October 30th

Jesse James

Oct 30, 1866

Jesse James gang robs bank in Lexington Missouri ($2000)

P. T. Barnum Circus

Oct 30, 1873

P T Barnum's circus, "Greatest Show on Earth," debuts (NYC)

Ball Point Pen Patented

Oct 30, 1888

John J Loud patents ballpoint pen

First Female Senator

Oct 30, 1896

Martha Hughes Cannon of Utah becomes 1st female senator

War of the Worlds

Oct 30, 1938

Orson Welles panics the nation with radio broadcast of "War of the Worlds". Many people listening to the radio thought they were listening to a live newscast depicting an alien invasion. It was actually just a radio play.
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Frozen Peas

Oct 30, 1952

Clarence Birdseye sells 1st frozen peas

Kidney Transplant

Oct 30, 1960

Michael Woodruff performs the first successful kidney transplant in the United Kingdom at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.

Rumble in the Jungle

Oct 30, 1974

Muhammad Ali KOs George Foreman in 8th round in Kinshasa Zaire

Chunnel

Oct 30, 1990

England-France complete "Chunnel"