A woman in Sweden was arrested for listing her son for sale on an online auction site
The mother claimed it was a joke after an argument with her child, listing him with a starting bid of one krona. Police didn't find it funny and arres...
September 30 in History
Significant events that happened on this day.
Historical Events
2009
2004
The first images from a spacecraft orbiting Mercury were received on Earth
NASA's MESSENGER probe performed its first flyby of Mercury, sending back detailed photos of the planet's cratered surface. It was the first spacecraf...
1997
France became the first country to ban human cloning after Dolly the sheep was successfully cloned
Just months after the world learned of Dolly's birth, France enacted legislation prohibiting human cloning experiments. The move sparked a global deba...
1992
Pakistan's cricket captain Imran Khan married British socialite Jemima Goldsmith in Paris
The 21-year-old heiress converted to Islam and moved to Pakistan, creating an international media sensation. The couple divorced in 2004, but Jemima r...
1968
The Boeing 747 'Jumbo Jet' was unveiled to the public for the first time
The massive aircraft was more than twice the size of previous airliners and could carry up to 500 passengers. Pan Am placed the first order for 25 pla...
1960
'The Flintstones' premiered on ABC, becoming the first animated primetime television series
The show about a modern Stone Age family was essentially an animated version of 'The Honeymooners.' It ran for six seasons and spawned countless spin-...
1938
British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain returned from Munich claiming to have secured 'peace for our time'
MajorAfter signing the Munich Agreement with Hitler, Chamberlain waved the document at a London airport declaring he had achieved peace. Less than a year l...
1935
The Hoover Dam was officially dedicated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt
The massive concrete structure on the Colorado River took five years to build and required 3.25 million cubic yards of concrete. At the time, it was t...
1927
Babe Ruth hit his 60th home run of the season, a record that stood for 34 years
The Sultan of Swat connected off pitcher Tom Zachary at Yankee Stadium. The record seemed untouchable until Roger Maris hit 61 in 1961. Ruth's achieve...
1882
The world's first hydroelectric power plant began operation in Appleton, Wisconsin
The plant on the Fox River powered a single paper mill and a nearby home. It produced just 12.5 kilowatts but proved that running water could generate...
1846
A dentist performed the first successful public demonstration of ether anesthesia during surgery
MajorDr. William Morton administered ether to a patient at Massachusetts General Hospital while surgeon John Warren removed a tumor. The patient felt no pa...
1791
Mozart's opera 'The Magic Flute' premiered in Vienna
MajorThe composer conducted the premiere himself at the Theater auf der Wieden. It would be one of his final works before his death just two months later....
1777
The Continental Congress moved to York, Pennsylvania after British forces captured Philadelphia
Congress fled the revolutionary capital when General Howe's troops occupied the city. York served as the de facto U.S. capital for nine months, where...