September 30 - What happened today?

Home What happened today in history? Blamepro's Almanac for September 30
In the headlines today:

2003	Air France announces plans to buy Dutch carrier KLM for $914 million in stock, to create Europe's largest airline.
1997	Microsoft releases version 4.0 of its Internet Explorer web browser.
1984	Murder, She Wrote, starring Angela Lansbury, debuts on CBS TV.
1980	Israel's official currency changes from the pound to the shekel.
1968	Hunter Davies' authorized biography of The Beatles, appropriately entitled The Beatles, is published in the UK. (photo credit: Cahners)
1966	Botswana (Bechuanaland) gains its independence from Great Britain.
1961	Syria withdraws from the United Arab Republic, leaving Egypt as the only member.
1960	Yabbadabbadoo! The Flintstones, produced by Hannah-Barbera, becomes the first cartoon to debut on network TV during prime time.
1955	Movie actor James Dean dies in a head-on car crash in California.
1954	The USN Nautilus, the world's first nuclear-powered submarine, is commissioned.
1953	US president Dwight D. Eisenhower announces he will nominate Earl Warren as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
1951	The Red Skelton Show debuts on NBC-TV.
1947	Pakistan and Yemen join the United Nations.
1935	The adventures of the popular comic strip detective Dick Tracy debut on the Mutual radio network.
1927	Babe Ruth belts his 60th home run, setting a single-season record that would stand for 34 years.
1846	Ether is first used as an anesthetic for a tooth extraction.
1777	The US Congress moves their meeting place to York, PA, because of the threat of invasion by the British.