Historical Events for May 1930
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Events 1 - 34 of 34
1st - Bradman scores 236 Aust v Worcs, his 1st f-class innings in Eng
2nd - Des Moines (Western League) defeats Wichita 13-6 to open 1st ballpark with permanently installed lights
5th - 1st woman to fly solo from Engl to Australia takes-off (Amy Johnson)
5th - Bradman scores 185* Aust v Leicestershire, 317 mins, 16 fours
7th - Duleepsinhji scores 333 for Sussex v Northants in 330 mins
9th - 56th Preakness: Earl Sande aboard Gallant Fox wins in 2:00.6
10th - 1st US planetarium opens (Adler-Chicago)
10th - Clarrie Grimmett takes 10 for 37 v Yorkshire at Sheffield
12th - Pulitzer prize awarded to Marc Connelly (Green Pastures)
13th - Farmer killed by hail in Lubbock, Texas
13th - Only known fatality due to hail
15th - Ellen Church becomes 1st airline stewardess, United (SF to Cheyenne)
16th - 6th Walker Cup: US, 10-2
17th - 56th Kentucky Derby: Earl Sande aboard Gallant Fox wins in 2:07.6
19th - White woman win voting rights in South-Africa
20th - 1st airplane catapulted from a dirigible, Charles Nicholson, pilot
20th - University of California dedicates $1,500 to research on prevention & cure of athlete's foot
21st - Max Bishop draws 8 walks in a doubleheader
21st - NY Yankee Babe Ruth hits 3 consecutive homers
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22nd - Ruth hits 3 consecutive HR (8th-10th of 60 in 1930)
22nd - Yankee "Bronx Bombers" hit 14 HRs in a game
24th - 1st woman to fly from England to Australia solo, lands (Amy Johnson)
24th - Bradman scores 252* Australia v Surrey, 290 mins, 29 fours
24th - Ruth homers in both games of a doubleheader, giving him 9 in one week
26th - Joe Sewell, strikes out twice of his 3 times in 1930, by Pat Caraway
26th - Supreme Court rules buying liquor does not violate the Constitution
27th - Richard Drew invents masking tape
27th - The 1,046-foot (319-meter) Chrysler Building in New York City, the tallest man-made structure at the time, opens to the public.
28th - Georges Forbes succeeds Joseph Ward as premier of NZ
28th - The Chrysler Building in New York City officially opens.
30th - Bill Arnold wins Indianapolis 500 car race (161.6 kph)
31st - Bradman gets his 1,000th run of the English Cricket season
31st - Building begins on Albert Canal in Belgium
31st - Comet 73P/1930 (Schwassmann-Wachmann 3) approaches 0.0617 AUs of Earth
