1916

German saboteurs blew up a munitions plant on Black Tom, an island near Jersey City, New Jersey, killing about a dozen people.

1930

Uruguay won the first FIFA World Cup, defeating Argentina 4-2.

1956

President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a measure making “In God We Trust” the national motto, replacing “E Pluribus Unum.”

1965

President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Social Security Amendments of 1965, which led to the creation of Medicare and Medicaid.

1976

Bruce Jenner, now known as Caitlyn Jenner, set a world record of 8,618 points and won the gold medal in the Olympic decathlon at the Montreal Summer Games.

2012

Three electric grids in India collapsed in a cascade, cutting power to 620 million people in the world’s biggest blackout.

Birthdays

Former Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig is 90. Actor and former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is 77. Actor Jean Reno is 76. Actor Ken Olin is 70. Actor Delta Burke is 68. Law professor Anita Hill is 68. Singer-songwriter Kate Bush is 66. Actor Lisa Kudrow is 61. Basketball Hall of Famer Chris Mullin is 61. Actor Vivica A. Fox is 60.