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1930 in United States of America
Explore 49 historical events and records for United States of America in 1930.
Historical records for United States of America in 1930
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January
Discovery of Pluto
Tombaugh exposes one of the photographic plates later used, with the January 29 plate, to identify Pluto's motion.
Discovery of Pluto
Tombaugh exposes the second of the two photographic plates later used to identify Pluto's motion against background stars.
Bank for International Settlements
The Young Plan calls for an international bank of settlements to handle the reparations transfers, the resulting Bank for International Settlements was duly established at the Hague Conference
Conference of Hague
The Young Plan is formally adopted at the second Hague Conference
Dawes Plan
The Young Plan sets the total reparations at $26,350,000,000 to be paid over a period of 58 years & is adopted by the Allied Powers to supersede the Dawes Plan
London Naval Conference
Leads the American delegation seeking agreement with Britain and Japan on auxiliary naval forces.
Young Plan
Germany would know the exact extent of German obligations and to reduce the payments appreciably, the Young Plan divided the annual payment, set at about $473 million, into two elements-an unconditional part (one third of the sum)
Young Plan
The Young Plan calls for an international bank of settlements to handle the reparations transfers, the resulting Bank for International Settlements was duly established at the Hague Conference.
Young Plan
The Young Plan sets the total reparations at $26,350,000,000 to be paid over a period of 58 years & is adopted by the Allied Powers to supersede the Dawes Plan. The Young Plan is formally adopted at the second Hague Conference.
February
Discovery of Pluto
Tombaugh identifies Pluto as a moving object while comparing photographic plates taken on January 23 and January 29.
Discovery of Pluto
Using a blink comparator, Tombaugh identifies a moving object on plates taken January 23 and January 29, discovering Pluto.
Death of Mabel Normand
Death of Mabel Normand
March
Death of William Howard Taft
Death of William Taft
Discovery of Pluto
News of Pluto's discovery is telegraphed from Lowell Observatory to the Harvard College Observatory.
April
Cruiser Tonnage
Accepts treaty limits setting total American cruiser tonnage at 323,500 tons by the end of 1936.
London Naval Treaty
His administration supports the naval limitation agreement signed in London by the United States, Britain, Japan, France and Italy.
London Naval Treaty
Supports the treaty extending naval limitation to cruisers, destroyers and submarines.
London Naval Treaty Signature
Signs the treaty for the United States while serving as Secretary of the Navy.
London Naval Treaty Signature
Signs the naval limitation treaty as a member of the United States delegation.
London Naval Treaty Signature
Signs the naval limitation agreement as a member of the American delegation.
London Naval Treaty Signature
Signs the London Naval Treaty as part of the United States delegation.
London Naval Treaty Signature
Signs the London Naval Treaty as an American delegate and senator.
London Naval Treaty Signature
Signs the treaty as one of the United States Senate members in the American delegation.
London Naval Treaty Signature
Signs the London Naval Treaty as chairman of the American delegation.
Naval Armament
The London Naval Treaty limits American cruiser, destroyer and submarine tonnage while establishing agreed ratios with Britain and Japan.
May
Naming of Pluto
Lowell Observatory director Vesto Slipher announces Pluto as the proposed name for the newly discovered world.
Birth of Clinton Clint Eastwood
Birth of Clinton "Clint" Eastwood.
June
Smoot-Hawley Tariff
Hoover signs legislation raising duties on thousands of imported products.
July
First World Cup Hat-Trick
Scores the first hat-trick in World Cup history as the United States defeat Paraguay.
August
Chief of Staff
Appointed Chief of Staff
Birth of Neil Armstrong
Birth of Neil Armstrong
Death of Lon Chaney
Death of Lon Chaney
November
ETH Zurich Honorary Doctorate
Receives an honorary Doctor of Science degree from ETH Zurich.
Banking Panics
A wave of bank failures intensifies contraction, deflation and public demand for currency.
December
Nobel Prize in Literature
Is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for vivid description, wit, and original characters.
Caltech Relativity and Cosmology Visit
Begins an extended visit to Caltech where relativity, cosmology and unified-field questions form an important part of his discussions with American physicists and astronomers.
Other events (month unknown)
Aircraft Detection
Detects aircraft by radio interference while working for the Naval Research Laboratory.
Birth of Burton Richter
Birth of Burton Richter
Daily News
Designs the Daily News Building
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