Daily Almanac: June 30, 2022

Sunrise/Sunset:

RISE: 6:18 a.m.

SET: 9:16 p.m.

High/Low Temperatures:

High: 91 °F

Low: 62 °F

Today is…:

• International Asteroid Day

• National Handshake Day

• National Organization for Women Day

What Happened On This Day:

• 1908 The Tunguska event leaves 2000 square km of Siberian forest flattened and scorched

• 1936 The novel “Gone with the Wind” is published

• 1971 The crew of Soviet spacecraft “Soyuz 11” dies after the loss of air supply

Births On This Day:

• 1966 Mike Tyson

American boxer, actor

• 1985 Michael Phelps

American swimmer

Deaths On This Day:

• 1974 Vannevar Bush

American engineer

• 2001 Chet Atkins

American musician, songwriter, producer