The Tuesday, June 30, 2026 Edition
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People killed when a stunt pilot clipped the Soviet Maxim Gorky — the largest aircraft in the world at the time — while performing loops around it in 1935. The disaster remains one of the deadliest air show accidents in history.
Source: Boing Boing
Today, June 30: NBA free agency is officially open as of today, with the Ja Morant trade setting the market in motion — watch for more blockbuster moves in the coming days.
Tomorrow, July 1: Wimbledon begins its grass-court Grand Slam tournament at the All England Club, with the world's top players in action.
This week: World Cup knockout round action continues as the round of 16 gets underway in North America, following Monday's dramatic eliminations of Germany and the Netherlands.
- 1908A massive explosion over Tunguska, Siberia flattens 800 square miles of forest
- 1936Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind is published for the first time
- 1971Three Soviet cosmonauts aboard Soyuz 11 are found dead upon re-entry to Earth
- 1997The United Kingdom hands sovereignty of Hong Kong back to China
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