Born October 30, 1882 Admiral William F. “Bull” Halsey was instrumental in the Allied victory in the Pacific over Japan’s forces. Of the Navy’s four fleet admirals of WW2 Halsey was the most aggressive, exhorting the officers and sailors he led to “hit hard, hit fast, hit often.” Image from USNHC via Wikimedia Commons, public domain in the US.
Launch of the Battleship “USS New York” at the New York Navy Yard in Brooklyn – October 30, 1912 Image via Library of Congress, no known restrictions
On October 30, 1938 Orson Welles narrated and directed a version of “War of the Worlds” on CBS radio. The “breaking news” format about a Martian invasion confused, concerned, and even panicked some listeners. At a next-day press conference Welles said “Of course, I’m terribly sorry now.” Image via Wikimedia Commons, public domain in the US.
Passengers on the beach waiting for the steamship “Corwin,” the last boat leaving Teller, Alaska – October 30, 1902 Image by Frank H. Nowell via Wikimedia Commons, public domain
Muhammad Ali vs. George Foreman: The Rumble in the Jungle fight in Kinshasa, Zaire on October 30, 1974 An estimated one billion people around the world watched Ali use his “rope-a-dope” tactic to deplete Foreman’s energy and win the fight. Image via Alamy
Angelo Siciliano, born October 30, 1892, transformed himself from a self-described “scrawny weakling” into bodybuilder and artist’s model Charles Atlas through a system of exercises he called “dynamic tension.” Beginning in 1932 his advertisements graced comic books and men’s magazines for decades. Image via Wikimedia Commons, public domain in the US.
The discovery and capture of Nat Turner by a farmer named Benjamin Phipps in Virginia on October 30, 1831. Turner led his rebellion in August of that year and survived in hiding for nearly two months. Image via Wikimedia Commons, public domain
Immigrants waiting to be transferred, Ellis Island, October 30, 1912 via LOC, no known restrictions
Vietnam….Major Joseph Flynn, S-3, 26th Marine Regiment, explains the specific features of the automatic grenade launcher to, from left to right, General Wilson, Lieutenant General Henry Buse, Lieutenant General Herman Nickerson and Major General O.R. Simpson. – October 30, 1969 from NARA via Wikimedia Commons, public domain
