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Today in History for July 30Today in History1619: First legislative assembly in America: Jamestown, Virginia1858: Explorer John Speke names African's great Lake Victoria after the English monarch 1930: First World Cup is won by Uruguay 1942: Canada approves conscription 1966: England wins first televised World Cup 1974: Watergate affair approaches climax: tapes are released, Congress votes on third article of impeachment Notable Births1818: Emily Bronte (author: Wuthering Heights)1863: Henry Ford (auto manufacturer: first assembly line production: the Tin Lizzie) 1890: Casey (Charles) Stengel (baseball: NY Yankees player and manager: 7 World Series championships [1949-53, 1956, 1958]) 1898: Henry Moore (sculptor) 1925: Jacques Sernas (actor: 55 Days at Peking, La Dolce Vita, Superfly T.N.T.) 1929: Christine McGuire (singer: group: The McGuire Sisters: Sincerely, Something's Gotta Give, He, Sugartime) 1933: Edd Byrnes (Breitenberger) (actor: 77 Sunset Strip, Darby's Rangers; singer w/Connie Stevens: Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb; holds record for appearing on the most magazine covers [20] in one month [October 1960]) 1934: Ben Piazza (actor: Guilty by Suspicion, The Hanging Tree) 1938: Joe Nuxhall (baseball: Cincinnati Reds pitcher: youngest major-league player [15yrs, 314 days]) 1939: Peter Bogdanovich (director: Texasville, The Last Picture Show, Paper Moon, What's Up Doc?; writer: The Last Unicorn) 1939: Eleanor Smeal (feminist: president of NOW) 1941: Paul Anka (songwriter: Johnny's Theme [Tonight Show Theme], My Way, She's a Lady, Diana; singer: 33 hits over 3 decades: Diana, You Are My Destiny, Lonely Boy, Put Your Head on My Shoulder, Puppy Love, You're Having My Baby) 1947: Marc Bolan (Feld) (singer: group: T. Rex: Bang a Gong) 1947: Arnold Schwarzenegger (actor: Eraser, The Terminator, Predator, Twins, Conan the Barbarian, Total Recall, Kindergarten Cop, True Lies, Last Action Hero; married to Maria Shriver; 5-time Mr. Universe; part owner of Planet Hollywood restaurants) 1954: Ken Olin (actor: Hill Street Blues, Falcon Crest, Thirtysomething) 1956: Delta Burke (actress: Delta, Designing Women, Filthy Rich, Chisholm; Miss Florida) 1956: Anita Hill (law professor: Hill-Thomas hearings before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee concerning Clarence Thomas' nomination to the Supreme Court) 1961: Laurence Fishburne (Tony Award-winning actor: Two Trains Running; Apocalypse Now, Bad Company, Boyz in the Hood) 1974: Hilary Swank (actress: Growing Pains, Evening Shade, The Next Karate Kid) Notable Deaths2003: Sam Phillips, music. Founded Sun Records in Memphis. Started recording carers of Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison, B. B. King and more. Born: January 5, 1923. |
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