WHAT HAPPENED IN HISTORY ON MAY 30th:

1896 - 1st car accident occurs, (car it a bicyclist in NYC)
1967 - Robert "Evel" Knievel's motorcycle jumps 16 automobiles
1969 - Indianapolis 500: Mario Andretti wins in 3:11:14.689 (252.453 km/h);1970 - Indianapolis 500: Al Unser wins in 3:12:37.057 (250.654 km/h)
1976 - Bobby Unser sets world record for fastest pit stop (4 seconds)
1986 - Bobby Rahal is 1st to avg over 170 mph in Indianapolis 500
2000 - 35th Academy of Country Music Awards: Shania Twain, Faith Hill & Tim McGraw wins

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Happy Birthday to:

1964 - Wynonna, [Christina Judd], Ashland Ky, singer (Judds-Why Not Me)

Happy Anniversary to:

1966 - Country singer Dolly Parton (20) weds Carl Dean (23) in Ringgold, Georgia
1999 - "The Goodbye Girl" actor Richard Dreyfuss (51) weds accountant Janelle Lacey in Los Angeles
2008 - Film actor Charlie Sheen (42) weds socialite Brooke Mueller (30) at a private estate in Los Angeles, California

Goodbye to:

 

For more historical events that happened this date, visit www.historyorb.com/day/may/30

 

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