History for June 30

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Lena Horne 1917 - Jazz singer, Susan Hayward 1919, Tony Musante 1936


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


1908 - A meteor explosion in Siberia knocked down trees in a 40-mile radius and struck people unconscious some 40 miles away.


1915 - During World War I, the Second Battle Artois ended when the French failed to take Vimy Ridge.


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.


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.


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.