On this day: July 30

POSTED: 11:29 PM PDT Jul 28, 2012    UPDATED: 11:00 PM PDT Jul 29, 2012 

A breakfast classic is invented, the host nation captures the very first World Cup, Hoffa goes missing and one of Hollywood's major power couples splits up, all on this day.

OTD July 30 - George Steinbrenner
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1990: George Steinbrenner is banned permanently from day-to-day management (but not ownership) of the New York Yankees by MLB Commissioner Fay Vincent for hiring Howie Spira to "get dirt" on Dave Winfield. He would actually be reinstated in 1993.

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