Today in History — May 30
1431
30 May 1431: Joan of Arc Executed at Rouen
On May 30, 1431, a nineteen-year-old peasant girl from Lorraine was burned at the stake in the market square of Rouen, France. Joan of Arc, who had led French armies to remarkable victories against England…
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1953
29 May 1953: Hillary and Tenzing Reach the Summit of Everest
On May 29, 1953, New Zealand beekeeper Edmund Hillary and Nepalese Sherpa Tenzing Norgay became the first human beings confirmed to reach the summit of Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth at 29,032 feet…
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28 May 1453: The Eve of Constantinople Fall to the Ottomans
On April 28, 1789, crew members of HMS Bounty, led by Fletcher Christian, seized control of the ship from Captain William Bligh in one of the most famous mutinies in naval history. The dramatic events…
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- 29 May 1953: Hillary and Tenzing Reach the Summit of EverestMay 29
- 28 May 1453: The Eve of Constantinople Fall to the OttomansMay 28
- 27 May 1937: Golden Gate Bridge Opens to the PublicMay 27
- 26 May 1940: Operation Dynamo Begins the Dunkirk EvacuationMay 26
- 25 May 1961: President Kennedy Announces Moon Mission GoalMay 25
- 24 May 1844: Samuel Morse Sends First Telegraph MessageMay 24
- 23 May 1618: The Defenestration of Prague Sparks the Thirty Years WarMay 23
- 22 May 1960: The Great Chilean Earthquake StrikesMay 22
- 21 May 1927: Charles Lindbergh Completes First Solo Transatlantic FlightMay 21
- 20 May 1927: Charles Lindbergh Begins First Solo Nonstop Transatlantic FlightMay 20
- 19 May 1536: Anne Boleyn Executed at the Tower of LondonMay 19
- 18 May 1980: Mount St. Helens Erupts in Catastrophic Volcanic ExplosionMay 18
- 17 May 1954: Supreme Court Rules Segregation Unconstitutional in Brown v. Board of EducationMay 17
- 16 May 1929: First Academy Awards Ceremony Held at Hollywood Roosevelt HotelMay 16
- 15 May 1940: First McDonald\x27s Restaurant Opens in San Bernardino, CaliforniaMay 15