This Day In History, July 30th.
Five Historical Events That Happened on July 30th
The House of Burgesses, America's first representative parliament, met in Jamestown, Virginia, in 1619.
During the American Civil War, the Second Battle of Dalton took place in 1864. General John Bell Hood's Confederate Army launched an unsuccessful attack on General William T. Sherman's Union Army.
Uruguay won the first FIFA World Cup in 1930, defeating Argentina 4-2 in the final in Montevideo, Uruguay.
The USS Indianapolis, a US Navy cruiser, was attacked and sunk in the Pacific Ocean by a Japanese submarine in 1945. Over 800 crew members were killed in the attack or in the days that followed at sea.
The fourth manned mission to land on the moon, Apollo 15, was launched from Florida's Kennedy Space Center in 1971. David R. Scott, James B. Irwin, and Alfred M. Worden were among the mission's crew members.
1619: The first representative assembly in America, the House of Burgesses, met in Jamestown, Virginia.
The House of Burgesses was the British American colonies' first democratically elected legislative assembly. It met for the first time on July 30, 1619, at the church of Jamestown, Virginia. The assembly was made up of 22 burgesses (representatives) elected by their fellow colonists from various settlements around the colony. The House of Burgesses was a model for later colonial legislatures and played an important role in the establishment of representative governance in America.
1864: The Second Battle of Dalton took place during the American Civil War. The Confederate Army led by General John Bell Hood unsuccessfully attacked the Union Army under General William T. Sherman.
During the American Civil War, the Second Battle of Dalton took place on July 30, 1864. General John Bell Hood, leading the Confederate Army of Tennessee, made a failed attack near Dalton, Georgia, against the Union Army of the Cumberland, headed by General William T. Sherman. The combat was part of the Atlanta Campaign, which lasted from May to September 1864 and had the ultimate goal of taking Atlanta, a vital Confederate city and transportation center. Although the Confederate attack at Dalton failed to dislodge the Union army, it did cause Sherman's approach to be delayed for a brief period of time.
1930: Uruguay won the first-ever FIFA World Cup, defeating Argentina 4-2 in the final match held in Montevideo, Uruguay.
The inaugural FIFA World Cup was contested in 1930 in Montevideo, Uruguay, and the final match was played on July 30, 1930, between Uruguay and Argentina. Uruguay won the match 4-2 and became the first team in history to win the FIFA World Cup. The round-robin event included 13 teams, including four from Europe and nine from South America. The inaugural FIFA World Cup was a huge success, paving the way for the tournament to become the world's most renowned international football championship.
1945: The USS Indianapolis, a U.S. Navy cruiser, was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine and sank in the Pacific Ocean. Over 800 of the crew members died in the attack or the subsequent days at sea.
The USS Indianapolis was a heavy cruiser of the United States Navy's Portland class. On July 30, 1945, the ship was attacked in the Philippine Sea by a Japanese submarine while returning from a covert mission to deliver components of the atomic bomb to Tinian Island. The ship sank in 12 minutes, and while about 900 of the 1,196 crew members on board escaped the catastrophe, just 316 were recovered after four days at sea. The remainder perished as a result of injuries, exposure to the weather, or shark attacks. The sinking of the USS Indianapolis remains one of the bloodiest tragedies in US Navy history.
1971: The Apollo 15 mission, the fourth manned mission to land on the moon, was launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mission's crew included David R. Scott, James B. Irwin, and Alfred M. Worden.
The Apollo 15 mission was the fourth manned mission to land on the Moon, and was launched on July 30, 1971, from Florida's Kennedy Space Center. David R. Scott led the mission, and James B. Irwin piloted the lunar module, while Alfred M. Worden piloted the command module. The Apollo 15 mission was the first to use the Lunar Roving Vehicle, which allowed the astronauts to go farther on the moon's surface and gather more samples. The mission also included the first extensive scientific examination of the Moon's surface and heralded the start of the "J-missions," a series of Apollo missions devoted to lunar exploration and scientific inquiry.