On this day, Jan. 30 …

1948: Mahatma Gandhi, 78, is fatally shot in New Delhi by Nathuram Godse, a Hindu extremist. (Godse and a co-conspirator would be executed.)

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1649: England’s King Charles I is executed for high treason.

England’s King Charles I is executed for high treason. 1933: Adolf Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany.

Adolf Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany. 1933: The first episode of “The Lone Ranger” radio program is broadcast on station WXYZ in Detroit.

The first episode of “The Lone Ranger” radio program is broadcast on station WXYZ in Detroit. 1945: During World War II, a Soviet submarine torpedoes the German ship MV Wilhelm Gustloff in the Baltic Sea with the loss of more than 9,000 lives, most of them war refugees; roughly 1,000 people survive.

During World War II, a Soviet submarine torpedoes the German ship MV Wilhelm Gustloff in the Baltic Sea with the loss of more than 9,000 lives, most of them war refugees; roughly 1,000 people survive. 1948: Orville Wright, 76, dies in Dayton, Ohio.

Orville Wright, 76, dies in Dayton, Ohio. 1962: Two members of “The Flying Wallendas” high-wire act are killed when their seven-person pyramid collapses during a performance at the State Fair Coliseum in Detroit.

Two members of “The Flying Wallendas” high-wire act are killed when their seven-person pyramid collapses during a performance at the State Fair Coliseum in Detroit. 1968: The Tet Offensive begins during the Vietnam War as Communist forces launch surprise attacks against South Vietnamese towns and cities; although the Communists are beaten back, the offensive is seen as a major setback for the U.S. and its allies.

The Tet Offensive begins during the Vietnam War as Communist forces launch surprise attacks against South Vietnamese towns and cities; although the Communists are beaten back, the offensive is seen as a major setback for the U.S. and its allies. 1969: The Beatles stage an impromptu concert atop Apple Records headquarters in London in what would be the group’s last public performance.

The Beatles stage an impromptu concert atop Apple Records headquarters in London in what would be the group’s last public performance. 1972: British soldiers gun down 13 Roman Catholic civil rights marchers in Northern Ireland on what would become known as “Bloody Sunday.”

British soldiers gun down 13 Roman Catholic civil rights marchers in Northern Ireland on what would become known as “Bloody Sunday.” 1973: KISS performs its first show at a club in Queens, N.Y.

KISS performs its first show at a club in Queens, N.Y. 1981: An estimated 2 million New Yorkers turn out for a ticker-tape parade honoring the American hostages freed from Iran.

An estimated 2 million New Yorkers turn out for a ticker-tape parade honoring the American hostages freed from Iran. 1983: Super Bowl XVII: The Washington Redskins beat the Miami Dolphins 27-17 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif.

Super Bowl XVII: The Washington Redskins beat the Miami Dolphins 27-17 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. 1993: Los Angeles inaugurates its Metro Red Line, the city’s first modern subway.

Los Angeles inaugurates its Metro Red Line, the city’s first modern subway. 1994: Super Bowl XXVIII: The Dallas Cowboys beat the Buffalo Bills 30-13 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.

Super Bowl XXVIII: The Dallas Cowboys beat the Buffalo Bills 30-13 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. 2000: Super Bowl XXXIV: The St. Louis Rams beat Tennessee Titans 23-16 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.

Super Bowl XXXIV: The St. Louis Rams beat Tennessee Titans 23-16 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. 2009: Michael Steele is elected the first black chairman of the Republican National Committee.

2014: An appeals court in Florence, Italy, reinstates the guilty verdict against U.S. student Amanda Knox and her ex-boyfriend for the 2007 murder of her British roommate, Meredith Kercher. (Knox would be exonerated by the Italian Supreme Court in 2015.)