On This Day In History
29 July 1948. George VI opened the London Olympic Games. It was the first Olympiad since the 1936 Berlin Games. It was the 2nd time London had hosted, the first being in 1908. The Olympics returned to London in 2012, making London the first 3-time host city. pic.twitter.com/7LNEaAWeH7
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) July 29, 2022
29 July 1966. On the night before the 1966 World Cup Final, Alf Ramsey, the England manager, took the entire squad to the Odeon cinema in Hendon, to see, Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines. They were staying at the nearby Hendon Hall Hotel, and walked there and back. pic.twitter.com/x4exrPhTBG
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) July 29, 2022
29 July 1974. Singing legend, Mama Cass Elliot, the former lead singer of The Mamas and Papas, died (aged 32) in Flat 12, 9 Curzon Square, London. In 1978, The Who drummer, Keith Moon, died in the same apartment. It was owned by the US singing star, Harry Nilsson. pic.twitter.com/1UcbPBgcAh
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) July 29, 2022
British film legend, David Niven, who died #OTD in 1983. In 1975, he told Michael Parkinson about his early film roles. pic.twitter.com/ggiGGjVAaQ
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) July 29, 2022
29 July 2015. Irish born, Peter O’Sullevan, died (aged 97). He was the BBC’s leading horse racing commentator from 1947 to 1997. He described some of the greatest moments in the history of flat and jump racing during this period with his trademark unflappable commentary style. pic.twitter.com/hCrqzOeiiX
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) July 29, 2022
July 30th
1178 Frederick I (Barbarossa), Holy Roman Emperor, crowned King of Burgundy
1419 First defenestration of Prague: anti-Catholic Hussites, followers of executed reformer Jan Hus, storm Prague town hall and throw the judge, mayor and several city council members out the windows. They die in the fall or killed by crowd outside.
1619 House of Burgesses Virginia forms, 1st elective American governing body
1863 Indian Wars: Chief Pocatello of the Shoshone tribe signs the Treaty of Box Elder, promising to stop harassing the emigrant trails in southern Idaho and northern Utah
1869 The Charles, considered the world’s first "oil tanker", departs from the United States headed for Europe with a bulk capacity of 7,000 barrels of oil
1935 1st Penguin book is published, starting the paperback revolution
1937 Russian Politburo issues NKVD Order no. 00447, to repress former kulak and anti-soviets, 269,100 to be arrested, 76,000 to be shot. Part of the Great Purge.
This day 90 years ago – 30 July 1928 – Pat O'Callaghan won gold in the men's hammer throw at the Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.
This was the first medal won by an athlete representing Ireland since independence, and the first time the Irish tricolour was raised at the Olympics. pic.twitter.com/y3ybMhUfu6
— This Day in Irish History (@ThisDayIrish) July 30, 2018
Happy Birthday to composer, musician, singer Kate Bush! Her fans around the world will celebrate with mass dances titled 'The Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever'. Bush's song 'Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)' was recently used on TV's Stranger Things. https://t.co/tS5bRZtZsU pic.twitter.com/mFM6fbNAlW
— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) July 30, 2022
On this day in 1866, a white mob that included many Confederate war veterans attacked a group of Black people who were participating in a voting rights convention in New Orleans, killing dozens. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/jmvcRh51HE
— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) July 30, 2022
Born on 30 July: Emily Bronte (1818), the author of the classic novel, Wuthering Heights, and Kate Bush (1958), the composer of the pop song inspired by the novel. pic.twitter.com/w5IML5z31N
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) July 30, 2022
30 July 1871. The boiler of the Staten Island Ferry, Westfield, suddenly exploded. It was estimated that 40 people were killed, but when all the passengers were accounted for, the number reached 125. It’s still the worst accident in the history of the Staten Island Ferry. pic.twitter.com/rMFqt0coTu
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) July 30, 2022
30 July 1898. Otto von Bismarck died (aged 83). He masterminded the unification of Germany in 1871, and served as its first chancellor until 1890, in which capacity he dominated European diplomacy. After his fall in 1890, German foreign policy became much more antagonistic. pic.twitter.com/xgTtSiXYU6
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) July 30, 2022
30 July 1914. Tsar Nicholas II ordered the mobilisation of the Russian Army, to aid Serbia against Austria-Hungary. The German government treated this as a green light to begin its own war plans. The outbreak of the “Great War” was drawing closer. pic.twitter.com/kNhK18Xw6P
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) July 30, 2022
30 July 1930. Uruguay beat Argentina 4-2 to win the first Men’s FIFA World Cup. The final was played at the, Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, Uruguay before a crowd of 93,000. It’s one of only two World Cup Finals not held on a Sunday (the other is 1966). pic.twitter.com/eYO1qkQCSB
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) July 30, 2022
30 July 1938. The first edition of The Beano comic was published. It’s the longest running British children’s comic. It’s peak sale in one week was 1,974,072 in April 1950. The original mascot of the comic was a racist stereotype called “Little Peanut”. pic.twitter.com/Y9ONTgr3qX
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) July 30, 2022
30 July 1965. US President, Lyndon B. Johnson, signed the Social Security Act of 1965 into law, which established the health care services Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare provided health care for Americans aged 65 or older and Medicaid was for those on low incomes and benefits. pic.twitter.com/qwAeWidRNX
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) July 30, 2022
BBC football commentator, Kenneth Wolstenholme’s commentary on the 4th goal in England’s 1966 World Cup victory over West Germany.
pic.twitter.com/69tHY2OQ4d— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) July 30, 2022
The wives of the 1966 England World Cup winning team were not allowed to attend the official FIFA banquet. Instead, they were herded into an upstairs room in the hotel, served a meal and each was presented with a pair of scissors! pic.twitter.com/fblUxWFoAx
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) July 30, 2022
30 July 1966. Batman, The Movie, was released in the USA. It was based on the US-ABC TV series and was the first feature film of the DC Comics character. It starred Adam West as Batman and Burt Ward as Robin. pic.twitter.com/RDwlqLPk24
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) July 30, 2022