The last Volkswagen Beetle rolled off the assembly line in Mexico
Production ended on the original air-cooled Beetle design after 65 years and over 21 million vehicles. The final car was sent to a museum in Puebla, M...
July 30 in History
Significant events that happened on this day.
Historical Events
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1980
Vanuatu gained independence from joint British-French colonial rule
The Pacific island nation ended 74 years as the New Hebrides condominium, one of history's strangest colonial arrangements where two countries ruled s...
1975
Jimmy Hoffa disappeared from a restaurant parking lot in Michigan and was never seen again
MajorThe former Teamsters union president vanished from the Machus Red Fox restaurant where he was supposedly meeting two Mafia leaders. Despite extensive...
1965
President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Medicare and Medicaid into law
MajorLBJ traveled to Independence, Missouri to sign the bill in front of former President Harry Truman, who received the first Medicare card. The program f...
1956
Congress adopted 'In God We Trust' as the official motto of the United States
President Eisenhower signed the law making this phrase the national motto, replacing the unofficial 'E Pluribus Unum.' The change occurred during the...
1942
The WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) was established in the U.S. Navy
President Roosevelt signed legislation allowing women to serve in the Navy for the first time, beyond nursing roles. Over 80,000 women would eventuall...
1930
Uruguay won the first FIFA World Cup by defeating Argentina 4-2
MajorIn front of 93,000 spectators in Montevideo, Uruguay became the inaugural World Cup champions. The host nation came from behind to win, with the match...
1871
Staten Island became part of New York City through a referendum
Voters in the towns of Richmond County chose to join New York City, though the consolidation wouldn't be fully completed until 1898. Interestingly, St...
1863
Henry Ford was born in a farmhouse in Michigan
The future automobile magnate entered the world on his family's farm in Springwells Township. Ford would go on to revolutionize manufacturing with the...
1818
Emily Brontë was born in Yorkshire, England
The author of the gothic masterpiece 'Wuthering Heights' was born into a remarkably literary family—all three Brontë sisters became famous novelists....
1729
The city of Baltimore was founded in Maryland
The colonial legislature established Baltimore Town on the Patapsco River, naming it after Lord Baltimore, the proprietor of Maryland. It started with...
1619
The first representative assembly in the Americas met in Jamestown, Virginia
MajorThe Virginia House of Burgesses convened for the first time, establishing representative government in colonial America. This assembly laid the ground...
1588
The Spanish Armada was first spotted off the coast of England
MajorEnglish lookouts sighted the massive invasion fleet of 130 ships sent by King Philip II of Spain to overthrow Queen Elizabeth I. The subsequent battle...