1775: The British parliament passed an act forbidding its North American colonies from trading with anyone other than Britain.
1865: The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Crimean War
Russia lost the war to a coalition of the Ottoman Empire, France, Britain, and Sardinia.
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1867: The United States buys Alaska from Russia for $7,200,000 (109 million in 2018 dollars), roughly 2 cents an acre.
1870: The 15th Amendment to the US Constitution is adopted, guaranteeing the right to vote regardless of race.
1950: The government of South Africa passed the Group Areas Act, a cornerstone of Apartheid.
The Act divided South African residential areas along racial and ethnic lines designating residential areas for Blacks, Whites, Indians, and Coloureds. This resulted in many forced removals from areas like District Six and Sophiatown, uprooting millions.
1959: Dalai Lama flees China and is granted political asylum in India.
1972: Northern Ireland’s Government and Parliament were dissolved by the British Government and ‘direct rule’ from Westminster was introduced with William Whitelaw as Secretary of State.
1964: Jeopardy! is aired for the first time. The program, which is still on the air today, is one of the world’s most popular game shows.
1976: Thousands of Palestinians protest against Israel’s massive land expropriation
In the event, which is annually commemorated on Land Day, 6 protesters were killed and scores injured by Israeli police.
1981: In Washington, D.C., on this day in 1981, barely two months after his inauguration as the 40th president of the United States, Ronald Reagan was shot and seriously wounded by would-be assassin John W. Hinckley, Jr. The president and three others were wounded. John W. Hinckley, Junior believed that killing the president would impress actress Jodie Foster and become famous.
1984: A police detective offered to split a lottery ticket with his regular waitress at a pizzeria in Yonkers, NY. She ended up with a $3 million tip! Robert Cunningham initially made the offer as a joke, but the waitress played along, and they each picked three numbers. The following weekend Cunningham entered with the winning ticket of a $6 million jackpot.
1987: Vincent van Gogh’s famous painting “Sunflowers” was sold for an incredible $39.7 million, the most ever paid for a painting.
2001: Swimmer Michael Phelps smashed the world record for the 200-meter butterfly swim at just 15 years old. He swam an impressive 1:54.58 and held the record for 18 years.
2002: Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, (born August 4th, 1900), died peacefully in her sleep, aged 101.
2023: Key figures in Artificial Intelligence including Elon Musk and Steve Wozniak sign an open letter warning the race to develop AI systems is out of control, asking for suspension for at least six months.
Births on This Day, March 30
Eric Clapton, 79
Eric Patrick Clapton CBE is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is regarded as one of the most successful and influential guitarists in rock music. He ranked second in Rolling Stone’s list of the “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time” and fourth in Gibson’s “Top 50 Guitarists of All Time”.
MC Hammer, 62 years.
Stanley Kirk Burrell was born in Oakland, California, United States. Better known by his stage name as “MC Hammer”, he is an American rapper, dancer, record producer and entrepreneur. Known for hit songs such as “U Can’t Touch This”, “2 Legit 2 Quit” and “Pumps and a Bump”, flashy dance movements, extravagant choreography, and his eponymous Hammer pants.
Celine Dion, 56 years
Céline Marie Claudette Dion was born in Charlemagne, Quebec, Canada. Referred to as the “Queen of Power Ballads”, she is noted for her powerful and technically skilled vocals. Her music has incorporated genres such as pop, rock, R&B, gospel, and classical music.
Vincent van Gogh (30 March 1853 – 29 July 1890)
Vincent Willem van Gogh was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art. In just over a decade, he created approximately 2100 artworks, including around 860 oil paintings, most of them in the last two years of his life. He died at the age of 37.
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