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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2014

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  • Published Apr 29, 2014 4:51 pm KST
  • Updated Apr 29, 2014 4:51 pm KST

[opinion] today 0430

Today is Wednesday, April 30, the 120th day of 2014. There are 245 days left in the year.

311 ― Emperor Galerius recognizes Christians legally in the Roman Empire

1006 ― Brightest supernova in recorded history is observed

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

1904 ― Ice cream cone makes its debut

1978 ― “Elvis The Legend Lives!” closes at Palace, NYC, after 101 performances

1988 ― Largest banana split ever, at 4.55 miles long, is made in Selinsgrove, Pa.

1991 ― In Bangladesh a cyclone kills over 131,000 and leaves 9 million homeless

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