Here are some things that happened on the 30th of May, throughout the years:
The last ship of the Spanish Armada sets sail from Lisbon heading for the English Channel. (1588)
The Kansas-Nebraska Act becomes law establishing the US territories of Nebraska and Kansas. (1854)
New York City’s Gilmores Garden is renamed Madison Square Garden by William Henry Vanderbilt and is opened to the public at 26th Street and Madison Avenue. (1879)
In New York City, a rumor that the Brooklyn Bridge is going to collapse causes a stampede that crushes twelve people. (1883)
In Washington, D.C. the Lincoln Memorial is dedicated (1922)
World War II: 1000 British bombers launch a 90-minute attack on Cologne, Germany. (1942)
A dike along the flooding Columbia River breaks, obliterating Vanport, Oregon within minutes. Fifteen people die and tens of thousands are left homeless (1948)
Memorial Day: the remains of two unidentified American servicemen, killed in action during World War II and the Korean War respectively, are buried at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. (1958)
The Angry Brigade goes on trial over a series of 25 bombings throughout Britain. (1972)
In Tel Aviv members of the Japanese Red Army carry out the Lod Airport Massacre, killing 24 people and injuring 78 others.(1972)
Spain becomes the 16th member of NATO and the first nation to enter the alliance since West Germany’s admission in 1955. (1982)