Updated June 30, 2014, 9:28 am
On June 30, 1971, the Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, freed The New York Times and The Washington Post to resume immediate publication of articles based on the secret Pentagon Papers on the origins of the Vietnam War.
On June 30, 1868, Mabel Cratty, American social worker and head of the Y.W.C.A., was born. Following her death on Feb. 27, 1928, her obituary appeared in The Times.
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On This Date
| 1859 | French acrobat Blondin crossed Niagara Falls on a tightrope as 5,000 spectators watched. |
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| 1908 | An asteroid exploded above Tunguska in Siberia, leaving 800 square miles of scorched or blown-down trees. |
| 1917 | Jazz singer Lena Horne was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. |
| 1921 | President Warren G. Harding appointed former President William Howard Taft chief justice of the United States. |
| 1936 | The novel "Gone with the Wind" by Margaret Mitchell was published. |
| 1963 | Pope Paul VI was crowned the 262nd head of the Roman Catholic Church. |
| 1971 | The 26th Amendment to the Constitution, lowering the minimum voting age to 18, was ratified as Ohio became the 38th state to approve it. |
| 1971 | The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the government could not prevent The New York Times or the Washington Post from publishing the Pentagon Papers. |
| 1994 | The 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. |
| 2001 | Doctors implanted a dual-purpose pacemaker in Vice President Dick Cheney's chest. |
| 2002 | Brazil defeated Germany 2-0 in Yokohama, Japan for the its record fifth World Cup title. |
| 2004 | The international Cassini spacecraft entered Saturn's orbit after a nearly seven-year journey. |
| 2005 | Spain legalized gay marriage. |
Historic Birthdays
Mabel Cratty
6/30/1868 - 2/27/1928
American social worker and head of the Y.W.C.A.Go to obituary »
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John 6/30/1468 - 8/16/1532 German elector of Saxony and supporter of Martin Luther |
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| 81 |
Dominikus Zimmermann 6/30/1685 - 11/16/1766 Bavarian Baroque architect |
| 94 |
Sir Joseph Hooker 6/30/1817 - 12/10/1911 English botanist |
| 87 |
Lucile Grahn 6/30/1819 - 4/4/1907 Danish choreographer and ballerina |
| 67 |
William Wheeler 6/30/1819 - 6/4/1887 American politician; U.S. vice-president (1877-81) |
| 80 |
Walter Ulbricht 6/30/1893 - 8/1/1973 German Communist leader; led East Germany (1960-73) |
| 56 |
Harold Laski 6/30/1893 - 3/24/1950 English political scientist, educator and writer |
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Willie Sutton 6/30/1901 - 11/2/1980 American bank robber and prison escapee |
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Harry Blackstone, Jr. 6/30/1934 - 5/14/1997 American magician and illusionist |