1. On July 30, 1965, Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Medicare and Medicaid programs into law, which greatly improved access to healthcare for millions of Americans, including those living in Maryland.

2. In 1729, the city of Baltimore was founded on July 30th by Englishman and politician Sir William Blakiston.

3. On July 30, 1812, the Treaty of Fort Wayne was signed, which resulted in the cession of millions of acres of Native American land to the United States, including portions of present-day Indiana, Illinois, and Michigan.

4. In 1956, the first-ever intercollegiate lacrosse match was played in Maryland on July 30th between the University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins University, which began a long-standing rivalry between the two schools in the sport.

5. On July 30, 2010, Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley signed into law the Farm-to-School Program, which brought locally grown produce into schools across the state and helped promote healthy eating habits among Maryland children.