Sunday, June 30, 2024

History for June 30

History for June 30 - On-This-Day.com 
Mike Tyson 1966 - Boxer
  • 1097 - The Crusaders defeated the Turks at Dorylaeum.
  • 1908 - A meteor explosion in Siberia knocked down trees in a 40-mile radius and struck people unconscious some 40 miles away.
  • 1913 - Fighting broke out between Bulgaria and Greece and Serbia. 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."
  • 1953 - The first Corvette rolled off the Chevrolet assembly line in Flint, MI. It sold for $3,250.
  • 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.
  • 1977 - U.S. President Jimmy Carter announced his opposition to the B-1 bomber.

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