Teamster president Jimmy Hoffa was reported missing.
Hoffa was almost certainly murdered by Frank "the Irishman" Sheeran. although that is disputed.
Be that as it may, in this era, certain unions were rather close to the mob.
Last edition:
Wednesday, July 30, 2025
Wednesday, July 30, 1945. Eisenhower questions the bomb.
The Battle of the Visayas in the Philippines, where in fact the war was still going on, ended in Allied victory. Fighting had been reduced to mopping up by this time.
The Japanese government asked civilians to harvest acorns for food. The entire Japanese population was living at the starvation level by this point in time.
The Japanese 18th Army made a last stand at the village of Numbogua, New Guinea. General Adachi, ordered his troops "to die in honorable defeat."
General Marshall ordered General MacArthur and Admiral Nimitz to coordinate plans in readiness for an early surrender by Japan.
Secretary of War Stimson informed Gen. Eisenhower of the intent to use the atomic bomb. Eisenhower questioned the wisdom of the act.
Occasionally I'll see different dates listed for an event. Here we have such an example:
Today in World War II History—July 30, 1940 & 1945: 80 Years Ago—July 30, 1945: Heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis is sunk by Japanese sub I-58 off Leyte; only 316 of 1199 men will survive the shark-infested waters.
July 30, 1945: The Fate of the USS Indianapolis
Most sources do list today, not yesterday, for the sinking of the USS Indianapolis. Not all, however. I used a source that listed July 29, as the "last edition" item below shows.
Why the difference?
Well, I don't know off hand, but the nature of the sinking, which saw the ship traveling under radio silence and in secret may have something to do with it. More likely, however, is the fact that sources using today's date put the time at 00:15.
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Tuesday, July 29, 1945. The sinking of the USS Indianapolis. The 509th Composite Group receives orders for Operation Silverplate. The last Medal of Honor of World War Two.
Friday, July 30, 1925. The Manka Schultz Ice Company.
Khan Manka partnered with Dutch Schultz (Arthur Simon Flegenheimer) to form the Manka Schultz Ice Company. Manka was partnering with Schultz in order to advance his movie industry career.
Albania ceded parts of its territory to neighboring Yugoslavia including the village of Džepište and the Monastery of Saint Naum, as part of repayment for Yugoslavian help in defending Albania against claims by Italy.
Last edition:
Wednesday, July 29, 1925. Traffic stop.
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SAVE Act would silence American voters, mainly women
SAVE Act would silence American voters, mainly women: Sen. John Barrasso has not yet taken a stand on Safeguard American Voter Eligibility, but Sen. Cynthia Lummis and Rep. Harriet Hageman are all for HR 22, writes Marion Yoder.
Tuesday, July 29, 2025
Tuesday, July 29, 1975. A Nigerian Coup.
The Nigerian government was overthrown in a coup.
The Chinese Army, the Communist one, killed hundreds of rebels and civilians in the Yunnan Province. Most of those killed were Muslim Hui's, of which 900 were killed in the village of Shadian. 400 Red Chinese soldiers were killed in the action.
The OAS voted to lift its embargo on Cuba.
Turkey took control of remaining US facilities in the country.
The US made its first delivery of weapons to UNITA in Angola.
Last edition:
Monday, July 28, 1975. Turkey acts.
Tuesday, July 29, 1945. The sinking of the USS Indianapolis. The 509th Composite Group receives orders for Operation Silverplate. The last Medal of Honor of World War Two.
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The USS Indianapolis was sunk by the submarine I-58. Secrecy due to its role in delivering the atomic bomb to Tinian would keep its sinking secrete for several days, leading to the greatest mass shark attack in history.
The 509th Composite Group of the United States Air Force received the order that would lead to the dropping of the first atomic bomb.
Melvin Mayfield performed the actions that resulted in his winning the Medal of Honor.
He displayed conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty while fighting in the Cordillera Mountains of Luzon, Philippine Islands. When 2 Filipino companies were pinned down under a torrent of enemy fire that converged on them from a circular ridge commanding their position, Cpl. Mayfield, in a gallant single-handed effort to aid them, rushed from shell hole to shell hole until he reached 4 enemy caves atop the barren fire-swept hill. With grenades and his carbine, he assaulted each of the caves while enemy fire pounded about him. However, before he annihilated the last hostile redoubt, a machinegun bullet destroyed his weapon and slashed his left hand. Disregarding his wound, he secured more grenades and dauntlessly charged again into the face of pointblank fire to help destroy a hostile observation post. By his gallant determination and heroic leadership, Cpl. Mayfield inspired the men to eliminate all remaining pockets of resistance in the area and to press the advance against the enemy.
You'll note that this occurred on Luzon, which the US had declared to be secured.
He survived the war and died in 1990 at age 71.
His action was the last action of the war to result in a Medal of Honor.
Henry Ford issued a statement declaring:
the nation and the world are on the threshold of a prosperity and standard of living that never before were considered possible.
I'm not a fan of Ford's, but he was correct, perhaps beyond his wildest imagination.
The British 8th Army, the Desert Rats, was disbanded.
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Saturday, July 28, 1945. Taking no notice.
Wednesday, July 29, 1925. Traffic stop.
New York, July 29, 1925.
L'Osservatore Romano printed a long list of Fascist offenses against Catholics.
Italy announced a new law providing that any newspaper publishing attacks on the government that were "too strong and too frequent" would receive two warnings, after which the paper would no longer be recognized.
Mikis Theodorakis (Μιχαήλ "Μίκης" Θεοδωράκης), Greek composer known for Zorba the Greek's score, was born.
Last edition:
Monday, July 28, 2025
Monday at the Bar: "Is Religious Freedom Possible in State Schools?"
These are links to two different items, albeit by the same author, and one referencing the other.
"Is Religious Freedom Possible in State Schools?"
Is religious freedom possible in state schools?
Monday, July 28, 1975. Turkey acts.
Turkey took control of US bases at Karamürsel, Sinop, Pirinçlik, Bebasi and Karaburun, all intelligence gathering sites, and indicated it was set to take control of twenty more the following day.
American illustrator Donald Mattison died at age 70.
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Study for Martinson mural Indiana Farming (1937).
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Saturday, July 28, 1945. Taking no notice.
Japanese Prime Minister Kantarō Suzuki gave a response to the Potsdam Declaration stating that Japan would "take no notice" of the Potsdam Declaration.
A B-25 flying in heavy fog struck the Empire State Building.
B-29s bombed Aomori.
Japanese battleships Haruna and Ise and,the aircraft carrier Amagi, the old cruiser Izumo, the light cruiser Oyodo and a destroyer were sunk by aircraft.
The USS Callaghan was sunk by a Yokosuka K5Y kamikaze attack off Okinawa.
The Japanese 28th Army attempted to withdraw across the Sittang River in Burma, suffering over 13,000 killed and drowned in the attempt.
The Potsdam Conference resulmeds with the appearance of Prime Minister Attlee.
The Senate ratified the Charter of the United Nations.
Jim Davis, the creator of the Garfield comic strip,was born in Marion, Indiana.
Last edition:
Friday, July 27, 1945. Preparing the bomb.
Tuesday, July 28, 1925. Léon Augustin Lhermitte
French naturalist painter Léon Augustin Lhermitte passed away at age 80.
The Gleaners, 1887.
Last edition:
Saturday, July 25, 1925.
Wednesday, July 28, 1875. The First No Hitter.
Sunday, July 27, 2025
Sunday, July 27, 1975. Thailand gives the US military the door.
Thailand terminated military agreements with the US and ordered US forces out of hte country by March 20, 1975.
Last edition:
Tuesday, July 22, 1975. The beginning of the tragedy of Afghanistan.
Friday, July 27, 1945. Preparing the bomb.
Little Boy was delivered to Tinian and preparation to drop it on Japan commenced.
Commencing on the night of July 27, B-29s dropped leaflets on eleven Japanese cities warning them that they were targeted for bombing.
The Chinese took Guilin.
Ernest Bevin became the British Foreign Affairs Secretary.
The World War Two British chiefs of staff had their final meeting with Churchill.
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Thursday, July 26, 1945. Churchill out, Attlee in.
Saturday, July 26, 2025
Thursday, July 26, 1945. Churchill out, Attlee in.
The Potsdam Declaration was issued:
No. 1382
Proclamation1
Proclamation by the Heads of Governments, United States, China and the United Kingdom
(1) We, the President of the United States, the President of the National Government of the Republic of China and the Prime Minister of Great Britain, representing the hundreds of millions of our countrymen, have conferred and agree that Japan shall be given an opportunity to end this war.
(2) The prodigious land, sea and air forces of the United States, the British Empire and of China, many times reinforced by their armies and air fleets from the west are poised to strike the final blows upon Japan. This military power is sustained and inspired by the determination of all the Allied nations to prosecute the war against Japan until she ceases to resist.
(3) The result of the futile and senseless German resistance to the might of the aroused free peoples of the world stands forth in awful clarity as an example to the people of Japan. The might that now converges on Japan is immeasurably greater than that which, when applied to the resisting Nazis, necessarily laid waste to the lands, the industry and the method of life of the whole German people. The full application of our military power, backed by our resolve, will3 mean the inevitable and complete destruction of the Japanese armed forces and just as inevitably the utter devastation of the Japanese homeland.
(4) The time has come for Japan to decide whether she will continue to be controlled by those self-willed militaristic advisers whose unintelligent calculations have brought the Empire of Japan to the threshold of annihilation, or whether she will follow the path of reason.
(5) Following are our terms. We will not deviate from them. There are no alternatives. We shall brook no delay.
(6) There must be eliminated for all time the authority and influence of those who have deceived and misled the people of Japan into embarking on world conquest, for we insist that a new order of peace, security and justice will be impossible until irresponsible militarism is driven from the world.
(7) Until such a new order is established and until there is convincing proof that Japan’s war-making power is destroyed, points in Japanese territory to be designated by the Allies shall be occupied to secure the achievement of the basic objectives we are here setting forth.
(8) The terms of the Cairo Declaration4 shall be carried out and Japanese sovereignty shall be limited to the islands of Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, Shikoku and such minor islands as we determine.
(9) The Japanese military forces, after being completely disarmed, shall be permitted to return to their homes with the opportunity to lead peaceful and productive lives.
(10) We do not intend that the Japanese shall be enslaved as a race or destroyed as [a] nation, but stern justice shall be meted out to all war criminals, including those who have visited cruelties upon our prisoners. The Japanese government shall remove all obstacles to the revival and strengthening of democratic tendencies among the Japanese people. Freedom of speech, of religion, and of thought, as well as respect for the fundamental human rights shall be established.
(11) Japan shall be permitted to maintain such industries as will sustain her economy and permit the exaction of just reparations in kind, but not those industries which would enable her to re-arm for war. To this end, access to, as distinguished from control of raw materials shall be permitted. Eventual Japanese participation in world trade relations shall be permitted.
(12) The occupying forces of the Allies shall be withdrawn from Japan as soon as these objectives have been accomplished and there has been established in accordance with the freely expressed will of the Japanese people a peacefully inclined and responsible government.
(13) We call upon the Government of Japan to proclaim now the unconditional surrender of all the Japanese armed forces, and to provide proper and adequate assurances of their good faith in such action. The alternative for Japan is prompt and utter destruction.
Potsdam July 26, 1945
Harry S Truman
Winston Churchill
by H. S. T.
President of China
by wire
The results of the 1945 British election were announced. The Labour Party won an unexpected landslide over the Conservatives. Clement Attlee accordingly became the Prime Minister on this day.
The results were not a condemnation of Churchill, but an expression by the British people that they wished to go in a new direction, post war. One of Labour's slogans had been "Cheer Churchill – Vote Labour"
The British minesweeper Vestal was heavily damaged by a kamikaze attack.
Last edition:
Wednesday, July 25, 1945. Truman orders the atomic bomb used on Japan.
Equality, Raven Peak mulled as names for Grand Teton summit with disgraced leader’s name
Equality, Raven Peak mulled as names for Grand Teton summit with disgraced leader’s name: Mount Grizzly 399, Mount Liberty ruled out by state naming board.
Wyoming’s biggest hospital gets mixed performance review following ownership transition
Wyoming’s biggest hospital gets mixed performance review following ownership transition: In 2024, Banner Wyoming Medical Center met the majority of its 17 contractual covenants — such as maintaining essential services and adding new technologies. It fell short in four areas.
No surprise.
Wyomingites may claim to prefer the government to be out of everything, but Casperites liked their county owned hospital.
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