History for June 30

History for June 30 - On-This-Day.com
Lena Horne 1917 - Jazz singer, Susan Hayward 1919, Nancy Dussault 1936 


Florence Ballard (The Supremes) 1943, Vincent D'Onofrio 1959 - Actor ("Law and Order: Criminal Intent"), Mike Tyson 1966 - Boxer 


1913 - Fighting broke out between Bulgaria and Greece and Spain. It was the beginning of the Second Balkan War. 


1934 - Adolf Hitler purged the Nazi Party by destroying the SA and bringing to power the SS in the "Night of the Long Knives." 


1936 - Margaret Mitchell’s book, "Gone with the Wind," was published. 


1953 - The first Corvette rolled off the Chevrolet assembly line in Flint, MI. It sold for $3,250. 


1955 - The U.S. began funding West Germany’s rearmament. 


1957 - The American occupation headquarters in Japan was dissolved. 


1971 - The Soviet spacecraft Soyuz 11 returned to Earth. The three cosmonauts were found dead inside. 


1971 - The 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified when Ohio became the 38th state to approve it. The amendment lowered the minimum voting age to 18. 


1986 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that states could outlaw homosexual acts between consenting adults. 


1998 - Officials confirmed that the remains of a Vietnam War serviceman buried in the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery were identified as those of Air Force pilot Michael J. Blassie.