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{{*mp}} [[1431]] - [[Hundred Years' War]]: '''[[Joan of Arc]]''' ''(pictured)'' was [[Execution by burning|burned at the stake]] in [[Rouen]], [[France]] after being convicted of [[heresy]] in a politically motivated trial. |
{{*mp}} [[1431]] - [[Hundred Years' War]]: '''[[Joan of Arc]]''' ''(pictured)'' was [[Execution by burning|burned at the stake]] in [[Rouen]], [[France]] after being convicted of [[heresy]] in a politically motivated trial. |
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{{*mp}} [[1434]] - [[Taborite]] forces led by [[Prokop the Great]] were decisively defeated in the [[Battle of Lipany]], effectively ending the '''[[Hussite Wars]]''' in [[Bohemia]]. |
{{*mp}} [[1434]] - [[Taborite]] forces led by [[Prokop the Great]] were decisively defeated in the [[Battle of Lipany]], effectively ending the '''[[Hussite Wars]]''' in [[Bohemia]]. |
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{{*mp}} [[1854]] - The '''[[Kansas-Nebraska Act]]''' became law, establishing the [[Political divisions of the United States|U.S. territories]] of [[Nebraska]] and [[Kansas]]. |
{{*mp}} [[1854]] - The '''[[Kansas-Nebraska Act]]''' became law, establishing the [[Political divisions of the United States|U.S. territories]] of [[Nebraska]] and [[Kansas]]. |
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{{*mp}} [[1911]] - The first '''[[Indianapolis 500]]''' [[Open wheel car|open-wheel]] [[Auto racing|automobile race]] [[1911 Indianapolis 500|was held]] at the [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]] in [[Speedway, Indiana|Speedway]], [[Indiana]], won by [[Ray Harroun]] in a [[Marmon]]. |
{{*mp}} [[1911]] - The first '''[[Indianapolis 500]]''' [[Open wheel car|open-wheel]] [[Auto racing|automobile race]] [[1911 Indianapolis 500|was held]] at the [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]] in [[Speedway, Indiana|Speedway]], [[Indiana]], won by [[Ray Harroun]] in a [[Marmon]]. |
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{{*mp}} [[1922]] - The '''[[Lincoln Memorial]]''' in [[Washington, D.C.]], featuring a [[sculpture]] of [[Abraham Lincoln]] by [[Daniel Chester French]], opened. |
{{*mp}} [[1922]] - The '''[[Lincoln Memorial]]''' in [[Washington, D.C.]], featuring a [[sculpture]] of [[Abraham Lincoln]] by [[Daniel Chester French]], opened. |
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Revision as of 16:27, 30 May 2007
May 30: Indian Arrival Day in Trinidad and Tobago
- 1431 - Hundred Years' War: Joan of Arc (pictured) was burned at the stake in Rouen, France after being convicted of heresy in a politically motivated trial.
- 1434 - Taborite forces led by Prokop the Great were decisively defeated in the Battle of Lipany, effectively ending the Hussite Wars in Bohemia.
- 1854 - The Kansas-Nebraska Act became law, establishing the U.S. territories of Nebraska and Kansas.
- 1911 - The first Indianapolis 500 open-wheel automobile race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, won by Ray Harroun in a Marmon.
- 1922 - The Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., featuring a sculpture of Abraham Lincoln by Daniel Chester French, opened.
- 1989 - Goddess of Democracy, a statue made mostly of polystyrene foam and papier-mâché, was erected by student protestors in Tiananmen Square, Beijing.