Today in History: July 30, Jenner takes gold in Montreal

Today is Thursday, July 30, the 211th day of 2026. There are 154 days left in the year.Today in history:On July 30, 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.Also on this date:In 1619, the first representative assembly in colonial America convened in Jamestown in the Virginia Colony.In 1864, during the Civil War, Union forces tried to take Petersburg, Virginia, by exploding a gunpowder-laden mine shaft beneath Confederate defense lines; the attack failed.In 1916, German saboteurs blew up a munitions plant on Black Tom, an island near Jersey City, New Jersey, killing about a dozen people.In 1930, Uruguay won the first FIFA World Cup, defeating Argentina 4-2.In 1945, the hea