This continues the “This Day in History” calendar series. Without the help of the local cachers, this would not be possible! Thank you!
According to Wikipedia and other sources, on October 30th:
1864 – Helena, Montana is founded after four prospectors discover gold at "Last Chance Gulch".
1944 – Anne Frank and sister Margot Frank are deported from Auschwitz to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.
1945 – Jackie Robinson of the Kansas City Monarchs signs a contract for the Brooklyn Dodgers to break the baseball color barrier.
1974 – The Rumble in the Jungle boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman takes place in Kinshasa, Zaire.
1985 – Space Shuttle Challenger lifts off for mission STS-61-A, its final successful mission.