🗞️Today’s Headlines

Everything important that’s ever happened on October 30:

2003 ─ LeBron James, drafted straight out of high school, made his NBA debut with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

1995 ─ Voters in Quebec narrowly defeated a referendum proposing sovereignty for the province within a new economic and political partnership with Canada.

1974 ─ Muhammad Ali knocked out George Foreman in the famous "Rumble in the Jungle," regaining the world heavyweight boxing title.

1961 ─ The Soviet Union detonated the largest nuclear bomb ever tested, Tsar Bomba, over Novaya Zemlya in the Arctic Ocean.

1938 ─ Orson Welles’s radio dramatization of H.G. Wells’s War of the Worlds caused widespread panic among listeners who believed the fictional invasion was real.

1485 ─ Henry Tudor was crowned King of England, marking the beginning of the Tudor dynasty.

130 ─ Roman Emperor Hadrian officially founded the city of Antinoöpolis in Egypt.

🎂 Today’s Birthdays

On October 30, we’re singing to:

John Adams (1735) ─ John Adams, the second president of the United States and a key figure in the American Revolution, and a strong advocate for independence and constitutional government.

Ezra Pound (1885) ─ A modernist poet whose works like The Cantos influenced 20th-century literature and reshaped poetic forms.

Diego Maradona (1960) ─ Legendary Argentine soccer player, widely regarded as one of the greatest of all time for his performances in the World Cup.

Ivanka Trump (1981) ─ Businesswoman and daughter of former President Donald Trump, known for her role in the Trump Organization and involvement in politics.

 🪦Who Died Today?

On October 30, we’re saying goodbye to:

Joseph Campbell (1987) ─ Influential author and mythologist best known for his work on the hero’s journey and comparative mythology, including The Hero with a Thousand Faces.

Steve Allen (2000) ─ Entertainer, comedian, and the first host of The Tonight Show, credited with shaping modern late-night television.

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