Today's selected anniversaries: 30th March 2023

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Today's selected anniversaries: 30th March 2023

1867:

U.S. secretary of state William H. Seward negotiated the purchase of Alaska from Russia for US$7.2 million.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase

1921 :

The Australian Air Corps was disbanded, to be replaced the following day by the Australian Air Force.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Air_Corps

1950:

Usmar Ismail began shooting Darah dan Doa, widely recognised as the first Indonesian film.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darah_dan_Doa

1981:

John Hinckley Jr. shot and wounded U.S. president Ronald Reagan and three others outside the Washington Hilton (immediate aftermath pictured).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attempted_assassination_of_Ronald_Reagan

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