On January 30th in History Part III
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January 30th in 1911 - The first airplane rescue at sea was made by the destroyer "Terry." Pilot James McCurdy was forced to land in the ocean about 10 miles from Havana, Cuba.
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January 30th in 1933 - "The Lone Ranger" was heard on radio for the first time. The program ran for 2,956 episodes and ended in 1955.
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January 30th in 1933 - Adolf Hitler was named the German Chancellor.
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January 30th in 1948 - Indian political and spiritual leader Mahatma Gandhi was murdered by a Hindu extremist.
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January 30th in 1950 - NBC-TV debuted "Robert Montgomery Presents." The show lasted for seven seasons.
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January 30th in 1958 - The first two-way moving sidewalk was put in service at Love Field in Dallas, TX. The length of the walkway through the airport was 1,435 feet.
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