This Day In History

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July 30th

1619
The first legislative assembly in English North America convened in Jamestown, Va.

1729
The U.S. city of Baltimore was founded.

1945
The USS Indianapolis was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine and sank within 15 minutes. It was one of the greatest naval losses of World War II, resulting in the deaths of nearly 900 men.

1965
President Lyndon Johnson signed the Medicare Bill into law.

1975
Former Teamsters union president James Hoffa was reported missing. Many suspect he was murdered, though his remains have never been found.

2002
Lisa Leslie became the first woman to dunk in a professional basketball game.

2007
Hall of Fame football coach Bill Walsh died at age 75.

Birthdays
82 Richard Johnson Actor
76 Edd "Kookie" Byrnes Actor
75 Bud Selig Commissioner of Baseball
73 Buddy Guy Blues guitarist
70 Peter Bogdanovich Director
68 Paul Anka Singer
62 William Atherton Actor
62 Arnold Schwarzenegger Governor of California, actor
61 Otis Taylor Blues guitarist
59 Frank Stallone Actor
53 Delta Burke Actress ("Designing Women")
51 Richard Burgi Actor
51 Neal McCoy Country singer
48 Laurence Fishburne Actor ("C.S.I.")
46 Lisa Kudrow Actress ("Friends")
45 Vivica A. Fox Actress
45 Dwayne O'Brien Country musician (Little Texas)
40 Simon Baker Actor ("The Mentalist")
39 Christopher Nolan Director ("The Dark Night," "Batman Begins")
38 Tom Green Actor, comedian
38 Brad Hargreaves Rock musician (Third Eye Blind)
38 Christine Taylor Actress
36 Dean Edwards Actor, comedian
35 Hilary Swank Actress
32 Jaime Pressley Actress
27 Yvonne Strahovski Actress ("Chuck")
~ Bytor Cigar Asylum Inmate

83 Henry Ford 7/30/1863 - 4/7/1947 American industrialist who changed production with his assembly line methods
85 Casey Stengel 7/30/1890 - 9/29/1975 Baseball Hall of Famer