On this day

30 August in history.

5 moments from 1835 to 1967: discovery, creativity and courage, each with a source to read more.

5 moments

Ernest Shackleton

1916

Shackleton saves his men. After four months, Ernest Shackleton returned to Elephant Island and rescued all 22 men he had left there. Not one member of the expedition was lost.

Wikipedia: Ernest Shackleton

Photo: George Charles Beresford / Adam Cuerden / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

More from 30 August

  1. melbourne from shrine of rememberance

    1835

    Melbourne is founded

    Settlers arrived on the Yarra River and founded what became Melbourne.

    Wikipedia: Melbourne

    Photo: Melbpal / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  2. Holotype of Ottoia tricuspida from the Burgess Shale; Royal Ontario Museum 63057. Full details in doi:10.1111/pala.12168

    1909

    The Burgess Shale

    Charles Walcott found amazing 500-million-year-old fossils in the Canadian Rockies.

    Wikipedia: Burgess ShaleWikipedia: Charles Doolittle Walcott

    Photo: Martin R. Smith / Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

  3. RMS Queen Mary

    1936

    The Queen Mary's record

    The liner RMS Queen Mary crossed the Atlantic faster than any ship before, winning the Blue Riband.

    Wikipedia: RMS Queen Mary

    Photo: Carol M. Highsmith / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  4. Official portraits of the 1976 U.S. Supreme Court: Justice Thurgood Marshall. The Justice is wearing judicial robes, seated and facing front

    1967

    Thurgood Marshall joins the Supreme Court

    The Senate confirmed Thurgood Marshall to the US Supreme Court. No African American had served there before.

    Wikipedia: Thurgood Marshall

    Photo: Robert S. Oakes / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Moments chosen for discovery, creativity and courage. Each one links to a source where you can read more; photos are credited to their owners.