August 30 in history
In 1967, the Senate confirmed the appointment of Thurgood Marshall as the first Black justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
In 1861, Union Gen. John C. Fremont instituted martial law in Missouri and declared slaves there to be free. (Fremont’s emancipation order was countermanded by President Abraham Lincoln.)
In 1918, Vladimir Lenin shot twice in a Moscow assassination attempt by Fanya Kaplan, a member of the Social Revolutionary party. Lenin was seriously wounded but survived the attack.
In 1941, during WWII, German forces approaching Leningrad in Russia cut off the remaining rail line out of the city.
In 1945, U.S. Gen. Douglas MacArthur arrived in Japan to set up Allied occupation headquarters.
In 1963, the “Hot Line” communications link between Washington and Moscow went into operation.
In 1983, Guion S. Bluford Jr. became the first Black American astronaut to travel in space as he blasted off aboard the Challenger. 1983,:Guion S. Bluford Jr. became first Black astronaut in space - Mississippi Today
In 1993, “The Late Show with David Letterman” premiered on CBS-TV.
In 1997, Americans received word of the car crash in Paris that claimed the lives of Princess Diana, her boyfriend, Dodi Fayed, and their driver, Henri Paul. (Because of the time difference, it was Aug. 31 where the crash occurred.)
In 2005, a day after Hurricane Katrina hit, floods were covering 80% of New Orleans, looting continued to spread and rescuers in helicopters and boats picked up hundreds of stranded people.
In 2021, the United States completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan, ending America’s longest war leaving the Taliban back in power.
In 2022, Rescuers in boats, helicopters and high-water trucks brought to safety hundreds of people in Louisiana who were trapped by the floodwaters of Hurricane Ida.
In 2023, A rare blue supermoon will be visible tonight in the closest full moon of the year. (The AP 08/30/23)
No comments:
Post a Comment