A bit of October 30th history…
1420 - Wars of the Roses: Henry VI of England returns to the throne after Earl of Warwick defeats Yorkists in battle
1873 - PT Barnum’s circus, “Greatest Show on Earth”, debuts; NYC
1938 - A radio broadcast of HG Wells’ “The War of the Worlds”, narrated by Orson Welles, allegedly causes a mass panic (pictured)
1961 - Soviet Party Congress unanimously approves a resolution removing Stalin’s body from Lenin’s Tomb in Red Square as part of de-Stalinization efforts
1990 - Britain and France complete the “Chunnel” under the English Channel
2012 - Walt Disney purchases Lucasfilm Ltd and it’s rights for Star Wars and Indiana Jones for $4.05 billion
2017 - President Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort and associate Rick Gates, are indicted on fraud charges, advisor George Papadopoulos pleads guilty to lying to FBI
2019 - Twitter head, Jack Dorsey, announces it will no longer take political ads
A bit of October 30th history… 1420 - Wars of the Roses: Henry...
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