On September 30, 1734, James Johnson, brother of Thomas Johnson, Maryland's first governor, and the man legend says laid out Lewistown and named it after his son Lewis, was born in Calvert County. On September 30, 1754, Nicklas and Catherine Hauer, parents of Barbara Hauer Fritchie, arrived in Philadelphia from Germany. On September 30, 1836, President Andrew Jackson ate breakfast at Talbott's City Hotel on his way to Washington from The Hermitage. On September 30, 1855, Alice Taney, daughter of Anne Key and Roger Brooke Taney, died at Old Point Comfort (VA) of yellow fever. Her mother died the previous day after a massive stroke. On September 30, 1968, The Frederick News-Post began full operations from its new plant at 200 East Patrick Street, having moved from its previous location at 26 North Court Street, where it had been located since 1917. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury (wasps65@earthlink.net)