On This Day for October 30 - Henry Tudor crowned king of England, John Adams is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. October 30 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY John Adams READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 1485 Henry Tudor crowned king of England READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2018: American crime boss Whitey Bulger—who, as head of the Boston-area Winter Hill Gang, was a leading figure in organized crime from the late 1960s to the mid-1990s—was beaten to death by fellow inmates while in prison. [ How well do you know mobster names?] 2003: American basketball player LeBron James, who was drafted directly out of high school, made his NBA debut with the Cleveland Cavaliers. [See where LeBron James ranks on our list of the 10 greatest basketball players of all time.] 1995: Voters in Quebec narrowly defeated a referendum that proposed sovereignty for the province within a new economic and political partnership with the rest of Canada. [ Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about Canada.] 1974: Muhammad Ali knocked out George Foreman in the "Rumble in the Jungle," regaining the world heavyweight boxing title. [Test your knowledge of boxing.] 1961: The Soviets detonated Tsar Bomba over Novaya Zemlya island in the Arctic Ocean; the largest nuclear weapon ever set off, it produced the most powerful human-made explosion ever recorded. [Take our quiz about weapons and warfare.] 1938: Orson Welles's radio dramatization of H.G. Wells's War of the Worlds was broadcast, causing great alarm—though reports of a nationwide panic were unfounded—as some listeners feared a genuine invasion from Mars. [ Test your knowledge of radio .] SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1735 John Adams president of United States 1960 Diego Maradona Argentine soccer player 1885 Ezra Pound American poet 1935 Michael Robert Winner British film director 1909 Homi Bhabha Indian physicist 1896 Ruth Gordon American writer and actress SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY   Advertisement   FOLLOW: To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, click here. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2020 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Privacy Policy • Help