On this Day

Saradindu Bandyopadhyay

Saradindu Bandyopadhyay was born in Purnea, Bihar on March 30, 1899 where his father was posted, although his ancestral home was in Baranagar, in north Kolkata. He completed his matriculation in 1915 from a school in Mungher.

U.S. purchase of Alaska ridiculed as "Seward's Folly”

U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward signs a treaty with Russia for the purchase of Alaska for $7 million. Despite the bargain price of roughly two cents an acre, the Alaskan purchase was ridiculed in Congress and in the press as “Seward’s Folly

Napoleon's forces defeated in Paris

European forces allied against Napoleonic France march triumphantly into Paris, formally ending a decade of French domination on the Continent.

Treaty of Paris on 30 March 1856

Treaty of Paris, (1856), treaty signed on March 30, 1856, in Paris that ended the Crimean War. The treaty was signed between Russia on one side and France, Great Britain, Sardinia-Piedmont, and Turkey on the other.

Violence disrupts first Kansas election

In territorial Kansas’ first election, some 5,000 so-called “Border Ruffians” invade the territory from western Missouri and force the election of a pro-slavery legislature.

Oil workers drown in North Sea

A floating apartment for oil workers in the North Sea collapses, killing 123 people, on March 30, 1980.

The first known use of ether as a general anesthetic

On March 30, 1842, Dr. Crawford Long, an American surgeon, made the first known use of ether as a general anesthetic. Previous attempts at general anesthesia were not effective.