Sept. 30 (UPI) -- On this date in history: In 1630, John Billington, one of the first pilgrims to land in America, was hanged for murder -- the first European criminal executed in the American colonies. In 1846, a dentist in Charleston, Mass., extracted a tooth with the aid of an anesthetic -- ether. It was the first time an anesthetic had been used. In 1927, Babe Ruth set a Major League Baseball record with his 60th home run of the season. The mark would stand for 34 years. In 1938, Germany,