Today in History: June 30

Today is Thursday, June 30, the 182nd day of 2016. There are 184 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On June 30, 1966, the National Organization for Women (NOW) was founded in Washington, D.C.
On this date:
In 1859, French acrobat Charles Blondin walked back and forth on a tightrope above the gorge of Niagara Falls as thousands of spectators watched.
In 1865, eight people, including Mary Surratt and Dr. Samuel Mudd, were convicted by a military commission of conspiring wit