April 30

What happened on April 30 in history

4 events fall on April 30, from 1789 to 1975. Read them below, then try to place a historical scene yourself — guess where in the world it happened and in what year.

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Events on April 30

  1. 1789

    Washington is inaugurated

    The first president takes the oath on a Wall Street balcony in New York.

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  2. 1803

    The Louisiana Purchase is agreed

    France sells 2.1 million square kilometres and doubles the United States.

    Play the 19th century round

  3. 1945

    Hitler dies in the bunker

    He kills himself in Berlin as Soviet troops fight through the city.

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  4. 1975

    The fall of Saigon

    Tanks enter the presidential palace and the Vietnam War ends.

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