Today

Today is Saturday, May 30, the 151st day of 2020. There are 215 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight

On May 30, 1989, student protesters in Beijing erected a “Goddess of Democracy” statue in Tiananmen Square (the statue was destroyed in the Chinese government’s crackdown).

On This Date

In 1431, Joan of Arc, condemned as a heretic, was burned at the stake in Rouen, France.

In 1911, the first Indy 500 took place at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway; the winner was Ray Harroun, who drove a Marmon Wasp for more than 6½ hours at an average speed of 74.6 mph and collected a prize of $10,000.

In 1912, aviation pioneer Wilbur Wright, 45, died in Dayton, Ohio, more than eight years after he and his brother, Orville, launched their first airplane.

In 1922, the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., was dedicated in a ceremony attended by President Warren G. Harding, Chief Justice William Howard Taft and Robert Todd Lincoln.

In 1935, Babe Ruth played in his last baseball game for the Boston Braves, leaving after the first inning of the first game of a double-header against the Philadelphia Phillies, who won both games.

In 1943, during World War II, American troops secured the Aleutian island of Attu from Japanese forces.

In 1972, three members of the Japanese Red Army opened fire at Lod Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, killing 26 people. Two attackers died; the third was captured.

Lottery

Megabucks: $2.0 million

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Mega Millions: $336 million

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Powerball: $125 million

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Win for Life: May 27

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Pick 4: May 28

• 1 p.m.: 5-2-6-3

• 4 p.m.: 8-6-0-2

• 7 p.m.: 8-8-7-2

• 10 p.m.: 1-5-2-7

Pick 4: May 27

• 1 p.m.: 1-0-1-2

• 4 p.m.: 6-9-4-7

• 7 p.m.: 9-4-1-8

• 10 p.m.: 8-6-8-8

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Today’s Quote

“There are two statements about human beings that are true: that all human beings are alike, and that all are different. On those two facts all human wisdom is founded.”

— Mark Van Doren, American poet (1894-1972)