TOP TEN LISTS
Today in History
Tuesday, 30 June 2026
2009
Yemenia Flight 626 crashes off the coast of Moroni, Comoros killing 152 people and leaving 1 survivor
1997
1992
Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher joins the House of Lords as Baroness Thatcher.
1991
32 miners are killed when a coal mine catches fire in the Donbass region of Ukraine releases toxic gas.
1990
East Germany and West Germany merge their economies.
1987
The Royal Canadian Mint introduces the $1 coin, known as the Loonie.
1986
The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Bowers v. Hardwick that states can outlaw homosexual acts between consenting adults.
1985
Thirty-nine American hostages from the hijacked TWA Flight 847 are freed in Beirut after being held for 17 days.
1972
The first leap second is added to the UTC time system.
1971
The crew of the Soviet ''Soyuz 11'' spacecraft are killed when their air supply escapes through a faulty valve.
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