Today in History
National News Today in History Today is Friday, July 30, the 211th day of 2021. There are 154 days left in the year. by Associated Press Jul. 29 2021 @ 8:24pm Today is Friday, July 30, the 211th day of 2021. There are 154 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 30, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed a measure creating Medicare, which began operating the following year. On this date: In 1619, the first representative assembly in America convened in Jamestown in the Virginia Colony. In 1864, during the Civil War, Union forces tried to take Petersburg, Virginia, by e...