FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2020

On this day...

1888-First ballpoint pen patented

1905-"October Manifesto" Russian Tsar Nicholas II grants civil liberties

1930-Turkey & Greece sign a treaty of friendship

1938-Orson Welles panics a nation with broadcast of "War of the Worlds"

1945-U.S. government announces end of shoe rationing

1954-Defense Department announces elimination of all segregated regiments

1961-Soviet Party Congress unanimously approves a resolution removing Josef Stalin's body from Lenin's tomb in Red Square

1972-Worst US rail accident in 14 years; 45 die in Chicago

1975-Juan Carlos assumes power in Spain

1979-NASA launches space vehicle S-203

1988-Jim Elliott (US) completes 24-hr paced outdoor race for 548.9 mi

1991-Mideast peace conference begins in Madrid Spain