On March 30
No pivotal events are recorded on exactly March 30. The closest is Commodore Perry forces the opening of Japan on March 31 (1 day later).
This week in history (Mar 27 to Apr 2)
In July 1853 a United States naval squadron under Commodore Matthew C. Perry steamed into Edo (Tokyo) Bay, its 'black ships' a deliberate display of steam-powered force intended to end Japan's two centuries of self-imposed seclusion under…
On 2 April 2025, President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 14257 imposing a 10 percent baseline tariff on nearly all US imports plus steep additional 'reciprocal' rates on dozens of trading partners, a measure he branded 'Liberation…
On 28 March 2025, a magnitude-7.7 earthquake struck central Myanmar near the city of Mandalay along the Sagaing Fault, killing thousands of people and becoming the country's most catastrophic seismic event since 1912.