Today in History
2005 – Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten publishes controversial cartoon
The Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten published a controversial cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad. The publication led to riots and protests in many parts of the world.
1966 – Botswana becomes independent
Botswana gained independence from the United Kingdom.
1960 – Premier of The Flintstones
The animated series The Flintstones premiered on TV. It was set in the stone age and it detailed the lives of the Flintstone and Rubble families. It ran for 6 years until April 1 1966.
1949 – Berlin airlift ends
After 15 months of airlifting supplies to Berlin, the Berlin airlift led by American forces ended. The Berlin Blockade was an international crisis where the Soviet Union blocked access to Western countries into Berlin.
1744 – Battle of Madonna dell’Olmo begins
The battle was fought during the War of the Austrian Succession and ended with the Spanish and French victory over the Kingdom of Sardinia.
Famous Births On This Day, September 30
1983 – Adam Jones
American football player
1928 – Elie Wiesel
Romanian/American author, Holocaust survivor, Nobel Prize laureate
1924 – Truman Capote
American author
1852 – Charles Villiers Stanford
Irish composer
1207 – Rumi
Persian mystic, poet
Deaths On This Day, September 30
1987 – Alfred Bester
American author
1955 – James Dean
American actor
1942 – Hans-Joachim Marseille
German pilot
1941 – Alice de Janzé
American heiress
1897 – Thérèse of Lisieux
French nun
