On this day in history - Today, January, 30

Today in History

• 1933 Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany

  The “Machtergreifung” marked the end of the Weimar Republic and the beginning of the “Third Reich”.

• 1945 9,400 people die in the deadliest maritime disaster in history

  The “Wilhelm Gustloff” was sunk by a Soviet submarine during World War II.

• 1969 The Beatles give their last public performance

  The concert was played on the rooftop of the Apple Corps building at 3 Savile Row in London.

• 1972 On “Bloody Sunday”, British troops kill 13 unarmed protesters

  It was one of the most significant events of the Northern Ireland conflict.

• 1982 The first computer virus is released “into the wild”

  Elk Cloner was created by 15-year-old Richard Skrenta as a practical joke.