📅 July 30 · Black Tom explosion, 1966 FIFA World Cup final, 1981 Polish hunger…

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July 30 in history: • 1916 – World War I: German agents sabotaged U.S.-made munitions in New York Harbor that were to be supplied to the Allies. → go there • 1966 – In London, the England national football team won the FIFA World Cup, winning the final against West Germany 4–2 after extra time. → go there • 1981 – Amid a widespread economic crisis and food shortages in Poland, up to 50,000 people, mostly women and children, took part in the largest of nationwide hunger demonstrations in Łódź. → go there • 2012 – A train fire killed 32 passengers and injured 27 on the Tamil Nadu Express in Andhra Pradesh, India. → go there • 2018 – Emmerson Mnangagwa (pictured) was elected to his first full term as president, having served as leader since the 2017 Zimbabwean coup d'état. → go there Born 1914: Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin Wiki link Born 1958: Kate Bush Wiki link Died 1996: Claudette Colbert Wiki link Died 2020: Lee Teng-hui Wiki link Pictured: Emmerson Mnangagwa.

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📅 July 30 · Black Tom explosion, 1966 FIFA World Cup final, 1981 Polish hunger…