Today is Saturday, July 30, the 212th day of 2016. There are 154 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight: On July 30, 1916, German saboteurs blew up a munitions plant on Black Tom, an island near Jersey City, New Jersey. Although casualties were limited (about a dozen people were killed), the explosion was so huge, it was felt throughout New York City and damaged the Statue of Liberty.
On this date:
In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed a measure creating Medicare, which began operating the following year.
In 1975, former Teamsters union president Jimmy Hoffa disappeared in suburban Detroit; although presumed dead, his remains have never been found.
Today’s Birthdays: Blues musician Buddy Guy is 80. Movie director Peter Bogdanovich is 77. Singer Paul Anka is 75. Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is 69. Law professor Anita Hill is 60. Movie director Richard Linklater is 56. Actor Laurence Fishburne is 55. Actress Lisa Kudrow is 53. Actress Vivica A. Fox is 52. Actor Terry Crews is 48. Actress Hilary Swank is 42. Alt-country singer-musician Seth Avett is 36.
Thought for Today: “The secret of managing is to keep the guys who hate you away from the guys who are undecided.” — Casey Stengel, American baseball manager (born this date in 1890, died in 1975).
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