WHAT ALL HAPPENED MAY TO NOVEMBER 1930
Find out what all happened May to November 1930

The dwarf planet Pluto is officially named. (1. May 1930)

British Airship R101 crashes in France en route to India on its maiden voyage. (5. October 1930)

The radio mystery program The Shadow airs for the first time. (31. July 1930)

Australian cricketer Donald Bradman scores a world record 309 runs in one day, on his way to the highest individual Test innings of 334, during a Test match against England. (11. July 1930)

Haile Selassie is crowned emperor of Ethiopia. (2. November 1930)

Groundbreaking ceremonies for the Franklin Institute are held. (18. June 1930)

One-year conscription comes into force in France. (21. June 1930)

3M begins marketing Scotch transparent tape. (8. September 1930)

U.S. President Herbert Hoover signs the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act into law. (17. June 1930)

The last 36 remaining inhabitants of St Kilda are voluntarily evacuated to other parts of Scotland. (29. August 1930)

Sovnarkom establishes decree time in the USSR. (16. June 1930)

Industrialist Henry J. Kaiser begins construction of the Boulder Dam (now known as Hoover Dam). (7. July 1930)

Patent number US1781541 is awarded to Albert Einstein and Leó Szilárd for their invention, the Einstein refrigerator. (11. November 1930)

Syro-Malankara Catholic Church is formed by Archbishop Mar Ivanios. (20. September 1930)

Soka Kyoiku Gakkai, a Buddhist association later renamed Soka Gakkai, is founded by Japanese educators Tsunesaburo Makiguchi and Josei Toda. (18. November 1930)

The first British Empire Games were opened in Hamilton, Ontario by the Governor General of Canada, the Viscount Willingdon. (16. August 1930)

In Montevideo, Uruguay wins the first FIFA World Cup. (30. July 1930)

The 1,046 feet (319 m) Chrysler Building in New York City, the tallest man-made structure at the time, opens to the public. (27. May 1930)

Amy Johnson lands in Darwin, Northern Territory, becoming the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia (she left on May 5 for the 11,000 mile flight). (24. May 1930)

The last confirmed lynching of blacks in the Northern United States occurs in Marion, Indiana. Two men, Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith, are killed. (7. August 1930)