On this day, April 30 ...1789: George Washington is inaugurated as the first president of the United States. 1897: English physicist J. J. Thomson announces his discovery of the electron in a lecture to the Royal Institution. English physicist J. J. Thomson announces his discovery of the electron in a lecture to the Royal Institution. 1903: In the New York Highlanders' (Yankees) first home game, they beat the Washington Senators, 6-2. 1939: Lou Gehrig sets an MLB record, playing his 2,130th consecutive and final game for the New York Yankees.

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