History for October 30 - On-This-Day.com
John Adams (U.S.) 1735, Richard Sheridan 1751, Ezra Pound 1885
Charles Atlas 1893, Grace Slick (Jefferson Airplane/Starship) 1939, Henry Winkler 1945
1938 - Orson Welles' "The War of the Worlds" aired on CBS radio. The belief that the realistic radio dramatization was a live news event about a Martian invasion caused panic among listeners.
1975 - The New York Daily News ran the headline "Ford to City: Drop Dead." The headline came a day after U.S. President Gerald R. Ford said he would veto any proposed federal bailout of New York City.
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