{"id":27538,"date":"2016-06-30T08:09:20","date_gmt":"2016-06-30T13:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=27538"},"modified":"2016-06-30T08:10:10","modified_gmt":"2016-06-30T13:10:10","slug":"27538","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=27538","title":{"rendered":"Today In History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Today in History: Thursday, June\u00a0 30, 2016<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\nOn June 30, 1934, Adolf Hitler began his “blood purge” of political and military leaders in Germany in what came to be known as “The Night of the Long Knives.”
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1859<\/td>\nFrench acrobat Blondin crossed Niagara Falls on a tightrope as 5,000 spectators watched.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1908<\/td>\nAn asteroid exploded above Tunguska in Siberia, leaving 800 square miles of scorched or blown-down trees.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1917<\/td>\nJazz singer Lena Horne was born in Brooklyn, N.Y.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1921<\/td>\nPresident Warren G. Harding appointed former President William Howard Taft chief justice of the United States.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1936<\/td>\nThe novel “Gone with the Wind” by Margaret Mitchell was published.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1963<\/td>\nPope Paul VI was crowned the 262nd head of the Roman Catholic Church.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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1971<\/td>\nThe 26th Amendment to the Constitution, lowering the minimum voting age to 18, was ratified as Ohio became the 38th state to approve it.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1971<\/td>\nThe Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the government could not prevent The New York Times or the Washington Post from publishing the Pentagon Papers.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1994<\/td>\nThe U.S. Figure Skating Association stripped Tonya Harding of the national championship and banned her from the organization for life for an attack on rival Nancy Kerrigan.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2001<\/td>\nDoctors implanted a dual-purpose pacemaker in Vice President Dick Cheney’s chest.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2002<\/td>\nBrazil defeated Germany 2-0 in Yokohama, Japan for its record fifth World Cup title.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2004<\/td>\nThe international Cassini spacecraft entered Saturn’s orbit after a nearly seven-year journey.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2005<\/td>\nSpain legalized gay marriage.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Today’s Birthdays:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Olympic gold-medal swimmer Michael Phelps turns 31 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Stanley Clarke<\/td>\nJazz bassist<\/td>\n65<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tubby Smith<\/td>\nCollege basketball coach<\/td>\n65<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
David Alan Grier<\/td>\nActor, comedian<\/td>\n60<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vincent D’Onofrio<\/td>\nActor (“Law and Order: Criminal Intent”)<\/td>\n57<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rupert Graves<\/td>\nActor<\/td>\n53<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Monica Potter<\/td>\nActress<\/td>\n45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fantasia<\/td>\nR&B singer (“American Idol”)<\/td>\n32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Boxer Mike Tyson turns 50 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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