Event:
Legislators in California pass a ban on disposable plastic grocery bags; if approved by Governor Jerry Brown, the ban will be the first implemented across a state, though many cities across the U.S. already have such bans in place
More Notable Events on August 30:
1983 Guion Bluford becomes 1st African-American astronaut in space
1976 Tom Brokaw becomes news anchor of Today Show
1951 U.S. and Philippines sign mutual defense pact
1945 Hong Kong liberated from Japan
1933 Air France forms
