Shimla, July 30, Keekli Bureau
2007
Swedish screenwriter and director Ingmar Bergman—who was known for his bleak depiction of human loneliness, vulnerability, and torment—died.
1975
Former Teamsters president Jimmy Hoffa disappeared under mysterious circumstances.
1965
U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed amendments to the Social Securities Act (1935) that established Medicare and Medicaid.
1956
The phrase “In God we trust” legally became the national motto of the United States.
1942
Frank Sinatra sang with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra in his last recording before venturing on a solo career.
1936
American blues musician Buddy Guy, who was noted for his slashing electric guitar riffs and passionate vocals, was born in Lettsworth, Louisiana.
1930
Uruguay defeated Argentina to win the first World Cup in football (soccer).
1921
Insulin was first isolated as a pancreatic extract by the Canadian scientists Sir Frederick G. Banting and Charles H. Best.
1863
American industrialist and automobile manufacturer Henry Ford, who revolutionized factory production with his assembly-line methods, was born.
1540
Lutheran clergyman Robert Barnes was burned as a heretic after being used by Thomas Cromwell and King Henry VIII to gain European support for their antipapal movement in England.
