Daily Archives: January 30, 2013

Hitler promotes commander at Stalingrad to prevent his personal surrender 70 years ago today (1943)

1940s, World War II


Video: Event of Jan. 30, 1943 described w/cover video of Jan. 31, 1943 (at 46:05)

(Saturday, January 30, 1943; during the Battle of Stalingrad on the Eastern Front of World War II) — German dictator Adolf Hitler today promoted Gen. Friedrich Paulus to Generalfeldmarschall. Since no German Field Marshal had ever been taken prisoner, Hitler assumed that Paulus would fight on or take his own life.

‘The Lone Ranger’ debuts on WXYZ radio in Detroit 80 years ago today (1933)

1930s


Video: 'First Lone Ranger!' (parts 1-4)

(Monday, January 30, 1933) — The first episode of The Lone Ranger radio program, about a masked ex-Texas Ranger who, with his Native American companion Tonto, fights injustice in the American Old West, was broadcast today on station WXYZ in Detroit.