June 30th
1859
French acrobat Charles Blondin, AKA Jean Francois Gravelet, walked across Niagara Falls on a tightrope.
1936
Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind was published.
1952
CBS-TV debuted "The Guiding Light."
1971
The 26th Amendment, which lowered the voting age to 18, was ratified by the states.
1987
The Royal Canadian Mint introduces the $1 coin, known as the Loonie.
1994
The U.S. Figure Skating Association stripped Tonya Harding of the 1994 national championship and banned her from the organization for life for an attack on rival Nancy Kerrigan.
1998
The remains of a Vietnam War serviceman buried in the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers were identified as those of Air Force pilot Michael J. Blassie.
2001
Country musician Chet Atkins died at age 77.
2003
Comedian and actor Buddy Hackett died at age 78.
Birthdays
92 Lena Horne Singer
73 Nancy Dussault Actress
73 Tony Musante Actor
65 Glenn Shorrock Singer (Little River Band)
65 Terry Funk Professional wrestler
57 David Garrison Actor
56 Hal Lindes Rock musician (Dire Straits)
53 David Alan Grier Actor, comedian
52 Sterling Marlin Race car driver
50 Vincent D'Onofrio Actor ("Law and Order: Criminal Intent")
47 Deirdre Lovejoy Actress ("The Wire")
46 Rupert Graves Actor
46 Yngwie J. Malmsteen Rock guitarist
43 Mike Tyson Boxer
41 GWN Cigar Asylum Inmate
40 Tom Drummond Rock musician (Better Than Ezra)
39 Brian Bloom Actor
39 Brian Vincent Actor
38 Monica Potter Actress
37 Garret Anderson Baseball player
31 BFallehy Cigar Asylum Inmate
30 Rick Gonzalez Actor
27 Lizzy Caplan Actress
25 Fantasia R&B singer ("American Idol")
24 Michael Phelps Olympic gold-medal swimmer
5 Amber (MedicCook's daughter)