WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

1878-First Portuguese immigrants arrive in Hawaii

1898-City of NY established

1939- Germany & Russia agree to partition Poland

1941-3,721 Jews are buried alive at Babi Yar ravine (near Kiev) Ukraine

1944-Calais reoccupied by Allies

1946-22 Nazi leaders found guilty of war crimes at Nuremberg, Von Ribbentrop & Goering sentenced to death by Nuremberg trial

1954-First atomic-powered vessel, submarine Nautilus launched

1960-Flintstones premiers (1st prime time animation show)

1966-Botswana (Bechuanaland) gains independence from Britain (Nat'l Day)

1967-BBC starts their own popular music radio station

1968-First Boeing 747 rolls out

1968-Supremes release "Love Child"

1972-Passenger train derails killing 48 (Rust Stasie South Africa)

1980-Iran rejects a truce call from Iraqi President Saddam Hussein

1981-Seoul, South Korea is selected to host 1988 Summer Olympics

1986-U.S. releases soviet spy Gennadiy Zakharov

1988-IBM announces shipment of 3 millionth PS/2 personal computer

1988-LA Dodger Orel Herschiser breaks former Dodger Don Drysdale mark by pitching 59 consecutive scoreless innings

1991-Haitian President Jean-Bertand Aristide is ousted