On January 30
On January 30, 4 pivotal events are recorded in the Human Saga, including Hitler's appointment and Nazi consolidation of power (1933).
On this day
On 30 January 1933 President Hindenburg appointed Adolf Hitler chancellor at the head of a coalition government. The Nazis moved swiftly to entrench a dictatorship.
On 30 January 1649 Charles I, king of England, Scotland and Ireland, was beheaded outside the Banqueting House at Whitehall in London, following his conviction for high treason by a High Court of Justice convened by the Rump Parliament.
On 30 to 31 January 1968, during the Vietnamese Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, North Vietnamese forces and the Viet Cong launched a coordinated surprise assault on more than 100 cities, towns, and military installations across South…
The Ara Pacis Augustae ('Altar of Augustan Peace') was consecrated in Rome on 30 January 9 BCE, after being commissioned by the Senate in 13 BCE to mark Augustus's safe return from campaigns in Gaul and Hispania.