January 30 - The day in History

January 30: General Interest 1948: Gandhi assassinated Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the political and spiritual leader of the Indian independence movement, is assassinated in New Delhi by a Hindu fanatic... read more American Revolution 1781 : Maryland finally ratifies Articles of Confederation http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/maryland-finally-ratifies-articles-of-confederation Automotive 1920 : Japan's Mazda founded http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/japans-mazda-founded Civil War 1816 : Union General Nathaniel Banks is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nathaniel-banks-born Cold War 1968 : Tet Offensive shakes Cold War confidence http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tet-offensive-shakes-cold-war-confidence Crime 1948 : Gandhi sssassinated in New Delhi http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/gandhi-sssassinated-in-new-delhi Disaster 2000 : Plane crashes off Ivory Coast http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/plane-crashes-off-ivory-coast General Interest 1649 : King Charles I executed for treason http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/king-charles-i-executed-for-treason 1835 : Shots fired in the House of Representatives http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/shots-fired-in-the-house-of-representatives 1945 : Burma supply route cleared http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/burma-supply-route-cleared 1972 : Bloody Sunday in Northern Ireland http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bloody-sunday-in-northern-ireland Hollywood 1930 : Gene Hackman born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/gene-hackman-born Literary 1945 : Michael Dorris is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/michael-dorris-is-born Music 1923 : Sidney Bechet's first record http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sidney-bechets-first-record Old West 1933 : The Lone Ranger debuts on Detroit radio http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-lone-ranger-debuts-on-detroit-radio Presidential 1835 : Andrew Jackson narrowly escapes assassination http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/andrew-jackson-narrowly-escapes-assassination 1882 : FDR is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fdr-is-born Sports 1994 : Dan Jansen skates world-record 500 meters http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dan-jansen-skates-world-record-500-meters Vietnam War 1968 : Tet Offensive begins http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tet-offensive-begins 1971 : Operation Dewey Canyon II begins http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/operation-dewey-canyon-ii-begins World War I 1933 : Adolf Hitler is named chancellor of Germany http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/adolf-hitler-is-named-chancellor-of-germany World War II 1943 : RAF launches massive daytime raid on Berlin http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/raf-launches-massive-daytime-raid-on-berlin