June 30

Thursday 30, 2005:

Spain legalizes same-sex marriage.

Sunday 30, 2002:

Brazil defeats Germany 2-0 in Yokohama, Japan, to earn a record fifth title in the 17th Football World Cup.

Monday 30, 1997:

China resumes sovereignty over the city-state of Hong Kong, ending 156 years of British colonial rule.

Saturday 30, 1990:

East and West Germany merge their economies.

Friday 30, 1978:

Willie McCovey becomes the 12th member of the 500 home run club with a home run at Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.

Thursday 30, 1977:

Virginia Wade won the Ladies Singles title at Wimbledon, the last British champion at the All England Club.

Wednesday 30, 1971:

The 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, lowering the voting age to 18, is ratified as Ohio became the 38th state to approve it.

Thursday 30, 1960:

Congo gains independence from Belgium.

Saturday 30, 1956:

A TWA Super Constellation and a United Airlines DC-7 collide above the Grand Canyon in Arizona, United States, killing 128.

Tuesday 30, 1936:

Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell published.

Sunday 30, 1935:

The Senegalese Socialist Party holds its first congress.

Saturday 30, 1934:

The Night of the Long Knives, Adolf Hitler's violent purge of his political rivals in Germany, takes place.

Tuesday 30, 1908:

The Tunguska impact event occurs in Siberia

Friday 30, 1905:

Albert Einstein publishes the article "On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies", where he introduces special relativity.

Thursday 30, 1864:

U.S. President Abraham Lincoln grants Yosemite Valley to California for "public use, resort and recreation."

Sunday 30, 1805:

The U.S. Congress organizes Michigan Territory.

Friday 30, 1651:

The Battle of Beresteczko ends with a Polish victory.

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