Albert Einstein (14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955)
On June 30, 1905, Albert Einstein publishes “Zur Elektrodynamik bewegter Körper (On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies),”
a paper that sets out his theory of special relativity, in the
German physics journal Annalen der Physik. Einstein’s
groundbreaking work shatters the foundations of physics.
On June 30, 1953, workers at a Chevrolet plant in Flint, Michigan,
watch as the first completed Corvette, a two-seater sports car
that would become an American icon, rolls off the assembly line.
It was one of just 300 Corvettes made that year.
(FOX NEWS) – Paul Simon was forced to cancel a string of
concerts Saturday after suffering an injury.
The "You Can Call Me Al" singer has been "struggling with
chronic and intense back pain," which forced the cancellation
of shows on the East Coast.
The 83-year-old singer will undergo minor surgery in the next
few days to help with ‘chronic and intense’ back pain.
CAMILLE BOHANNON
Technical rendition of Atlantis docked to the Kristall module
of the Russian Mir Space Station.
On June 29, 1995 the shuttle Atlantis docked with the Mir station
for the first time. This also marked the first in orbit docking of a
NASA spacecraft since the joint Apollo-Soyuz mission of July,
1975.
NASA’s Shuttle-Mir program continued for 11 missions and was
a crucial step towards the construction of the International Space
Station now in orbit.
