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Today in History: July 30, Jenner takes gold in Montreal
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Today in history: On July 30, 1976, Caitlyn Jenner, as Bruce Jenner, won the gold medal and set a world record in the Olympic decathlon at the Montreal Summer Games.

Caitlin Jenner, as Bruce Jenner, lets go of the shot put July 29, 1976, to place second in the event, part of the decathlon competition. Caitlin Jenner, as Bruce Jenner, lets go of the shot put July 29, 1976, to place second in the event, part of the decathlon competition.

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 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a measure making “In God We Trust” the national motto, replacing “E Pluribus Unum.”

In 2008, ex-Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic was extradited to The Hague to face genocide charges after nearly 13 years on the run.

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