May 30 in History
What happened on May 30 in history?
A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on may 30 in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened on may 30 in history.
?>1971
NASA launches Mariner 9, the first satellite to orbit Mars.
1942
The Royal Air Force launches the first 1,000 plane raid over Germany.
1921
The U.S. Navy transfers the Teapot Dome oil reserves to the Department of the Interior.
1913
The First Balkan War ends.
1912
U.S. Marines are sent to Nicaragua to protect American interests.
1889
The brassiere is invented.
1868
Memorial Day begins when two women place flowers on both Confederate and Union graves.
1862
Union General Henry Halleck enters Corinth, Mississippi.
1859
The Piedmontese army crosses the Sesia River and defeats the Austrians at Palestro.
1854
The Kansas-Nebraska Act repeals the Missouri Compromise.
1848
William Young patents the ice cream freezer.
1814
The First Treaty of Paris is declared, returning France to its 1792 borders.
1783
The first American daily newspaper, The Pennsylvania Evening Post, begins publishing in Philadelphia.
1539
Hernando de Soto lands in Florida with 600 soldiers in search of gold.
1527
The University of Marburg is founded in Germany.
1431
Joan of Arc is burned at the stake by the English.
1416
Jerome of Prague is burned as a heretic by the Church.