Today in History ....April 30th

Today in History….

1803

France Sold Louisiana and adjoining lands in the land Deal known as the Louisiana Purchase

1812

Louisiana became 18^th State in the Union

1939

US Commercial Television made its debute at the New Yorks Worlds Fair the signal was transmitted from the Empire State Building.

1945

Adolf Hilter and his newly married bride Eva Braun committed suicide

1975

The Vietnam War ended with South Vietnams surrender to North Vietnam

1991

Over 131, 000 people were killed and over 9 million were left homeless, when a cyclone hit Bangladesh

2003

Libya accepted responsibility for bombing 1988 Pan Am Jet over Lockerbie Scottland