March 30th celebrates Pencil Day and Take A Walk In The Park Day.
We made it to day 89 of the year and there’s 276 days left to go until we reach the new year.
If you were born on March 30th, your zodiac sign is Aries.
March isn’t quite over yet, but fear not as you are about to read about some of the most interesting events that happened on this day throughout history.
Did you know that on this day in 1870, the US adopted the 15th amendment, guaranteeing citizens the right to vote? This news was met with widespread celebrations.
Keep reading for more interesting facts about March 30th in history!
What Happened On March 30 In History?
2017
North Carolina repealed its controversial bathroom law that restricted transgender use.
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CNN
2001
Swimmer Michael Phelps smashed the world record for the 200 meter butterfly swim at just 15 years old.
He swam an impressive 1:54.58 and held the record for 18 years.
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The Big Lead
1987
Vincent van Gogh’s famous painting “Sunflowers” was sold for an incredible $39.7 million, the most ever paid for a painting.
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LA Times
1984
A police detective offered to split a lottery ticket with his regular waitress at a pizzeria in Yonkers, NY. She ended up with a $3 million tip!
Robert Cunningham initially made the offer as a joke but the waitress played along and they each picked 3 numbers. The next weekend Cunningham entered with the winning ticket of a $6 million jackpot.
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Snopes
1981
Someone tried to shoot President Ronald Reagan.
John Hinckley Jr. and wounded the president and three others. His belief was that by killing the president it would impress actress Jodie Foster.
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Wikipedia
1959
The Dalai Lama received political asylum in India after fleeing from China.
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Financial Express
1939
The Heinkel He 100 fighter set a world airspeed record of 463 mph (745 km/h).
The He 100 was a German pre-World War II fighter aircraft design from Heinkel.
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Wikipedia
1870
The US adopted the 15th amendment, guaranteeing citizens the right to vote.
The amendment reads: "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude."
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Politico
1867
The United States bought Alaska from the Russian Empire.
Dubbed "Stewart's Folly" by the press, the US paid $7.2 million USD which worked out at about 2 cents per acre of land!
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Wikipedia
1858
Hyman Lipman patented the pencil with an eraser on top.
His patent included a metal ferrule to keep the eraser in place.
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Wikipedia
1796
German mathematician Carl Friedrich constructed the first heptadecagon using a ruler and a compass.
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Wikipedia
Did you know that on this day, March 30th 1870, the US adopted the 15th amendment, guaranteeing citizens the right to vote?