Once Upon A Time – April 30 – 1789 – George Washington Is Inaugurated As 1st President Of U.S.A.

311 Roman Emperor Galerius issues Edict of Toleration, ending persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire

711 Islamic conquest of Iberia: Moorish troops led by Tariq ibn-Ziyad land at Gibraltar to begin their invasion of the Iberian Peninsula (Al-Andalus)

1562 1st French colonists in North America: Jean Ribault & colonists arrive in Florida

1789 George Washington is inaugurated as the first President of the United States of America

1859 Charles Dickens’ “A Tale Of Two Cities” is first published in literary periodical “All the Year Round” (weekly installments until Nov 26)

2009 Chrysler automobile company files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Historical Events Today
Today in Film & TV
1952 Mr Potato Head is 1st toy advertised on television

Today in Music
1902 Claude Debussy’s only completed opera “Pelléas et Mélisande” premieres in Paris

Today in Sport
2012 Manchester City defeat Manchester United 1-0 in what is claimed to be the biggest match in the English Premier League’s history

1989 World Wide Web (WWW) is first launched in the public domain by CERN scientist Tim Berners-Lee

1888 Moradabad hailstorm: hail stones allegedly as big as oranges kill 246 people and some 1600 sheep and cattle in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh