The way it was: Today in history - June 30
Throwback Thursday: A look back in history on June 30, including publication of “Gone with the Wind,” Hong Kong reverting to Chinese rule.
The classic novel about the the South “Gone with the Wind” by Margaret Mitchell was first published June 30, 1936. It was the biggest fiction bestseller that year and the following year. It won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1937 and was turned into a the blockbuster 1939 film starring Clark Gable as Rhett Butler and Vivien Leigh playing Scarlet O’Hara. According to a Harris poll, the epic story of the Old South and the Civil War is America’s second favorite book of all-time, behind the Bible.
By CBSNews.com Senior Photo Editor Radhika Chalasani
Jackie Cooper registers for draft
Among the estimated 3,000,000 youths between the ages of 18 and 20 who registered in the selective service enrollment was film actor Jackie Cooper, 19, who was registered on June 30, 1942 at Beverly Hills, Calif., by Hetty Vorhaus, a member of the Woman's Emergency Corps.
Bomber nose dives
A Douglas Dauntless dive bomber noses over as the pilot miscalculates a landing on the deck of one of America's newest aircraft carriers, somewhere at sea, on June 30, 1943.
Neither the pilot nor the gunner of the plane were injured in this mishap, which occurred on the carrier's shake down cruise before joining the fleet.
Albino rat racing
Edward Moffitt, who has a stable of 80 albino racing rats at his home in San Francisco clocks his rats over the 150-foot course (50 turns of the treadmill) and notes the times, June 30, 1947.
Moffitt's newly patented rat race is elaborately equipped with six treadmills, dials, buzzers, bells and trick lights which together set up a terrifying clamor when the winner crosses the "finish lines."
Subway ride costs 10 cents
Henry Peters (second from right), turnstile maintenance man, dismantles an-IRT turnstile at the Times Square subway station, June 30, 1948 when New York City's new ten cent subway fare was inaugurated. William Reid (second from left), chairman of the board of transportation points as commissioner Sidney H. Bingham, left, of the board of transportation looks on. Other are unidentified.
Lassie
Lassie, the famous film performer, is quite a privileged character in the home of his owner, Rudd Weatherwax, in Hollywood on June 30, 1948.
And no wonder. Lassie's a great actor reputedly earning $52,000 a year. Lassie has the run of Rudd's residence. He eats at the same table with Rudd, as shown, and sleeps on a mattress beside Rudd's bed. His diet is watched like a baby's.
Tito wins 4th term
President Josip Broz Tito waves to the crowd in Belgrade, Yugoslavia on June 30, 1963 after he was elected by the National Assembly (parliament) for the fourth consecutive time as President of Yugoslavia.
The 71-year-old leader was elected by unanimous vote at the secret ballot of a joint session of all five houses of the Yugoslav parliament. With him is his wife, Jovanka Broz, and, left, Edvard Kardelj, Vice-President of the Federal Executive Council.
Pope Paul VI coronation
Pope Paul VI waves as he moves in procession in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City on June 30, 1963 en route to his coronation as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
Since the inauguration of Pope John Paul I, the investiture of a pope has not included the 820-year-old (1143-1963) papal coronation ceremony.
Pentagon papers
The New York Times resumed publication of its series of articles based on the secret Pentagon Papers in its July 1, 1971 edition, after it was given the green light by the U.S. Supreme Court after a 6-3 ruling on June 30.
The Pentagon Papers referred to a secret study by the Department of Defense on American political and military involvement in Vietnam. Military analyst Daniel Ellsberg, who worked on the report, came out in opposition to the war in 1968 believing it was unwinnable. He secretly photocopied the papers and provided them to the Times, which published a series of articles based on them beginning on June 14, 1971. The U.S. government, arguing national security interests, failed to block publication.
Publication further eroded public support for the war. President Nixon reacted by having Ellsberg indicted on conspiracy and espionage. Charges were dismissed in 1973 after the discovery that secret White House "plumbers" burglarized Ellsberg's psychiatrist's office. Those same "plumbers" were responsible for the now infamous Watergate break-in that eventually led to Nixon's resignation.
Equal rights for women
First lady Betty Ford holds a letter written to President Gerald Ford by a six-year-old child asking why women can't be equal.
Mrs. Ford showed the letter during the opening of an exhibit in Plymouth, Mass. on June 30, 1976 called "Remember the Ladies" which is a tribute to the women who helped to establish the United States. After viewing the display Mrs. Ford said she hopes it encourages the current movement for women's rights.
Entebbe hijacking
A father holds his daughter in his arms while a relative pats her head after the girl was flown to Orly Airport in Paris from Entebbe, Uganda, June 30, 1976. She was among 46 hostages released by Palestinian hijackers and flown to Paris.
An Air France flight with 248 passengers enroute from Tel Aviv to Paris, carrying mainly Jewish and Israeli passengers, was hijacked June 27. Over a two-day period, 148 non-Israeli hostages were released. A daring nighttime rescue mission for the remaining hostages was carried out by Israel Defense Forces (IDF) commandos. In all, 102 hostages were rescued. The death toll included all the hijackers, 45 Ugandan soldiers, one Israeli soldier and three of the hostages. The Israeli soldier, Yoni Netanyahu, who led the raid and was killed was the brother of future Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and hailed a national hero.
Subsequently, Ugandan leader Idi Amin, who supported the hijackers, retaliated against Kenya for its support of Israel by killing hundreds of Kenyans living in Uganda.
Bakke decision
Demonstrators from an organization calling itself Anti-Bakke Decision Coalition carry signs as they march before the federal court house in Foley Square in New York, June 30, 1978.
They are protesting the U.S. Supreme Court decision that the University of California Medical School at Davis had no right to bar admission to Allan Bakke, who sued the university charging reverse discrimination.
Ted Bundy trial
Carole Ann Boone, 32, a Washington state government agency employee, listens intently to proceedings in the Miami courtroom where accused serial killer Theodore Bundy is being tried on June 30, 1979. Boone, who knew Bundy since 1974 and claims he is a "dear, close friend," believes Bundy is innocent.
"Ted" Bundy confessed to 30 murders, all women, in seven states between 1974 and 1978 just prior to his execution by electric chair in Florida, but the actual number of victims could be much higher.
Saving the Hollywood sign
Hugh Hefner, of Playboy fame, poses with actresses Vivian Blaine, left, and Rita Hayworth, right, in front of a replica of the famous Hollywood sign during a star-studded fund-raising party to save the Hollywood sign at the Playboy Mansion, June 30, 1978, Los Angeles.
Baseball strike
Chicago White Sox coach Minnie Minoso watches a ball take off during an exhibition game against the Chicago Cubs front office at Comiskey Park in Chicago, June 30, 1981. The front office of both teams played the softball game before approximately 75 people - mostly employees of the clubs during a major league baseball strike.
The strike, called over the issue of free agent compensation, lasted 50 days.
Everett Koop
Everett Koop, the Surgeon General of the United States, holds a Washington, D.C. news conference on a Health and Human Services announcement, June 30, 1983. A new rule was issued protecting handicapped infants from discriminatory denial of food or medical treatment solely on the basis of the handicap.
Solidarity
Young anti-government demonstrators in Warsaw on June 30, 1989 march against the expected candidacy for President of Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski. Later it was announced Jaruzelski would not run.
A year later on August 14, 2980, the Solidarity movement, the first independent labor union in a Soviet-bloc country, would be born at the Lenin Shipyards led by Lech Wałęsa and other workers. Wałęsa would go on to become president of Poland in 1990 with the formation of a Solidarity-led coalition government.
Diego Maradona dropped from team
Argentina World Cup soccer player Diego Maradona is the center of media attention at The Sheraton Park Plaza hotel in Dallas, June 30, 1994.
The Argentina Football Association dropped the 33-year-old superstar and team captain from their World Cup soccer squad just hours before the team's final first round game against Bulgaria, after it was revealed that he had tested positive for the use of banned drugs. The forward was suspended for 15 months by FIFA in 1991 after testing positive for cocaine.
Department store collapse
Rescue workers, using cranes, continue a rescue operation Friday, June 30, 1995 following the collapse of Seoul's Sampoong Department Store the previous day.
The disaster, blamed on shoddy construction, led to a death toll of 502 with 937 people injured. It was the deadliest non-terror related building collapse until 2013's Rana Plaza collapse in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
U.S. soldiers killed in Saudi Arabi
An unidentified nurse stands between two injured airmen as they listen to President Clinton's address during a memorial service at Eglin Air Force base, June 30, 1996.
The memorial was held for the 33rd fighter wing airmen who were killed June 25 in the Khobar Towers by a truck bomb in an adjacent building in Khobar, Saudi Arabia. Nineteen U.S. servicemen were killed and nearly 500 people were wounded.
Britain leaves Hong Kong
Members of the combined Chinese Armed Forces color guard raise the Chinese Flag at the Hong Kong convention center on June 30, 1997, marking the moment Hong Kong reverted to Chinese rule.