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July 30
What happened on this day
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England win the World Cup
60 years ago
Geoff Hurst scores a hat-trick as England beat West Germany 4–2 after extra time at Wembley in 1966.
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Day of Friendship
UN International Day of Friendship, observed alongside the World Day against Trafficking in Persons.
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Banting and Best test insulin
105 years ago
Frederick Banting and Charles Best inject a pancreatic extract into a diabetic dog in Toronto in 1921, the first evidence that insulin controls blood sugar.
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Vanuatu independence
46 years ago
The New Hebrides become Vanuatu in 1980, ending an unusual condominium ruled jointly by Britain and France.
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Medicare signed into law
61 years ago
Lyndon Johnson signs health coverage for Americans over 65 in 1965, with Harry Truman enrolled as the first recipient.
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