WEDNESDAY, Oct. 30, 2024

On this day...

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

1930-Turkey & Greece sign a treaty of friendship

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

1965-Fireworks explosions kill 50 in Cartagena, Colombia

1975-NY Daily News runs headline "Ford to City: Drop Dead"

1976-Jane Pauley becomes news co-anchor of the Today Show

1979-NASA launches space vehicle S-203

1980-Honduras & El Salvador settle their boundary dispute

1986-Discovery moves to OPF where more than 200 modification are made

1991-Mideast peace conference begins in Madrid, Spain