Today in History: September 30

Today in History
Today is Friday, Sept. 30, the 274th day of 2016. There are 92 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On Sept. 30, 1791, Mozart’s opera “The Magic Flute” premiered in Vienna, Austria.
On this date:
In 1777, the Continental Congress — forced to flee in the face of advancing British forces — moved to York, Pennsylvania.
In 1846, Boston dentist William Morton used ether as an anesthetic for the first time as he extracted an ulcerate