Historical Events for 30th June 2026

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1906 - US Congress passes the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act; these laws owe much to the expose journalism of the period (Upton Sinclair's 'The Jungle' in particular)
1924 - England score 2-503 in day's play v South Africa at Lord's
1941 - Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park, New York is dedicated
1980 - British sixpence demonetised after being in used since 1551 and 12 years after introduction of decimal currency
1992 - South African ANC President Nelson Mandela meets with UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali at Dakar
1994 - Pre-trial hearings open in LA against O.J. Simpson
2009 - Turkey records its fastest contraction of 13.8% in the first quarter of 2009 compared to 2008, leading the country into recession; this is Turkey's biggest economic slump since 1945
2019 - US Senior Open Men's Golf, Warren GC: Steve Stricker wins his second Champions Tour major of the year by 6 strokes from David Toms and Jerry Kelly

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