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Today in History July 30th.
1619 — The first representative legislative assembly in British North America convenes at Jamestown Virginia.
1729 — Baltimore Maryland is officially founded.
1864 — Union forces suffer heavy losses at the Battle of the Crater during the American Civil War.
1930 — Uruguay defeats Argentina to win the first FIFA World Cup.
1945 — The USS Indianapolis is torpedoed in the Philippine Sea following delivery of components for the first atomic bomb.
1965 — President Lyndon B Johnson signs the Social Security Amendments creating Medicare and Medicaid.
1971 — Apollo 15 astronauts become the first to drive the Lunar Roving Vehicle on the Moon.
2003 — The final classic Volkswagen Beetle rolls off the assembly line in Mexico.
2011 — NASA launches the Juno spacecraft toward Jupiter.
2020 — NASA successfully launches the Mars 2020 mission carrying the Perseverance rover.
2021 — Wildfires continue burning across the western United States amid severe drought conditions.
2022 — Scientists report continued advances in fusion energy research.
2023 — Archaeologists uncover additional ancient Roman structures beneath central London.
Born on July 30
Henry Ford (1863) — Founder of Ford Motor Company.
Arnold Schwarzenegger (1947) — Actor and former California governor.
Paul Anka (1941) — Singer and songwriter.
Christopher Nolan (1970) — Director and screenwriter.
Lisa Kudrow (1963) — Actress.
Hilary Swank (1974) — Actress.
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