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June 30, 2015

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The Hard Line on Greece

By Andrew Ross Sorkin

Greece is in a standoff with the European Union, and everyone is trying to “war game” the outcome. Who is bluffing? The Greeks or the E.U.?

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 24, 2015, covering June 30, 2015.

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    Album cover for Drones by Muse

    Drones

    Muse

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    1
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    Album cover for 1989 by Taylor Swift

    1989

    Taylor Swift

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    33
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    Album cover for Beneath The Skin by Of Monsters and Men

    Beneath The Skin

    Of Monsters and Men

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    1
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    Album cover for How Big How Blue How Beautiful by Florence + the Machine

    How Big How Blue How Beautiful

    Florence + the Machine

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    Album cover for Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones

    Sticky Fingers

    The Rolling Stones

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Notable Deaths

Charles W. Bagnal

2015Charles W. Bagnal, American general (born 1934)[†]

Lieutenant General Charles Wilson Bagnal was a United States Army officer. He was commander of the United States Army Western Command, from 1985 to 1989. Previously he was Deputy Commanding General for Training of the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), Deputy Superintendent at the United States Military Academy, Commander of the 101st Airborne Division (1981-1983), Commander of the Officer Personnel Management Directorate for the United States Army Military Personnel Center, and Special Assistant to the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel. He is an alumnus of the United States Military Academy, United States Army Command & General Staff College, Georgia Tech, the United States Army War College and McLenaghan High School in Florence, South Carolina. He retired August 31, 1989, and later obtained his juris doctor from the University of South Carolina and practiced law. He resided in Columbia with his wife Patsy. Bagnal died on June 30, 2015, after a battle with leukemia. He was interred at the U.S. Military Academy Cemetery on July 14, 2015.

Robert Dewar

2015Robert Dewar, English-American computer scientist and academic (born 1945)[†]

Robert Berriedale Keith Dewar was an American computer scientist and educator. He helped to develop programming languages and compilers and was an outspoken advocate of freely licensed open-source software. He was a cofounder, CEO, and president of the AdaCore software company. He was also an enthusiastic amateur performer and musician, especially with the Village Light Opera Group in New York City.

2015Arthur Porter, Canadian physician and academic (born 1956)[†]

Arthur Thomas Porter IV was a Canadian physician and hospital administrator.

Leonard Starr

2015Leonard Starr, American author and illustrator (born 1925)[†]

Leonard Starr was an American cartoonist, comic book artist, and advertising artist, best known for creating the newspaper comic strip On Stage and reviving Little Orphan Annie.

Historical Events

Lockheed C-130 Hercules

2015A Hercules C-130 military aircraft with 113 people on board crashes in a residential area in Medan, Indonesia, resulting in at least 116 deaths.[†]

The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is an American four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built by Lockheed. Capable of using unprepared runways for takeoffs and landings, the C-130 was originally designed as a troop, medevac, and cargo transport aircraft. The versatile airframe has found uses in other roles, including as a gunship (AC-130), for airborne assault, search and rescue, scientific research support, weather reconnaissance, aerial refueling, maritime patrol, and aerial firefighting. It is now the main tactical airlifter for many military forces worldwide. More than 40 variants of the Hercules, including civilian versions marketed as the Lockheed L-100, operate in more than 60 nations.

Historical Context for June 30, 2015

In 2015, the world population was approximately 7,470,491,872 people[†]