Important Events on May 30th In History:
1911: The first Indianapolis 500 ends with Ray Harroun winning the race.
1913: Albania becomes an independent country.
1922: In Washington, D.C., The Lincoln Memorial is dedicated.
1942: 1,000 British bombers launch a 90-minute attack on Cologne, Germany during World War II.
1961: The long-time Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo is assassinated in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
1963: A protest against pro-Catholic discrimination during the Buddhist crisis is held outside South Vietnam’s National Assembly, the first open demonstration during the 8-year presidency of Ngo Dinh Diem.
1967: The Nigerian Eastern Region declares independence as the Republic of Biafra, sparking a civil war.
1971: Mariner program: Mariner 9 is launched to map 70% of the surface, and to study temporal changes in the atmosphere and surface, of Mars.
1972: The Angry Brigade goes on trial over a series of 25 bombings throughout the United Kingdom.
1975: The European Space Agency is established.
1982: Spain joins NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization).
1990: Croatian Parliament is constituted after the first free, multi-party elections, today celebrated as the National Day of Croatia.
2012: Former Liberian president Charles Taylor is sentenced to 50 years in prison for his role in atrocities committed during the Sierra Leone Civil War.
2013: Nigeria passes a law banning same-sex marriage.
2020: Malia and Michael “MJ The Terrible” Johnson’s beautiful daughter, Caroline Grace Johnson was born.
Meet the newest edition to our family, and the cutest little creature imaginable…….. Caroline Grace Johnson! – https://www.therealmjtheterrible.com/meet-the-newest-edition-to-our-family-and-the-cutest-little-creature-imaginable-caroline-grace-johnson/
