WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2008

Today is Wednesday, April 30, the 121st day of 2008. There are 245 days left in the year.

1772 _ John Clais patents first scale

1789 _ George Washington inaugurated as first President of U.S.

1808 _ First practical typewriter finished by Italian Pellegrini Turri

1885 _ Boston Pops Orchestra forms

1900 _ USA annexes Hawaii

1904 _ Ice cream cone makes its debut

1974 _ President Richard Nixon hands over partial transcripts of Watergate tape recordings

1975 _ Last helicopter leaves U.S. embassy grounds in Vietnam, Saigon surrenders

1978 _ ``Elvis The Legend Lives!" closes at Palace NYC after 101 performances

1997 _ Big Ben stops at 12:11 p.m. for 54 minutes