On This Day for June 30 - Night of the Long Knives, Lena Horne is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. June 30 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY Lena Horne READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 1934 Night of the Long Knives READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2019: While at the DMZ, President Donald Trump walked into North Korea to greet its leader, Kim Jong-Un, thus becoming the first sitting U.S. president to visit that country. [ Test your knowledge of presidential firsts.] 2001: American musician and record company executive Chet Atkins—who was a major figure in country music, often credited with developing the Nashville Sound of the 1960s—died in Nashville. [ Take our music quiz.] 1985: American swimmer Michael Phelps, the most-decorated Olympic athlete with 28 medals, was born. [Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about the Olympics.] 1966: The National Organization for Women (NOW) was founded with the mission of promoting equal rights for women; Betty Friedan served as its first president. 1960: Zaire, formerly Belgian Congo and now the Democratic Republic of the Congo, declared its independence from Belgium. [Test your knowledge of Africa.] 1937: The world's first emergency telephone number (999) was launched in London. SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1966 Mike Tyson American boxer 1985 Michael Phelps American swimmer 1942 Robert Ballard American oceanographer 1917 Buddy Rich American musician 1917 Lena Horne American singer and actress 1917 Susan Hayward American actress SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY   Advertisement   FOLLOW: To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, click here. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2021 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Privacy Policy • Help