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2 days ago · Moving to ophthalmia neonatorum, a gonococcal infection in infants, he achieved the first recorded cure with penicillin, on November 25, 1930. He then cured four additional patients (one adult and three infants) of eye infections, but failed to cure a fifth.
- Mainly the United States, (equivalents and effects in the greater Western world)
2 days ago · The Great Depression (1929–1939) was a severe global economic downturn that affected many countries across the world. It became evident after a sharp decline in stock prices in the United States, leading to a period of economic depression. [1] .
2 days ago · More than 23 million people immigrated to the United States from 1880 to 1930 alone. Although many of these immigrants settled in urban centers, not all of them stayed in the U.S. permanently. In some groups, like the Southern Italian contadini, it was common to return to their place of origin, which about half of them did.
1 day ago · 14 July – transmission by the BBC of the first experimental television play, The Man With the Flower in His Mouth. [6] 25 July – Laurence Olivier marries actress Jill Esmond. 29 July – British airship R100 sets out for a successful 78-hour passage to Canada. 7 August – two million people are unemployed.
Apr 11, 2024 · The 1930 United States Senate elections occurred in the middle of Republican President Herbert Hoover 's term. The 32 seats of Class 2 were contested in regular elections, and special elections were held to fill vacancies. With the Great Depression beginning to take hold, Republican incumbents became unpopular, [1] and Democrats picked up a net ...
3 days ago · A list of American feature films released in 1930. All Quiet on the Western Front won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
2 days ago · In 1930, after five years of deliberation, suffrage was partially extended to women, who were now allowed the right to vote, but not stand for election, in local elections. The first opportunity to do so was given to them in the same year in Thessaloniki, where 240 women exercised their right.
