October 30, 1938 (87 years ago)
•Orson Welles broadcasts his radio play of H. G. Wells's The War of the Worlds, causing anxiety in some of the audience in the United States.

October 30, 1945 (80 years ago)
•Jackie Robinson of the Kansas City Monarchs signs a contract for the Brooklyn Dodgers to break the baseball color barrier.

October 30, 1988 (37 years ago)
•Philip Morris buys Kraft Foods for U.S. $13.1 billion.