FRIDAY, JULY 30, 2010

Today is Friday, July 30, the 211th day of 2010. There are 154 days left in the year.

1733 ― Society of Freemasons opens first American lodge in Boston

1839 ― Slave rebels, take over slaver Amistad

1863 ― Pres Lincoln issues ``eye-for-eye" order to shoot a rebel prisoner

for every black prisoner shot

1913 ― Conclusion of the Second Balkan War

1928 ― George Eastman demonstrates first color movie

1930 ― Uruguay beats Argentina 4-2 for soccer's first World Cup in Montevideo

1948 ― Professional wrestling premiers on prime-time network TV (DuMont)

1965 ― LBJ signs Medicare bill, which went into effect following year

1983 ― Weight lifter Sergei Didyk of USSR jerks a record 261 kg

1990 ― George Steinbrenner is forced by Commissioner Fay Vincent to resign

as principal partner of the NY Yankees