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Rumble in the Jungle
October 30, 1974
Muhammad Ali beats George Foreman in Zaire for the heavyweight boxing championship.
First U.S. Warship Sunk in World War II
October 30, 1941
The destroyer Reuben James is sunk off of Iceland by a German U-boat killing about 100 Americans.
First Welterweight Boxing Championship
October 30, 1888
Won by Paddy Duffy.
First Methodist Church
October 30, 1768
The first Methodist church in America is dedicated, the Wesley Chapel in New York City.
Fire At Nightclub
October 30, 2015
At least 56 people are killed and more than 155 injuries after a fire in the Colectiv nightclub in Bucharest, Romania.