Oct 30, 1938 Orson Welles causes a nationwide panic with his broadcast of War of the Worlds—a realistic radio dramatization of a Martian invasion of Earth. Orson Welles was only 23 years old when his Mercury Theater company decided to update H.G. Wells 19th-century science fiction novel War of the Worlds for national radio. Despite his age, Welles had been in radio for several years, most notably as the voice of The Shadow in the hit mystery program of the same name. War of the Worlds was not planned as a radio hoax, and Welles had little idea of the havoc it would cause. When news of the real-life panic leaked into the CBS studio, Welles went on the air as himself to remind listeners that it was just fiction. There were rumors that the show caused suicides, but none were ever confirmed. Oct 30, 1864 n this day in 1864, the town of Helena, Montana, is founded by four gold miners who struck it rich at the appropriately named Last Chance Gulch. Oct 30, 1974 32-year-old Muhammad Ali becomes the heavyweight champion of the world for the second time when he knocks out 25-year-old champ George Foreman in the eighth round of the Rumble in the Jungle, a match in Kinshasa, Zaire. Seven years before, Ali had lost his title when the government accused him of draft-dodging and the boxing commission took away his license. His victory in Zaire made him only the second dethroned champ in history to regain his belt. Bornt Oct 30: 1218 - Emperor Chukyo of Japan (d. 1234) 1391 - Eduard, [Dom Duarte], King of Portugal (1433-38)/author 1451 - Christopher Columbus, Genoa Italy on or just before this date. Explorer for Spain of the New World (D. 1506) 1668 - Sophia Charlotte of Hanover, queen in Prussia (d. 1705) 1683 - George II [August], King of Great-Britain (1727-60) 1735 - John Adams, Braintree (Quincy) Massachusetts, 2nd US President (1797-1801) 1790 - Rinse Posthumus, Frisian writer 1807 - James Samuel Wadsworth, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) 1817 - Hermann Kopp, German chemist (Jahresbericht of Chemistry) 1829 - Roscoe Conkling, MC (Union), died in 1888 1830 - John Stevens Bowen, Major General (Confederate Army) died in 1863 1871 - Buck Freeman, American baseball player (d. 1949) 1873 - Francisco Madero, Mexico, revolutionary, president (1911-13) 1879 - Eily Malyon, London, actress (Jane Eyre, I Married a Witch, Devotion) 1880 - Abram F Joffe, Russian physicist (crystal) 1882 - William Bull F Halsey, US vice-admiral (WW II Pacific) 1888 - Konstantinos Tsiklitiras, Greek Olympic champion (d. 1913 1893 - Roland Freisler, German Nazi politician (d. 1945) 1895 - Gerhard Domagk, German bacteriologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (declined) (d. 1964) thanks but no thanks. 1899 - Ernst H Ridder van Rappard, Dutch SS officer/founder 1900 - Ragnar Granit Finnish neuroscientist, Nobel laureate (d. 1991) 1902 - Armin Kaufmann, composer 1914 - Marion Ladewig, Mich, bowler (9 time woman bowler of year 1950-63 1918 - Robert Feller, MLB pitcher (Red Sox, led AL in strikeouts 7 times) 1924 - Hannelore Weygrand, German FR, equestrian dressage (Oly-silver-1956) 1931 - Dick Gautier, Los Angeles California, actor (Hymie-Get Smart, Mr Terrific). Ok Hymie....sneaky feller!! 1931 - John Macchia, CA, actor (Beach Blanket Bingo, Beach Party 1939 - Grace Slick, Chicago, rock vocalist (Jefferson Airplane-White Rabbit) 1941 - Otis Williams, rocker (Temptations 1945 - Henry Winkler, NYC, actor (Fonz-Happy Days, Night Shift) 1946 - Robert L Hoot Gibson, Cooperstown NY, USN/ast (STS 41B,61C,27,47,71) 1947 - Chris Komar, dancer 1947 - Timothy B Schmidt, Oakland CA, rocker (Eagles) 1949 - David Green, Melbourne Australia, rock bassist (Air Supply) 1949 - Otis Williams, [Otis Miles], TX, rock vocalist (temptations 1954 - JoAnne Russell, Miami Fla, tennis player (Wimbledon Double 1977) 1954 - T Graham Brown, Arabi Ga, country singer (Come as you Were) 1954 - Mario Testino, Peruvian-born English fashion photographer 1955 - Shanna Reed, KC Kansas, actress (Major Dad, Mirrors) 1964 - Sandra H Magnus, Belleville Il, PhD/astronaut 1967 - Brenda Catherine Lawson, Wanganui NZ, double scull rower (Olympics-96) 1967 - Pat Elynuik, Foam Lake, NHL right wing (Ottawa Senators) 1967 - Ty Detmer, quarterback (Philadelphia Eagles) 1969 - Brittany Gae Thompson, Portland Oregon, Miss Oregon-America (1991) 1970 - Nia Long, Brooklyn New York, American actress (Guiding Light, Made in America, Soul Food) 1970 - Maja Tatic, Bosnia singer 1975 - Joanne Malar, Hamilton Ontario, swimmer (Olympics-11-92, 96) 1975 - Stephanie Camp, Rapid City SD, Miss America-SD (1997) 1975 - Ian DSa, Guitarist/Vocalist for Canadian rock band Billy Talent 1975 - Maria Thayer, American actress 1976 - Maurice Taylor, NBA forward (LA Clippers) 1979 - Jason Bartlett, American baseball player 1979 - Yukie Nakama, Japanese actress 1980 - Choi Hong-man, South Korean kickboxer 1981 - Ivanka Trump, American model 1986 - Thomas Morgenstern, Austrian ski jumper 1987 - Junaid Siddique, Bangladeshi cricketer 1988 - Janel Parrish, American actress And 1989 - Nastia Liukin, American gymnast The best way to be bornt is nekked. All these folks wuz bornt the best way. Then God let em choose they way. Lets try to choose good.
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