◆ On this day

May 30

4 sourced moments from May 30 in history: Joan of Arc was burned in Rouen in 1431 as a relapsed heretic; The first Indianapolis 500 motor race is run (1911); The Lincoln Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C. (1922), plus 1 more.

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4 things happened on May 30

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1942 History · War & Conflict

The first 1,000-bomber air raid strikes Cologne

On the night of May 30, 1942, the RAF scraped together more than a thousand aircraft to overwhelm a single German city in 90 minutes.

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1922 Geography · Landmarks & Wonders

The Lincoln Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C.

On Memorial Day 1922, a Greek-temple shrine of white marble opened to honor the president who held the Union together.

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1911 Sports · Motorsport

The first Indianapolis 500 motor race is run

On May 30, 1911, Ray Harroun won America's inaugural 500-mile race in a single-seater fitted with what may be the first rear-view mirror.

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1431 History · Medieval

Joan of Arc was burned in Rouen in 1431 as a relapsed heretic

Condemned for heresy rather than witchcraft, Joan died in Rouen's Old Market. Her supposed relics turned out to be an Egyptian mummy.

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