Sea Life Brighton, formerly Brighton Aquarium

• ... that when Brighton Aquarium (entrance pictured) opened, it had no exhibits?
• ... that a mail-order catalogue offered a "Rocking Ram" toy, designed by Charleen Kinser, for US$1,600 in 1985?
• ... that the project Called by Name aims to commemorate Poles who were murdered for aiding Jews during World War II?
• ... that despite a global decline in mangrove forests, Red Sea mangroves have expanded in area since 1972?
• ... that Voyager 2 has been transmitting data for more than 46 years, making it the oldest active space probe in history?
• ... that Brittany Luse's podcast The Nod was praised for its exploration of "the diversity and richness of the Black experience"?
• ... that despite lagging attendance at the 1964 New York World's Fair, its organizer rejected nearly every suggestion to increase attendance?
• ... that David Marchese recalled accidentally posting a picture of a cat's testicles on Salon.com?

Virat Kohli

• In cricket, India win the T20 World Cup by defeating South Africa in the final (player of the final Virat Kohli pictured).
• In Bolivia, troops led by Juan José Zúñiga storm the presidential palace in an attempted coup.
• WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is released from prison as part of a U.S. plea bargain.

June 30

Tower Bridge in 2009

• 1894 – Tower Bridge (pictured), a combined bascule and suspension bridge over the River Thames in London, was inaugurated.
• 1934 – German chancellor Adolf Hitler began a purge of the paramilitary wing of the Nazi Party and other political rivals, executing at least 85 people.
• 1974 – Municipal workers in Baltimore, Maryland, went on strike seeking higher wages and better conditions.
• 1985 – Ryan White, an HIV/AIDS patient in the U.S., was denied re-admission to his school after he had contracted the disease from hemophilia treatments.

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