Event:
Japanese protesters gather outside the nation's parliament building to oppose changes proposed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to allow Japanese combat defense aid to allied nations for cases in which Japan itself is not under attack
More Notable Events on August 30:
1983 Guion Bluford becomes 1st African-American astronaut in space
1976 Tom Brokaw becomes news anchor of Today Show
1951 U.S. and Philippines sign mutual defense pact
1945 Hong Kong liberated from Japan
1933 Air France forms
