Sep 30, 1962
James Meredith entered the University of Mississippi, causing a 2-day riot by proponents of racial segregation.
Who is James Meredith?
He is an American civil rights activist, writer, political adviser, and Air Force veteran, the first African-American student admitted to the racially segregated University of Mississippi after the federal government's intervention.
Reference
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ole_Miss_riot_of_1962
Today is
International Translation Day
Did you know why Sep 30?
September 30 celebrates the feast of St. Jerome, the Bible translator, who is considered the patron saint of translators.
St. Jerome was a priest from North-eastern Italy, who is known
mostly for his endeavor of translating most of the Bible into Latin from
the Greek manuscripts of the New Testament.
Reference
https://www.un.org/en/observances/international-translation-day
Sep 30, 1990
Patrick White, the British Australian writer and laureate of the 1973 Nobel Prize in Literature died at age 78.