06-30-2006, 05:19 AM
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June 30th
1817 ~ Birthday of Joseph Dalton Hooker, Botanist & Champion of Charles Darwin.
1905 ~ During his annus mirabilis, Albert Einstein published the article On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies in which he introduced special relativity.
That must have been an exciting time to be a physicist!
1908 ~ Tunguska impact event occurred in Siberia.
1934 ~ Night of the Long Knives, Adolf Hitler's violent purge of his political rivals in Germany took place.
1936 ~ ''Gone with the Wind'' by Margaret Mitchell published.
1943 ~ Birthday of Florence Ballard, American Singer (The Supremes).
1960 ~ Congo gained independence from Belgium.
1971 ~ The crew of the Soyuz 11 spacecraft died when the landing capsule depressurized after separating from the main craft.
1985 ~ Birthday of Michael Phelps, American Swimmer.
1997 ~ The UK returns sovereignty over Hong Kong to the PRC.
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