July 30: on this day in history

Historical events

1. 762The Abbasid caliph al-Mansur founded the new capital, Baghdad, on the Tigris.
2. 1619The Virginia General Assembly, America's first elected legislature, met for the first time.
3. 1932Walt Disney's Flowers and Trees was released as the first cartoon filmed in Technicolor.
4. 1966England won its first World Cup by defeating West Germany 4-2 in the final.
5. 2003The last classic Volkswagen Beetle rolled off the production line at the factory in Mexico.

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