Today in History for July 30th

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TodayInHistoryToday in History for July 30thToday in History for July 30thThe Associated PressHighlights of this day in history: Ex-Teamsters leader Jimmy Hoffa disappears; Medicare and Medicaid signed into law; A blast rocks Black Tom Island; The USS Indianapolis sunk; Henry Ford and Arnold Schwarzenegger born. (July 30)[Notes:ANCHOR VOICE] July 30th, 1975: (AP Photos) Former Teamsters Union president Jimmy Hoffa disappears in suburban Detroit. His son, James P. Hoffa: (SOT of James P. Hoffa) Although Hoffa is presumed dead, his remains have never been found. Hoffa's son is elected the Teamsters' leader more than two decades later. 1965: (AP Photos) (SOT of LBJ)President Lyndon Johnson signs Medicare and Medicaid into law. The government programs provide health insurance for America's elderly and poor. 1916:(AP Photos) An estimated two-thousand tons of munitions explode on Black Tom Island ... near Jersey City, New Jersey.Suspicion focuses on German sabotage as the cause of the blast, which kills seven people ... nine months before the United States enters World War One.1945: (AP Photos) Near the end of World War Two in the Pacific, a Japanese destroyer torpedoes the USS Indianapolis. Only 316 out of the 1,196 men on board the battle cruiser survive the sinking and shark-infested waters. It happens just after the ship delivers components for the first atomic bomb that the U.S. drops on Hiroshima, Japan a week later. 1863: (AP Photos) Auto pioneer Henry Ford is born near Dearborn, Michigan. Ford's Model T car and assembly line methods revolutionized America's roads and its industry. And, 1947: (AP Photos) (NAT of 'The Terminator') Arnold Schwarzenegger --- the bodybuilder-turned-movie star who became Governor of California --- is born in Austria. Today in History, July 30th --- ___ ___, The Associated Press. (****END****) ANCHOR VOICE:-------------------------Ed DonahueVIDEO PRODUCER:------------------------------Ray BassettVIDEO SOURCE:--------------------------VariousVIDEO APPROVAL:------------------------------Nick MooreVIDEO RESTRICTIONS:----------------------------------NoneSCRIPT/WIRE SOURCE:

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  • I think you are ...

    I think you are referring to the FBI acting on a "tip" and digging in several locations in Michigan with no results.

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    I thought the remains of Jimmy Hoffa were found last year...

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