This Day In History — First Indianapolis 500 was held

May 30

1431
Joan of Arc was burned at the stake as a heretic.

1536
King Henry VIII of England married his 3rd wife, Jane Seymour, 11 days after he had his 2nd wife, Anne Boleyn executed.

1911
The first Indianapolis 500 was won by Ray Harroun.

1922
The Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, was dedicated by Chief Justice William Howard Taft.

1998
An earthquake in Northern Afghanistan (and subsequent aftershocks) killed an estimated 5,000 and injured at least 1,500. A quake on Feb. 4 in the same area had killed about 2,300.

Birthdays

Countee Cullen
Pronunciation: [koun´tE´] 1903–46, American poet, born in New York City

Alexander Archipenko
sculptor (1887)

Irving G. Thalberg
movie executive (1899)

Seton Howard Frederick Lloyd
archaeologist (1902)

Mel Blanc
actor (1908)

Benny Goodman
musician (1909)

Gale Sayers
football player (1943)

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