On this day in history
June 30
American
1971The 26th Amendment is ratified, setting the voting age at 18.
The 26th Amendment is ratified, setting the voting age at 18.
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World
1908A fireball flattens 800 square miles of Siberian forest at Tunguska in a mysterious cosmic explosion.
A fireball flattens 800 square miles of Siberian forest at Tunguska in a mysterious cosmic explosion.
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1934Hitler purges the SA leadership in the Night of the Long Knives, murdering Ernst Rohm and dozens more.
Hitler purges the SA leadership in the Night of the Long Knives, murdering Ernst Rohm and dozens more.
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1960The Congo gains independence from Belgium.
The Congo gains independence from Belgium.
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