CoM Moderators Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 1294 - Jews are expelled from Berne, Switzerland1598 - King Philip II of Spain moves to El Escorial royal palace (dies there three months later)1851 - Battle of Viervoet: Basotho forces led by Moshoeshoe defeat the British over the British imposed Walden line1939 - Heinkel He 176 rocket plane flies for 1st time, at Peenemunde1956 - Harry Warren, James Lawrence, Ribert E. Lee, and James Hilton's musical "Shangri-La", based on Hilton's novel "Lost Horizon", and featuring Jack Cassidy and Alice Ghostley, closes at Winter Garden Theater, NYC, after 21 performances1966 - Vice Admiral William F. Raborn Jr., USN, ends term as 7th director of CIA1977 - US President Jimmy Carter cans B-1A bomber later "B-1's the B-52"1988 - French archbishop Marcel Lefebvre is excommunicated by the Roman Catholic Church2014 - Australian entertainer Rolf Harris is convicted of indecent assault in London, England2022 - Ketanji Brown Jackson (51) sworn in as 104th justice of US Supreme Court, replacing Stephen Breyer (83) upon his retirement; 1st Black woman (6th female, and 3rd Black) to be seated More Historical Events » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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