August 30 - This Day in History

August 30 : General Interest
1967: Thurgood Marshall confirmed as Supreme Court justice

On this day in 1967, Thurgood Marshall becomes the first African American to be confirmed as a Supreme Court justice. He would remain on the Supreme Court for 24 years before... read more


American Revolution
1776 : Washington refuses Howe's letter
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/washington-refuses-howes-letter


Automotive
2006 : California Senate passes Global Warming Solutions Act
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/california-senate-passes-global-warming-solutions-act


Civil War
1862 : Rebels rout Yankees at the Battle of Richmond, Kentucky
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-richmond-kentucky


Cold War
1963 : The U.S.-Soviet "hot line" goes into operation
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-soviet-hot-line-goes-into-operation


Crime
1989 : A murdering couple is sentenced to death
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-murdering-couple-is-sentenced-to-death


Disaster
1974 : Train crashes into station in Yugoslavia
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/train-crashes-into-station-in-yugoslavia


General Interest
30 B.C. : Cleopatra commits suicide
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/cleopatra-commits-suicide

1918 : Vladimir Lenin shot
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/vladimir-lenin-shot

1983 : First African American in space
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-african-american-in-space


Hollywood
2003 : Movie tough guy Charles Bronson dies
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/movie-tough-guy-charles-bronson-dies


Literary
1904 : Henry James returns to the U.S.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/henry-james-returns-to-the-us


Music
1980 : Christopher Cross has his first of two #1 hits with "Sailing"
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/christopher-cross-has-his-first-of-two-1-hits-with-quotsailingquot


Old West
1880 : Apache Chief Diablo is killed
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/apache-chief-diablo-is-killed


Presidential
1963 : Hotline established between Washington and Moscow
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hotline-established-between-washington-and-moscow


Sports
1965 : Casey Stengel retires
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/casey-stengel-retires


Vietnam War
1966 : China agrees to provide aid to North Vietnam
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/china-agrees-to-provide-aid-to-north-vietnam

1969 : Ho Chi Minh responds to Nixon letter
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ho-chi-minh-responds-to-nixon-letter

1970 : Elections held in South Vietnam
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/elections-held-in-south-vietnam


World War I
1918 : The Belfort Ruse
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-belfort-ruse


World War II
1945 : MacArthur arrives in Japan
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/macarthur-arrives-in-japan