Matlin received Best Actress for "Children of a Lesser God" and Paul Newman was honored as Best Actor for "The Color of Money."
1995 - Pope John Paul II issued an encyclical condemning abortion and euthanasia as crimes that no human laws could legitimize.
1999 - A jury in Portland, Oregon ordered Philip Morris to pay $81 million to the family of a man who died of lung cancer after smoking Marlboros for four decades.
2002 - The Queen Mother Elizabeth of England died at age 101.
2006 - American reporter Jill Carroll, a freelancer for The Christian Science Monitor, was released after 82 days as a hostage in Iraq.
2009 - President Barack Obama asserted unprecedented government control over the auto industry, rejecting GM and Chrysler's restructuring plans and engineering the ouster of GM's chief executive, Rick Wagoner.
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.
2017 - North Carolina rolled back its “bathroom bill” in a bid to end a yearlong backlash over transgender rights that had cost the state dearly in business projects, conventions and basketball tournaments; the measure had required that transgender people use public restrooms that corresponded to the sex on their birth certificate.
2017 - At Cape Canaveral, SpaceX successfully launched and then retrieved its first recycled rocket.
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.)
Birthdays
29 - Anitta (singer)
32 - Thomas Rhett (singer)
34 - Richard Sherman (football player)
36 - Tessa Ferrer (actress)
38 - Justin Moore (singer)
40 - Jason Dohring (actor)
41 - Katy Mixon (actress)
42 - Fiona Gubelmann (actress)
43 - Norah Jones (singer)
46 - Jessica Cauffiel (actress)
51 - Mark Consuelos (actor)
53 - Richard Rawlings (actor)
54 - Celine Dion (singer)
54 - Donna D'Errico (actress)
57 - Piers Morgan (TV host)
58 - Ian Ziering (actor)
58 - Tracy Chapman (singer)
60 - MC Hammer (rapper)
66 - Paul Reiser (actor)
72 - Robbie Coltrane (actor)
74 - Justin Deas (actor)
77 - Eric Clapton (musician)
85 - Warren Beatty (actor)
92 - John Astin (actor)
96 - Peter Marshall (game show host)
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Today in Sports History - March 30
1925 - The Victoria Cougars of the WCHL became the last non-NHL team to win the Stanley Cup.
1940 - Indiana defeats Kansas 60-42 to win the NCAA Tournament.
1943 - Wyoming defeats Georgetown 46-34 to win the NCAA Tournament.
1980 - George Gervin (San Antonio) became the fifth NBA player to win at least three consecutive scoring titles.
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.
1993 - The Ottawa Senators lost their 37th consecutive road game to tie the NHL record that had been set in 1975.
1997 - Tennessee defeats Old Dominion 68-59 to win the NCAA Women's Tournament.
1998 - Kentucky defeats Utah 78-69 to win the NCAA Tournament.
2002 - The Dallas Stars lost 3-1 to the Edmonton Oilers. The game ended the Stars' streak of 50 straight wins when leading after 2 periods.
2004 - NFL owners approved a modified version of the instant replay system for five years. They added a third coaches' challenge if the first two were successful.
2012 - Anthony Davis became the first Kentucky basketball player and second freshman to be selected The Associated Press’ Player of the Year.
2020 - The International Olympic Committee announces the postponed 2020 Summer Olympic Games will be held July 23-August 8 in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021 - NFL team owners agreed to increase the regular season to 17 games and reduce the preseason to three games.
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 - Secretary of State William H. Seward presented a treaty for the purchase of Alaska from Russia for the sum of $7.2 million, approximately two cents per acre, to the U.S. Senate, a deal roundly ridiculed as "Seward's Folly."
1870 - Texas was readmitted to the Union.
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 - The Soviet Union invaded Austria during World War II.
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.
1964 - The game show "Jeopardy!" premiered on television.
1975 - As the Vietnam War neared its end, Communist forces occupied the city of Da Nang.
1981 - President Ronald Reagan was shot in the chest by John Hinckley as he left a Washington, D.C. hotel; also wounded were White House news secretary James Brady, a Secret Service agent and a D.C. police officer.
1987 - At the 59th Academy Awards, "Platoon" was named Best Picture; Marlee Matlin received Best Actress for "Children of a Lesser God" and Paul Newman was honored as Best Actor for "The Color of Money."
1995 - Pope John Paul II issued an encyclical condemning abortion and euthanasia as crimes that no human laws could legitimize.
1999 - A jury in Portland, Oregon ordered Philip Morris to pay $81 million to the family of a man who died of lung cancer after smoking Marlboros for four decades.
2002 - The Queen Mother Elizabeth of England died at age 101.
2006 - American reporter Jill Carroll, a freelancer for The Christian Science Monitor, was released after 82 days as a hostage in Iraq.
2009 - President Barack Obama asserted unprecedented government control over the auto industry, rejecting GM and Chrysler's restructuring plans and engineering the ouster of GM's chief executive, Rick Wagoner.
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.
2017 - North Carolina rolled back its “bathroom bill” in a bid to end a yearlong backlash over transgender rights that had cost the state dearly in business projects, conventions and basketball tournaments; the measure had required that transgender people use public restrooms that corresponded to the sex on their birth certificate.
2017 - At Cape Canaveral, SpaceX successfully launched and then retrieved its first recycled rocket.
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.)
Birthdays
29 - Anitta (singer)
32 - Thomas Rhett (singer)
34 - Richard Sherman (football player)
36 - Tessa Ferrer (actress)
38 - Justin Moore (singer)
40 - Jason Dohring (actor)
41 - Katy Mixon (actress)
42 - Fiona Gubelmann (actress)
43 - Norah Jones (singer)
46 - Jessica Cauffiel (actress)
51 - Mark Consuelos (actor)
53 - Richard Rawlings (actor)
54 - Celine Dion (singer)
54 - Donna D'Errico (actress)
57 - Piers Morgan (TV host)
58 - Ian Ziering (actor)
58 - Tracy Chapman (singer)
60 - MC Hammer (rapper)
66 - Paul Reiser (actor)
72 - Robbie Coltrane (actor)
74 - Justin Deas (actor)
77 - Eric Clapton (musician)
85 - Warren Beatty (actor)
92 - John Astin (actor)
96 - Peter Marshall (game show host)
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Today in Sports History - March 30
1925 - The Victoria Cougars of the WCHL became the last non-NHL team to win the Stanley Cup.
1940 - Indiana defeats Kansas 60-42 to win the NCAA Tournament.
1943 - Wyoming defeats Georgetown 46-34 to win the NCAA Tournament.
1980 - George Gervin (San Antonio) became the fifth NBA player to win at least three consecutive scoring titles.
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.
1993 - The Ottawa Senators lost their 37th consecutive road game to tie the NHL record that had been set in 1975.
1997 - Tennessee defeats Old Dominion 68-59 to win the NCAA Women's Tournament.
1998 - Kentucky defeats Utah 78-69 to win the NCAA Tournament.
2002 - The Dallas Stars lost 3-1 to the Edmonton Oilers. The game ended the Stars' streak of 50 straight wins when leading after 2 periods.
2004 - NFL owners approved a modified version of the instant replay system for five years. They added a third coaches' challenge if the first two were successful.
2012 - Anthony Davis became the first Kentucky basketball player and second freshman to be selected The Associated Press’ Player of the Year.
2020 - The International Olympic Committee announces the postponed 2020 Summer Olympic Games will be held July 23-August 8 in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021 - NFL team owners agreed to increase the regular season to 17 games and reduce the preseason to three games.
