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Historical Events
on July 30th
- Lead Story
- Johnson signs Medicare into law,1965
- American Revolution
- Isaac Shelby takes Fort Thicketty, South Carolina,1780
- Automotive
- Last classic VW Beetle rolls off the line,2003
- Civil War
- Battle of the Crater,1864
- Cold War
- Summit meeting in Helsinki begins,1975
- Crime
- Man charged in murder of Megan Kanka,1994
- Disaster
- Fighter jet collides with passenger plane,1971
- General Interest
- First legislative assembly in America,1619
- Henry Moore born,1898
- USS Indianapolis bombed,1945
- England wins World Cup,1966
- Watergate affair approaches climax,1974
- Hollywood
- Blair Witch Project released,1999
- Literary
- Emily Bronte's birthday,1818
- Music
- The Troggs take their signature hit, "Wild Thing," to #1,1966
- Old West
- Chief Pocatello signs peace treaty,1863
- Presidential
- President Eisenhower signs "In God We Trust" into law,1956
- Sports
- Bruce Jenner wins decathlon,1976
- Vietnam War
- South Vietnamese boats raid islands in the Tonkin Gulf,1964
- Nixon visits South Vietnam,1969
- World War I
- Battle of Hooge,1915
- World War II
- Hitler gets news of Italy's imminent defection,1943
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