TODAY IN HISTORY

Monday, January  30, 2012 AP Highlight in History:  On Jan. 30, 1933, Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany.   AP Photo
On this date in: 1649 England's King Charles I was beheaded. 1882 Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd president of the United States, was born in Hyde Park, N.Y. 1883 James Ritty and John Birch received a U.S. patent for the first cash register. 1933 The first episode of the "Lone Ranger" was broadcast on radio station WXYZ in Detroit. 1948 Indian political and spiritual leader Mahatma Gandhi was murdered by a Hindu extremist. AP Photo 1968 The Tet offensive began as Communist forces launched surprise attacks against South Vietnamese provincial capitals. 1969 The Beatles performed in public for the last time in a 45-minute gig on the roof of their Apple Records headquarters in London. 1972 Thirteen Roman Catholic civil rights marchers were shot to death by British soldiers in Northern Ireland on what became known as "Bloody Sunday." AP Photo 2003 Richard Reid, a British citizen and al-Qaida follower, was sentenced to life in prison by a federal judge in Boston for trying to blow up a trans-Atlantic jetliner with explosives hidden in his shoes. 2005 Iraqis voted in their country's first free election in a half-century. 2006 Coretta Scott King, the widow of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., died at age 78. 2007 Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system went on sale.		Video Highlights of This Day in History Today's Birthdays: Actress Vanessa Redgrave turns 75 years old today. AP Photo/Joel Ryan Name Profession Age Dorothy Malone Actress 87 Harold Prince Producer, director 84 Gene Hackman Actor 82 Tammy Grimes Actress 78 Dick Cheney Former vice president 71 Marty Balin Rock singer (Jefferson Airplane/Starship) 70 Phil Collins Rock singer, musician (Genesis) 61 Charles S. Dutton Actor 61 Brett Butler Actress, comedian ("Grace Under Fire") 54 Jody Watley R&B singer 53 King Abdullah II King of Jordan 50 Norbert Leo Butz Actor 45 Carl Broemel Rock musician (My Morning Jacket) 38 Wilmer Valderrama Actor ("That '70s Show") 32 Actor Christian Bale ("The Dark Knight," "Batman Begins") turns 38 years old today. AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill