• May 30 1998

    28 Years ago

    A magnitude 6.6 earthquake hits northern Afghanistan, killing up to 5,000.


  • May 30 1989

    37 Years ago

    Tiananmen Square protests of 1989: The 33-foot high "Goddess of Democracy" statue is unveiled in Tiananmen Square by student demonstrators.


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  • May 30 1982

    44 Years ago

    Spain becomes the 16th member of NATO and the first nation to enter the alliance since West Germany's admission in 1955.


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  • May 30 1972

    54 Years ago

    The Angry Brigade goes on trial over a series of 25 bombings throughout United Kingdom.


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  • May 30 1972

    54 Years ago

    In Tel Aviv, members of the Japanese Red Army carry out the Lod Airport Massacre, killing 24 people and injuring 78 others.


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  • May 30 1971

    55 Years ago

    Mariner program: Mariner 9 launched to Map 70% of the surface and study temporal changes in the atmosphere and surface of Mars (planet).


  • May 30 1969

    57 Years ago

    Riots on the Caribbean island of Curaçao


  • May 30 1967

    59 Years ago

    At the Ascot Park in Gardena, California, Stunt performer Evel Knievel jumps his motorcycle over 16 cars lined-up in a row.


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  • May 30 1967

    59 Years ago

    The Nigerian Eastern Region declares independence as the Biafra, sparking a Biafran War.


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  • May 30 1966

    60 Years ago

    Former Democratic Republic of the Congo Prime Minister Evariste Kimba and several other politicians are publicly executed in Kinshasa on the orders of President Mobutu Sese Seko.


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  • May 30 1958

    68 Years ago

    Memorial Day: The remains of two unidentified American servicemen, killed in action during World War II and the Korean War, are buried at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery.


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  • May 30 1953

    73 Years ago

    The Auckland Harbour Bridge was officially opened today in Auckland, New Zealand.


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  • May 30 1948

    78 Years ago

    A dike along the flooding Columbia River breaks, obliterating Vanport, Oregon within minutes. Fifteen people die and tens of thousands are left homeless.


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  • May 30 1942

    84 Years ago

    World War II: Bombing of Cologne in World War II


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  • May 30 1941

    85 Years ago

    World War II: Battle of Crete.


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  • May 30 1941

    85 Years ago

    World War II: Manolis Glezos and Apostolos Santas climb on the athenian Acropolis, tear down the nazi swastika and replace it with the Greek flag.


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  • May 30 1925

    101 Years ago

    In China, protests erupt against the Great Powers infringing on Chinese sovereignty.


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  • May 30 1922

    104 Years ago

    In Washington, D.C., the Lincoln Memorial is dedicated.


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  • May 30 1917

    109 Years ago

    Alexander I of Greece becomes king of Greece.


  • May 30 1914

    112 Years ago

    New & then largest Cunard Line ocean liner RMS Aquitania, 45,647 tons, sails on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England to New York City.


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