Monday, August 30, 2021

History for August 30

History for August 30 - On-This-Day.com
Huey P. Long 1893
  • 1146 - European leaders outlawed the crossbow.
  • 1645 - American Indians and the Dutch made a peace treaty at New Amsterdam. New Amsterdam later became known as New York.
  • 1780 - General Benedict Arnold secretly promised to surrender the West Point fort to the British army.
  • 1905 - Ty Cobb made his major league batting debut with the Detroit Tigers.
  • 1960 - A partial blockade was imposed on West Berlin by East Germany.
  • 1994 - Rosa Parks was robbed and beaten by Joseph Skipper. Parks was known for her refusal to give up her seat on a bus in 1955, which sparked the civil rights movement.

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