This Day In History - July 30

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7-30-2020

THIS DAY IN HISTORY


July 30


1945
USS Indianapolis torpedoed


On July 30, 1945, the USS Indianapolis is torpedoed by a Japanese submarine and sinks within minutes in shark-infested waters. Only 316 of the 1,196 men on board survived. However, the Indianapolis had already completed its major mission: the delivery of... read more





ART, LITERATURE, AND FILM HISTORY


1966


The Troggs take their signature hit, "Wild Thing," to #1



1999


"The Blair Witch Project" released in theaters





CIVIL WAR


1864


Union forces stopped at the Battle of the Crater





CRIME


1994


Man charged in murder of Megan Kanka





INVENTIONS & SCIENCE


2003


Last classic VW Beetle rolls off the line





1970s


1971


Fighter jet collides with passenger plane





SPORTS


1976


Caitlyn Jenner wins Olympic decathlon





U.S. PRESIDENTS


1956


President Eisenhower signs "In God We Trust" into law



1974


Watergate affair approaches climax





COLONIAL AMERICA


1619


First legislative assembly in America convenes in Jamestown



U.S. GOVERNMENT


1965


President Johnson signs Medicare into law





WORLD WAR II


1943


Hitler gets news of Italy's imminent defection