On June 30, 1934, Adolf Hitler launched his “blood purge” of political and military rivals in what came to be known as “The Night of the Long Knives.”

In 1936, the Civil War novel “Gone with the Wind” by Margaret Mitchell was first published by The Macmillan Co. in New York.

In 1953, the first Chevrolet Corvette, with its innovative fiberglass body, was built by General Motors in Flint, Mich.

In 1963, Pope Paul VI was crowned the 262nd head of the Roman Catholic Church.

In 1966, the National Organization for Women (NOW) was founded in Washington, D.C.

In 1982, the proposed Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution expired, having failed to receive the required number of ratifications for its adoption, despite having its deadline extended.