This Day in History - November 30, 1886, The Folies Bergere, a Parisian music hall, re-opened with a totally new look and feel. It quickly became an icon of the city for its performances.

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On September 30 many historical events occurred which are recapped for us in this video clip from This Day In History. Russ Mitchell tells us that Egypt's Queen Cleopatra, out of fear of being kidnapped, committed suicide on this day. Also, East Timor, with UN sponsored balloting, voted to become independent from Indonesia, and Thurgood Marshall became the first African American to be confirmed as Supreme Court Justice.

In a This Day in History video, learn that on July 30, 1945, a Japanese submarine struck down the U.S.S. Indianapolis. The ship had just left a military base in the Pacific where uranium and components for the atomic bomb were delivered. The cruiser was traveling alone when two torpedoes struck; 900 men were forced into the water. Unfortunately, at sunrise, sharks began to attack those men in the water, and for three days survivors floated fending off predators. On the 4th day after the attack, survivors were spotted by an American bomber pilot who began a rescue mission; but only 316 men survived.

Watch what happened on December 30, 1922 in this video of This Day in History. On this day the U.S.S.R. was formed under the leadership of Vladimir Lenin, who followed the teachings of Karl Marx. The U.S.S.R., or the Soviet Union, was the first government to ever be ruled under the principles of communism. Communism was based on the ideas of Karl Marx, such as the public controlling the nations natural resources. A group of workers and lower-class citizens took over the government under the leadership of Vladimir Lenin. Lenin's goal was to establish public ownership over industry and natural resources. Thus, he wanted the socialization of the economy. Lenin thought that these ideas would create an utopian society. However, the Soviet Union turned out to be more of a military dictatorship. Therefore, communism was better as a theory than in implementation, and the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991.

On March 30th, well-liked Queen Elizabeth passed away at the age of 101. Russ Mitchell recaps this and other events that occurred on March 30th in this video clip from This Day In History. Another event being the patent of the pencil eraser. The patent was done by Hymen Lipman. The right to vote was given to black men in the 15th Amendment. Also, in an attempt to impress Jodi Foster, John Hinckley shot president Ronald Reagan. He failed to assassinate him, which was his goal, but managed to be confined to a mental institution.

Gandhi is assassinated, Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany, the first major battle of the Persian War begins, and the Beatles play for the last time on the rooftop of Apple Records in This Day in History video. The date is January 30th. The Beatles are John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr.