Sunday, June 30, 2024

An Indonesian Air Force military transport aircraft (pictured) crashed near a residential neighborhood in Medan, killing 139 people.

Yemenia Flight 626 crashed into the Indian Ocean near the Comoros, killing 152 people, with French schoolgirl Bahia Bakari the sole survivor.

A building fire in Atlanta killed five people.

Ryan White, an HIV/AIDS patient in the U.S., was denied re-admission to his school after he had contracted the disease from hemophilia treatments.

Municipal workers in Baltimore, Maryland, went on strike seeking higher wages and better conditions.

The National Organization for Women, a leading United States feminist organization, was founded in Washington, D.C.

The coronation of Pope Paul VI took place, the last such ceremony before its abandonment by later popes.

The Belgian Congo gained independence from colonial rule, beginning a period of instability that would lead to the dictatorship of Joseph-Désiré Mobutu.