American
bank robber Willie Sutton was born on June 30, 1901. During his forty-year robbery career Sutton stole an estimated $2 million. He never robbed a bank with a loaded gun because he didn’t want anyone to get hurt, and allegedly never robbed a bank when a woman screamed or a baby cried. He eventually spent more than half of his adult life in prison and escaped three times.
Michael Gerard Tyson was born on June 30, 1966 in Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York. Tyson had been arrested 38 times by the age of 13. He said he was bullied as a "pudgy kid" who spoke with a lisp, causing him to turn to crime and drugs. He learned boxing at reform school, and by 20 was the heavyweight champion.
American swimmer
Michael Phelps was born on June 30, 1985 in Baltimore, Maryland. Phelps was diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder when he was nine and was bullied as a kid for his gangly form and big ears. The first swimming stroke Michael Phelps learned as a child was the backstroke, because he was afraid to put his head underwater.
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