July 30

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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
Union forces stopped at the 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

General Interest

Jul 30, 1966:

England wins World Cup

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In the first televised World Cup soccer match, host-nation England beats Germany 4 to 2 to win the tournament final at Wembley Stadium. In overtime play, England's Geoff Hurst scored his second of three match goals to give Britain a 3 to 2 lead. In the dying seconds of overtime play, he scored his third goal, making the score 4 to 2 and handing England the Jules Rimet Trophy for the first time in the World Cup's 36-year history. English star Bobby Charlton was marked on the field by German Franz Beckenbauer, an emerging talent who held the English midfielder to no goals. Hurst's second goal later stirred considerable controversy when film footage suggested that it failed to cross the goal line after bouncing off the crossbar.

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This Week in History, Jul 30 - Aug 5

Jul 30, 1619
First legislative assembly in America
Jul 30, 1898
Henry Moore born
Jul 30, 1945
USS Indianapolis bombed
Jul 30, 1966
England wins World Cup
Jul 30, 1974
Watergate affair approaches climax
Jul 31, 1556
Ignatius of Loyola dies
Jul 31, 1945
Fugitive Vichy leader surrenders in Austria
Jul 31, 1964
Ranger 7 photographs moon
Aug 01, 1498
Columbus lands in South America
Aug 01, 1914
First World War erupts
Aug 01, 1944
Warsaw Revolt begins
Aug 02, 1923
Harding dies before scandals break
Aug 02, 1934
Hitler becomes fuhrer
Aug 02, 1939
Einstein urges U.S. atomic action
Aug 03, 1492
Columbus sets sail
Aug 03, 1916
Sir Roger Casement hanged
Aug 03, 1988
Soviets release Mathias Rust
Aug 04, 1753
Washington becomes Master Mason
Aug 04, 1892
Borden parents found dead
Aug 04, 1964
Slain civil rights workers found
Aug 05, 1858
First transatlantic telegraph cable completed
Aug 05, 1962
Marilyn Monroe is found dead
Aug 05, 1981
Reagan fires 11,359 air-traffic controllers
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