June 30 - What happened today?

Home What happened today in history? Blamepro's Almanac for June 30
In the headlines today:

2001	Legendary country guitarist Chet Atkins dies at his Nashville, Tennessee, home at age 77.
1985	Actor Yul Brynner steps down after 4,300 performances as the King of Siam in the hit Broadway musical The King and I.
1981	The NBC television network names Grant Tinker to succeed outgoing president Fred Silverman.
1975	Singer Cher marries country rocker Greg Allman.
1971	The legal voting age in the US is lowered to age 18 as the 26th Amendment to the Constitution is ratified.
1971	Three Soviet Cosmonauts are found dead inside their Soyuz 11 space capsule after returning to Earth.
1963	Pope Paul VI (Giovanni Battista Montini) is crowned.
1962	Sandy Koufax pitches a no-hitter as Los Angeles beats New York, 5-0.
1960	Belgian Congo becomes the Democratic Republic of the Congo, upon gaining its independence.
1953	The first Corvette Sting Ray automobile is produced by Chevrolet.
1952	The soap opera The Guiding Light debuts on CBS-TV.
1936	Margaret Mitchell's historical novel, Gone With The Wind, is published.
1921	RCA (the Radio Corporation of America) is incorporated.