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History for January 30:
Events:
1847 - Town of Yerba Buena is renamed San Francisco.
1862 - US Navy's first ironclad warship, the "Monitor", launched.
1917 - First jazz record in United States is cut.
1933 - Adolf Hitler named German Chancellor.
1958 - First 2-way moving sidewalk in service, Dallas, Texas
Birthdays:
1882 - Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd President from 1933 - 1945.
1922 - Barbara Hale in Dekalb, Illinois
1925 - Dorothy Malone in Chicago, Illinois
1930 - Gene Hackman, Actor
1935 - Tammy Grimes, Actress
1937 - Boris Spassky, Chess Player
1937 - Vanessa Redgrave, Actress
1950 - Victoria Principal, Actress