May 30 - The Day in History

May 30 : General Interest 1431 : Joan of Arc martyred At Rouen in English-controlled Normandy, Joan of Arc, the peasant girl who became the savior of France, is burned at the stake for heresy... read more American Revolution 1806 : Patriot and future President Andrew Jackson kills Charles Dickinson http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/patriot-and-future-president-andrew-jackson-kills-charles-dickinson Automotive 1911 : First Indianapolis 500 held http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-indianapolis-500-held Civil War 1862 : Confederates evacuate Corinth, Mississippi http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/confederates-evacuate-corinth-mississippi Cold War 1990 : Gorbachev arrives in Washington for summit http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/gorbachev-arrives-in-washington-for-summit Crime 1997 : Jonathan Levin is tortured and killed by his former student http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jonathan-levin-is-tortured-and-killed-by-his-former-student Disaster 1927 : Waters of Kentucky River peak http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/waters-of-kentucky-river-peak General Interest 1806 : Andrew Jackson wins duel http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/andrew-jackson-wins-duel 1868 : Civil War dead honored on Decoration Day http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/civil-war-dead-honored-on-decoration-day 1967 : Republic of Biafra proclaimed http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/republic-of-biafra-proclaimed 1971 : Mariner 9 departs for Mars http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/imariner-9i-departs-for-mars Hollywood 2008 : Sex and the City movie released http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sex-and-the-city-movie-released Literary 1593 : Christopher Marlowe killed in tavern brawl http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/christopher-marlowe-killed-in-tavern-brawl Music 1963 : Lesley Gore sings "It's My Party" on American Bandstand http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lesley-gore-sings-quotits-my-partyquot-on-american-bandstand Old West 1899 : Pearl Hart holds up an Arizona stagecoach http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pearl-hart-holds-up-an-arizona-stagecoach Presidential 1806 : Andrew Jackson kills Charles Dickinson in duel http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/andrew-jackson-kills-charles-dickinson-in-duel 1922 : Former President Taft dedicates Lincoln Memorial http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/former-president-taft-dedicates-lincoln-memorial Sports 1911 : First Indianapolis 500 is run http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-indianapolis-500-is-run Vietnam War 1966 : U.S. aircraft carry out new raids http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-aircraft-carry-out-new-raids 1969 : Thieu vows never to agree to a coalition government http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/thieu-vows-never-to-agree-to-a-coalition-government World War I 1913 : The First Balkan War ends http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-first-balkan-war-ends World War II 1942 : Brits bombard Cologne in Operation Millennium http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/brits-bombard-cologne-in-operation-millennium

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