Here are 5 interesting facts about January 30 in Indiana history:

1. In 1839, the Indiana legislature approved the creation of the Indiana State Library, making it the first state-supported library in the United States. The library originally served as a legal depository for Indiana government documents, but has since expanded to include other materials and services.

2. On January 30, 1862, Union troops under the command of General Don Carlos Buell captured Nashville, Tennessee, which had been occupied by Confederate forces since the beginning of the Civil War. Indiana soldiers played a major role in the Union victory and subsequent occupation of Nashville.

3. Indiana native and former vice president Thomas A. Hendricks died suddenly on January 30, 1885, just eight months after being inaugurated as governor of Indiana. Hendricks had previously served as Indiana's U.S. Senator and as Grover Cleveland's running mate in the 1884 presidential election.

4. On January 30, 1925, Indiana Governor Edward Jackson signed the controversial Indiana Anti-Evolution Act into law. The law prohibited the teaching of evolution in state-funded schools and was eventually struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court in the landmark case of Scopes v. Tennessee in 1925.

5. In 1959, Indiana University celebrated the grand opening of its brand-new, state-of-the-art computing center, which featured one of the most powerful computers in the world at the time. The center was a major milestone in the development of computer technology and helped establish Indiana as a leader in the field.