Today is Friday, August 30, the 242nd day of the year. There are 123 days remaining this year. ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 1813 – Muscogee Creek natives massacred 500 settlers in Fort Mims near Mobile Alabama. *** 1835 – Melbourne was founded. *** 1909 – Paleontologist, Charles Walcott discovered the Burgess Shale, one of the world’s most celebrated fossil fields. *** 1956 – The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway opened. *** 1963 – The Hotline between the leaders of the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics went into service. *** 1974 – Left wing activists exploded a powerful bomb at the headquarters of Mitsubishi in Tokyo. The leftists killed 8 people and injured 378. *** NOTABLE BIRTHS ON AUGUST 30: 1797 – English author, the creator of Frankenstein, Mary Shelly 1893 – American politician, Huey Long 1918 – The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived, Ted Williams 1930 – American businessman, Warren Buffett 1967 – Dutch model and actress, Frederique van der Wall HOLIDAYS AND OBSERVANCES: Feast of Alexander of Constantinople, St. Rose of Lima
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