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June 30, 2005 Spain becomes the 3rd country to permit same-sex marriage June 30, 1998 Sega Channel, cable's 1st on-demand video game service, closes down02930301 June 30, 1998 Linda Tripp begins to testify before a grand jury about the Lewinsky case June 30, 1997 Leap Second to synchronize atomic clocks June 30, 1996 "Buried Child" closes at Brook Atkinson Theater New York City after 77 performances June 30, 1996 "Moon Over Buffalo" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 308 performances June 30, 1996 "State Fair," closes at Music Box Theater New York City after 118 performances June 30, 1996 Caroline Frolic, Miss Ontario, crowned Miss Renaissance USA June 30, 1996 Dottie Pepper wins ShopRite LPGA Golf Classic June 30, 1995 Indians' Eddie Murray, is 20th to reach 3,000 hits June 30, 1994 Airbus A330 crash at Toulouse France, 7 killed June 30, 1994 Giants outfielder Darren Lewis errors after record 392 flawless games June 30, 1994 Pre-trial hearings open in LA against OJ Simpson June 30, 1994 U.S. Ice Skating Federation bars Tonya Harding for life June 30, 1993 "Les Miserables," opens at Point Theatre, Dublin June 30, 1993 Richard Jacobs announces Chief Wahoo will go to Jacobs Field June 30, 1992 1st pay bathrooms in U.S. open: 25 cents, New York City June 30, 1992 Actress Cecil Hoffman (Zoe-LA Law) marries Paul Slye June 30, 1992 Fidel Ramos installed as president of Philippines June 30, 1992 Total solar eclipse in Uruguay (5m21s) June 30, 1991 37th Mazda LPGA Championship won by Meg Mallon June 30, 1990 East and West Germany merge their economies June 30, 1989 "Les Miserables," opens at Theatre Muzyczyny, Gdynia June 30, 1989 Attorney General Thornburgh orders Joseph Doherty deported to UK June 30, 1989 Congressman Lukins found guilty of having sex with a 16 year old girl June 30, 1989 NASA closes down tracking stations in Santiago, Chile and Guam June 30, 1989 N.Y. State Legislature passes Staten Island secession bill June 30, 1989 Sudan suspends interim constitution following coup June 30, 1988 "Sledge Hammer!" last aires on ABC-TV June 30, 1988 Brooklyn dedicates a bus depot honoring Jackie Gleason June 30, 1988 Chicago agrees to build a new stadium so White Sox won't move to Fla June 30, 1987 Emmy 14th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 8th time June 30, 1987 Patrik Sjoberg of Sweden set a new world record in high jump June 30, 1986 Georgia sodomy law upheld by Supreme Court (5-4) June 30, 1985 "King and I" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 191 performances June 30, 1985 39 remaining hostages from Flight 847 are freed in Beirut June 30, 1985 Juli Inkster wins LPGA Lady Keystone Golf Open June 30, 1985 Los Angeles Dodger Pedro Gonzalez sets NL record of 15 home runs in June June 30, 1984 Failed coup by cocaine growers in Bolivia June 30, 1984 Last sixpence minted in Great-Britain (in use since 1551) June 30, 1984 Longest pro football game, LA Express beats Mich Panthers 27-21 in USFL playoffs, games lasts 93 minutes 33 seconds June 30, 1982 "Lena Horne: Lady, Music" closes at Nederlander New York City after 333 performances June 30, 1982 Federal Equal Rights Amendment fails 3 states short of ratification June 30, 1982 Orbiter Challenger (OV-099) rolled out at Palmdale June 30, 1982 New Jersey NHL franchise officially named Devils by fan balloting, runner-up names are Blades, Meadowlanders and Americans June 30, 1981 China's Communist Party condemns late Mao Tse-tung's policy June 30, 1980 West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt visits Moscow June 30, 1979 "Got To Go Disco" closes at Minskoff Theater New York City after 8 performances June 30, 1979 Johnny Rotten and Joan Collins appear together on BBC's Juke Box Jury June 30, 1978 English prince Michael marries baroness Marie-Christine von Reibnitz June 30, 1978 Giants' Willie McCovey becomes 12th to hit 500 HRs June 30, 1978 Larry Doby becomes manager of Chicago White Sox June 30, 1977 Jimmy Carter cans B-1A bomber later "B-1's the B-52" June 30, 1977 Marvel Comics publish "Kiss book" tributing rock group Kiss June 30, 1977 U.S. Railway Post Office final train run, New York to Washington D.C. June 30, 1977 Yankee DH Cliff Johnson hit 3 consecutive home runs in Toronto June 30, 1976 John Walker of NZ sets record for 2000 m, 4:51.4 June 30, 1975 Cher, just 4 days after divorcing Sonny Bono marries Gregg Allman June 30, 1975 Heavyweight Muhammad Ali defeats Joe Bugner in Malaysia June 30, 1975 University of California reports galaxy 3C123 at 8 billion light years distance June 30, 1974 2nd du Maurier Golf Classic (Peter Jackson Classic): Carole Jo Skala June 30, 1974 Petty thief Peter Leonard sets fire to cover burglary that torches "Gulliver's" nightclub killing 24 (Port Chester New York) June 30, 1974 Soviet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov defects to west June 30, 1973 "Burns and Schreiber Comedy Hour," TV Variety; debut on ABC June 30, 1973 Biggest U.S. tanker "Brooklyn" christened (230,000 ton) June 30, 1973 Observers aboard Concorde jet observe 72-min solar eclipse June 30, 1972 1st leap second day; also 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985 June 30, 1972 Cincinnati Reds are 11 games back in NL, and go on to win pennant June 30, 1971 Biesheuvel government forms June 30, 1971 Ohio becomes 38th state to approve of lower voting age to 18, thus ratifying 26th amendment June 30, 1970 Brazil beats Italy 4-1 in soccer's 9th World Cup at Mexico City June 30, 1970 Cincinnati's Riverfront Stadium opens, Braves beat Reds 8-2 June 30, 1969 Derek Clayton of Australia sets Marathon record at 2:08:34 June 30, 1969 Spain cedes Ifni to Morocco June 30, 1968 E German party leader Ulbricht receives "Order of October Revolution" June 30, 1968 Gaullists win French parliamentary election, 358 of 458 chairs June 30, 1968 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Lady Carling Golf Open June 30, 1967 Maj Robert H Lawrence, Jr. named 1st black astronaut June 30, 1967 Moise Tsjombe kidnapped to Algeria June 30, 1967 Phillies Cookie Rojas pitches, plays 9th position since joining Phils June 30, 1966 Beatles land in Tokyo for a concert tour June 30, 1966 Leopoldville Congo is renamed Kinshasa June 30, 1966 Richath Helms, promoted from deputy director to 8th director of CIA June 30, 1966 Test cricket debut of Derek Underwood, vs. WI Trent Bridge, wicketless June 30, 1966 Vice Adm William F Raborn Jr, USN, ends term as 7th director of CIA June 30, 1965 NFL grants Atlanta Falcons a franchise June 30, 1964 Centaur 3 launch vehicle fails to make Earth orbit June 30, 1964 Last United Nations troops leave Congo June 30, 1963 Cardinal Montini elected Pope Paul VI, 262nd head of RC Church June 30, 1963 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Carvel Ladies Golf Open June 30, 1962 17th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Murle Lindstrom June 30, 1962 French Foreign Legion leaves Algeria June 30, 1962 Los Angeles Dodger Sandy Koufax no-hits New York Mets, 5-0 June 30, 1962 Premier Ben Khedda disbands Algerian Liberation Army fighters June 30, 1962 Rwanda and Burundi become independent June 30, 1961 Buddy Rogers beats Pat O'Conner in Chicago, to become NWA champ June 30, 1961 Explorer (12) fails to reach Earth orbit June 30, 1960 U.S. stops sugar import from Cuba June 30, 1960 Zaire (formerly Belgian Congo) declares independence from Belgium June 30, 1959 During a game in Wrigley Field, 2 balls were in play at same time June 30, 1958 "No Chemise, Please" by Gerry Grenahan peaks at #24 June 30, 1958 Dutch Government of Drees ends obligatory dismissal of married teachers June 30, 1956 "Pipe Dream" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 245 performances June 30, 1956 "Shangri-La" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 21 performances June 30, 1956 Lenins politics testament (1923) published in Moscow June 30, 1956 United DC-7 and TWA collide over Grand Canyon killing 128 June 30, 1955 "Johnny Carson Show," debuts on CBS-TV June 30, 1954 Largest check: Internal U.S. Treasury check at $4,176,969,623.57 June 30, 1954 Yank pitcher Tom Morgan ties record by hitting 3 batters in 1 inning This was also Bobby Brown's last game; he retired to become a doctor June 30, 1953 1st Corvette manufactured June 30, 1952 "Guiding Light" soap opera moves from radio to TV June 30, 1952 Hussein Sirri Pasha forms Egyptian government June 30, 1951 "Victor Borge Show," last airs on NBC-TV June 30, 1951 NAACP begins attack on school segregation and discrimination June 30, 1950 U.S. General MacArthur visits front in South Korea and asks for U.S. troops June 30, 1949 Dutch troops evacuate Djakarta June 30, 1948 Cleveland Indian Bob Lemon no-hits Detroit Tigers, 2-0 June 30, 1948 Last British armies leave Israel June 30, 1948 Transistor as a substitute for Radio tubes announced, Bell Labs June 30, 1945 17-day newspaper strike in New York begins June 30, 1944 Allies land on Vogelkop, New Guinea June 30, 1944 French Cotentin Peninsula in allied hands June 30, 1944 Universal strike against nazi terror in Copenhagen June 30, 1943 General MacArthur begins Operation Cartwheel, island-hopping June 30, 1942 144 U boats (700,000 ton) sunk this month June 30, 1942 Col-gen Von Paul' 6th Army enters Ukraine June 30, 1942 U.S. Mint in New Orleans ceases operation June 30, 1942 U.S. bombs Celebes and Timor June 30, 1941 61 U-boats (310,000 ton) sunk this month June 30, 1941 Pro-nazi group declares Ukraine independence June 30, 1940 "Brenda Starr" cartoon strip, by Dale Messick, 1st appears June 30, 1940 58 U-boats (284,000 ton) sunk this month June 30, 1940 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service forms June 30, 1939 Heinkel He 176 rocket plane flies for 1st time, at Peenemunde June 30, 1938 Final game at Phila's Baker Bowl, Giants beat Phils 14-1 June 30, 1936 "Gone With the Wind" by Margaret Mitchell, published June 30, 1936 40 hour work week law approved June 30, 1936 Haile Selassie asks League of Nations for sanctions against Italy June 30, 1936 Margaret Mitchell's novel "Gone with the Wind" published June 30, 1935 Danno O'Mahoney beats Ed George in Boston, to become wrestling champ June 30, 1934 "Night of Long Knives," Hitler stages bloody purge of Nazi party June 30, 1934 French Equatorial Africa constituted a single administrative unit June 30, 1934 NFL's Portsmouth Spartans become Detroit Lions June 30, 1933 50,000 demonstrate in Antwerp against fascism/war June 30, 1933 Card's Dizzy Dean strikes out 17 Cubs to win 8-2 June 30, 1933 U.S. Assay Offices in Helena Mon, Boise Id and Salt Lake City Utah closes June 30, 1930 1st round-the-world radio broadcast Schenectady NY June 30, 1930 Bradman scores 254 at Lord's vs. England, 320 mins, 25 fours June 30, 1929 33rd U.S. Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 294 at Winged Foot CC NY June 30, 1928 Radio Service Bulletin lists radio stations call signs that are to be changed to conform with international standards June 30, 1927 Augusto Cesar Sandino issues his Manifesto Politico June 30, 1927 U.S. Assay Office in Deadwood, South Dakota closes June 30, 1924 England score 2-503 in day's play vs. South Africa at Lord's June 30, 1923 NZ claims Ross Dependency in Antarctica June 30, 1916 22nd U.S. Golf Open: Chick Evans shoots a 286 at Minikahda Club MINN June 30, 1916 General Douglas Haig reports "The men are in splendid spirits" June 30, 1914 Mahatma Gandhi's 1st arrest, campaigning for Indian rights in South Africa June 30, 1913 2nd Balkan War begins June 30, 1913 New York Giants score 10 in 10th to beat Phillies 11-1 June 30, 1911 Adolphe Messimy appointed French minister of War June 30, 1911 U.S. Assay Office in St. Louis, Missouri closes June 30, 1910 Russia absorbs Finland June 30, 1909 Jack Johnson fights Tony Ross to no decision in 6 for hw boxing title June 30, 1908 Boston's Cy Young's 2nd no-hitter, beats New York Highlanders, 8-0 June 30, 1908 Giant fireball impacts in Siberia (Tunguska Event) (Enckes comet) June 30, 1906 John Hope becomes 1st black president of Morehouse College June 30, 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act and Meat Inspection Act adopted June 30, 1902 Cleveland is 1st AL team to hit 3 consecutive home runs in same inning June 30, 1900 4 German liners burn at Hobokon Docks NJ, 326 die June 30, 1899 Jack Hearne takes a hat-trick Eng vs. Australia at Headingley June 30, 1896 W. 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Hadaway patents electric stove June 30, 1894 Korea declares independence from China, asks for Japanese aid June 30, 1894 London Tower Bridge opens June 30, 1893 Excelsior diamond (blue-white 995 carats) discovered June 30, 1881 Henry Highland Garnet, named minister to Liberia June 30, 1879 Ex-khedive Ismael Pasha leaves Cairo with train full stolen goods June 30, 1876 Serbia declares war on Turkey June 30, 1871 Guatemala revolts for agrarian reforms June 30, 1870 Ada Kepley becomes 1st female law college graduate June 30, 1865 8 alleged conspirators in assassination of Lincoln are found guilty June 30, 1863 Battles in Hanover Pennsylvania: 80 casualties June 30, 1863 Dutch colony Suriname counts population of 33,000 slaves June 30, 1863 Skirmish at Sporting Hill, Pennsylvania June 30, 1862 Battle at Nelson's Farm, Virginia June 30, 1862 Battle at Turkey Bridge Virginia: Confederate assault attack June 30, 1862 Day 6 of 7 Days-Battle of White Oak Swamp Virginia (Frayser's Farm) June 30, 1862 Gustave Flaubert completes "Salammbo" June 30, 1861 CSS Sumter slips past USS Brooklyn blockade June 30, 1859 Charles Blondin is 1st to cross Niagara Falls on a tightrope June 30, 1834 Congress creates Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) June 30, 1815 U.S. naval hero Stephen Decatur ends attacks by Algerian pirates June 30, 1794 Battle of Fort Recovery, Ohio June 30, 1755 Philippines close all non-catholic Chinese restaurants June 30, 1741 Pope Benedict XIV encyclical forbidding traffic in alms June 30, 1734 Russian army occupies Danzig June 30, 1722 Hungarian Parliament condemns emperor Karel VI's Pragmatic Sanctions June 30, 1700 Gelderland goes on Gregorian calendar (tomorrow is 12/7/1700) June 30, 1690 Battle at Beachy Head: French under Tourville beat Neth/English fleet June 30, 1688 Whig-Lords questions prince Willem III van Orange on Protestantism June 30, 1648 French premier cardinal Mazarin calls Saint Louis Chamber together June 30, 1643 Battle at Atherton Moor: Royalists beat parliamentary armies June 30, 1607 Annales Ecclesiastici (Scientific History of Catholicism) published June 30, 1598 King Philip II moves to Escorial palace June 30, 1596 English/Dutch fleet reach Cadiz June 30, 1559 Duke of Montgomery wounds king Henri II during tournament June 30, 1548 Emperor Charles V orders Catholics to become Lutherans June 30, 1528 Burgundy army occupies Utrecht June 30, 1520 Spanish conquerors under Cortes take gold from Aztecs June 30, 1397 Denmark, Norway and Sweden sign Union of Kalmar under Queen Margaretha June 30, 1371 Arnold II of Horne chosen bishop of Utrecht June 30, 1294 Jews are expelled from Berne Switzerland June 30, 949 Otto I the Great gives away bishopdom of Utrecht June 30, 833 Louis, king of Austria, crowned June 30, 296 St. Marcellinus begins his reign as Catholic Pope |