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Today in American History - July 30

By Martin Kelly, About.com

Events:


1619 - The first representative body in America, the House of Burgesses, met for the first time at Jamestown.

1956 - "In God We Trust" was made the National Motto.

Births:


1863 - Henry Ford

Deaths:


1718 - William Penn

1875 - George Pickett

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