FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 2021

1563-Jews are expelled from France by order of Charles VI

1864-New York becomes 1st state to charge a hunting license fee

1885-Boston Pops Orchestra forms

1889-1st US national holiday, on centennial of Washington's inauguration

1945-Adolf Hitler, German dictator (1936-45), commits suicide at 56

1945-Eva Braun, mistress/wife of Hitler, commits suicide at 33

1952-Mr. Potato Head is 1st toy advertised on television

1953-Little-Bigger League changes its name to Babe Ruth League

1955-West German unions protest for 40-hour work week & more wages

1961-Premier Fidel Castro of Cuba receives Lenin-Peace Prize

1970-U.S. troops invade Cambodia

1991-In Bangladesh a cyclone kills over 131,000 & leaves 9 million homeless