This Day In History
May 30 1996 Britain's Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson were granted an uncontested decree ending their 10-year marriage. May 30 1982 Kelsey Grammer marries Doreen Alderman. May 30 1982 Spain became NATO's 16th member. May 30 1981 Tommy Lee Jones marries Kimberlea Gayle Cloughley. May 30 1981 The compact disk is introduced. May 30 1980 Pope John Paul II arrived in France on the first visit by the head of the Roman Catholic Church since the early 19th century. May 30 1971 The American space probe Mariner IX blasted off from Cape Kennedy, Fla., on a journey to Mars. May 30 1958 Unidentified soldiers killed in World War II and the Korean conflict were buried at Arlington National Cemetery. May 30 1943 American forces secured the Aleutian island of Attu from the Japanese during World War II. May 30 1937 10 people were killed when police fired on steelworkers demonstrating near the Republic Steel plant in South Chicago. May 30 1922 The Lincoln Memorial was dedicated in Washington, D.C., by Chief Justice William Howard Taft. May 30 1911 Indianapolis 500 car race run for first time. Winning driver Ray Harroun takes it with a blazing 75 mph. May 30 1883 12 people were trampled when rumors that the Brooklyn Bridge was in danger of collapsing. May 30 1854 The territories of Nebraska and Kansas were established. May 30 1539 Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto landed in Florida. May 30 1431 Joan of Arc burned at the stake for being a heretic.
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Birthdays
May 30 1974 Cee-Lo (Goodie Mob), rapper. May 30 1972 Trey Parker, Actor. May 30 1971 Patrick Dahlheimer, musician. May 30 1964 Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine), musician. May 30 1964 Country singer Wynonna. May 30 1961 Ralph Carter, Actor. May 30 1958 Ted McGinley, Actor. May 30 1953 Colm Meaney, Actor (Chief O'Brien). May 30 1951 Stephen Tobolowsky, Actor. May 30 1939 Michael J. Pollard, Actor. May 30 1936 Ruta Lee, Actress. May 30 1927 Clint Walker, Actor. May 30 1926 Johnny Gimble, Country musician. May 30 1916 Dr. Joseph W. Kennedy, scientist, discoverer of plutonium. May 30 1909 Benny Goodman, swinger. May 30 1908 Mel Blanc, the voice of Bugs, Elmer, Porky, and Daffy. May 30 1265 Dante Alighieri, Italian poet May 30 1672 Peter I (the Great) czar of Russia
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Independence Day
Independence Day!
07/04/2012 12:01 AM
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