Today in history for Jan. 30.
Read more: Today in history for Jan. 30January 30 has witnessed some of the most pivotal and tragic events in history, alongside the births and deaths of influential figures who shaped the world.One of the darkest moments occurred on January 30, 1649, when King Charles I of England was executed by beheading outside the Banqueting House in Whitehall, London.
Convicted of treason during the English Civil War, his death marked the first time a reigning monarch was publicly executed by his own subjects, ending absolute monarchy in England for a time and ushering in the brief Commonwealth under Oliver Cromwell.
Nearly three centuries later, on January 30, 1933, Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany by President Paul von Hindenburg. This event, known as the Machtergreifung (“seizure of power”), signaled the end of the Weimar Republic and the rapid rise of the Nazi regime, setting the stage for World War II and the Holocaust.
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