Medicare and Medicaid Signed Into Law: LBJ Expands the Safety Net
Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Social Security Act of 1965 into law, creating Medicare and Medicaid to provide health coverage for seniors and low-income Americans. This legislation fundamentally reshaped the American social safety net by guaranteeing medical access to millions who previously faced financial ruin from illness.
July 30, 1965
61 years ago
Key Figures & Places
What Else Happened on July 30
bataille de Verceil durant la guerre des Cimbres.
en Hispania se enfrentan los ejércitos romanos de Cneo Pompeyo Magno y Julio César (Batalla de Ilerda).
Theodore commanded 90,000 Byzantine troops against 30,000 Arab cavalry near Beit Shemesh. He lost. The July heat turned the valley into a killing ground—Byzanti…
Der vier Wochen zuvor gewählte Papst Vitalian wird inthronisiert.
Caliph Al-Mansur ordered the construction of Baghdad on the banks of the Tigris, establishing a circular city designed to serve as the administrative heart of t…
en León (España), el rey Alfonso V promulga el Fuero de León.
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