August 30: What Happened on This Day in History (High_school Level)?

(Page last edited 10/12/2017)

1. In 1146, European leaders outlaw crossbow intending for this action to end war for all time.
2. In 1682, William Penn left England to sail to the Americas.
3. In 1835, Melbourne, Australia, originally known as Bearbrass, is founded.
4. In 1850, Honolulu, Hawai becomes a city.
5. In 1901, Hubert Cecil Booth patents the first powered vacuum cleaner.
6. In 1963, A hotline communications link was established between Washington D,C. and Moscow.
7. In 1979, scientists documented the first recorded occurrence of a comet hitting the sun.
8. In 1979, President Carter was attacked by a rabbit on a canoe trip in Plains, Georgia.
9. In 1987, Yves Pol of France runs a complete marathon, but runs backwards the entire race in 3:57:57.
10. In 1995, Cable News Network, popularly known as CNN, joins the Internet, CNN.com.
11. Famous Birthdays: Timothy Bottoms (actor), John Landis (American Werewolf in London), Lisa Ling (American journalist), Andy Roddick (American tennis player), Justin Vaughan (cricketer)

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