30 Aug, 1959 UK Austin Mini
1959 : The first "Austin Mini 7" called an Austin Seven from the British Motor Corporation (Sir Alec Issigonis) goes on sale for £497 (first shown on August 14) making it one of the cheapest saloon cars available in answer to the fuel shortage and petrol rationing caused by the Suez Canal crisis in 1956. The car had a four-cylinder water-cooled transverse mounted 850 cc engine, four speed gearbox and front wheel drive, because of the design and suspension the ride was hard but the handling was legendary for a cheap non-sports car. The name Mini was not used on the cars until 1962 as the press and the public had already renamed the car. The most popular British-made car ever gained (5.4 million sold) in popularity as it was featured in movies, driven by trendy pop stars and movie celebrities and had considerable success as a rally car winning the Monte Carlo Rally in 1964/1965 and 1967. Find More What happened in 1959.
30 Aug, 1923 U.S.A. Pirates
1923 : Seven pirates who attacked a British Rum Schooner killing the captain and cook are being sought by British and US authorities.
30 Aug, 1935 U.S.A. Wealth Tax Act
1935 : President Franklin Roosevelt's Revenue Act, referred to as the Wealth Tax Act, increased taxes on rich citizens and big business, while lowering taxes for small businesses.
30 Aug, 1937 US Refugee Ship Bombed
1937 : The US refugee ship the SS President Hoover was bombed by Chinese aircraft while trying to remove Americans from the Shanghai district of China. US destroyers are steaming to the area but in the meantime British warships are guarding the vessel from further attacks.
30 Aug, 1967 U.S.A. Thurgood Marshall
1967 : Following President Johnson appointment of Thurgood Marshall as the first African American to the Supreme Court on June 13th. The Senate confirms his appointment as the first black justice on the Supreme Court.
30 Aug, 1976 UK Notting Hill Carnival
1976 : Notting Hill Carnival celebrating it's 10th year and attracting more than 150,000 people ends in riots following clashes with police. Find More What Happened in 1976.
30 Aug, 1978 Italy Turin Shroud
August 30th, 1978 : The Turin shroud believed to be the Jesus Christs Burial Cloth has gone on show for only the third time this century and 160,000 pilgrims have so far flocked to view it, the new pope had planned to visit but concerns over the increased crowds due to the papal visit may not allow the Pontiff to visit.
30 Aug, 1980 Poland Trade Union Rights
1980 : After two months of fighting with communist leaders, striking Polish workers led by Lech Walesa have won the right to form independent trade unions and the right to strike. The agreement by the communist government comes after industrial unrest for the last 2 months and the looming possibility of a threatened nationwide general strike scheduled for the following week.
30 Aug, 1982 Lebanon Yasser Arafat
August 30th, 1982 : Following the invasion by Israeli forces 3 months ago in an attempt to wipe out Palestinian guerrilla bases which have threatened and attacked Israel, the leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Yasser Arafat has been forced to abandon his Beirut headquarters.
30 Aug, 1989 U.S.A. Leona Helmsley
1989 : Leona Helmsley the billionaire New York City hotel operator and real estate investor is convicted and sentenced to 16 years in prison. Later most charges were dropped and she served served 18 months in federal prison.
1 count of conspiracy to defraud the United States, 3 counts of tax evasion, 3 counts of filing false personal tax returns, 10 counts of mail fraud
She is best known for a quote to a former housekeeper Elizabeth Baum when asked about her taxes "We don't pay taxes. Only the little people pay taxes."
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