The sinking of the Indianapolis
The USS Indianapolis was sunk this day in 1945 by a Japanese submarine shortly after delivering the internal components of the atomic bombs that were later dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Some 900 men died, many of whom succumbed to shark attacks, dehydration, and salt poisoning as they awaited rescue. 1945.
Former Teamsters president Jimmy Hoffa disappeared in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, under mysterious circumstances. 1975.
U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed amendments to the Social Securities Act (1935) that established Medicare and Medicaid. 1965.
Uruguay defeated Argentina to win the first World Cup in football (soccer). 1930.
Insulin was first isolated as a pancreatic extract by the Canadian scientists Sir Frederick G. Banting and Charles H. Best. 1921.
American industrialist and automobile manufacturer Henry Ford, who revolutionized factory production with his assembly-line methods, was born in Michigan. 1863.
Laurence Fishburne (born July 30, 1961, Augusta, Georgia, U.S.) is an American actor noted for the intensity of his performances. He was the recipient of a Tony Award (1992) for his work in August Wilson’s play Two Trains Running but is probably best known for his role as Morpheus in the Matrix film trilogy. Other notable movies include Apocalypse Now(1979), The Color Purple (1985), and What’s Love Got to Do with It (1993). Fishburne also appeared in several installments of the John Wick series and was a recurring character on the TV series Black-ish (2014–22).
