On This Day - May 30, A Shot Of History

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1922 – The Lincoln Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C.
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/on-this-day/may-30/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qmvoxGCpD8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0NoHN1TU5I

1961 – The long-time Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo is assassinated in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_Trujillo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcTTmy5TAP4

1968 – Charles de Gaulle reappears publicly after his flight to Baden-Baden, Germany, and dissolves the French National Assembly by a radio appeal. Immediately after, less than one million of his supporters march on the Champs-Élysées in Paris. This is the turning point of May 1968 events in France.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_1968_events_in_France
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_dV8SpgQYg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3Kvu6Kgp88

1909, Benny Goodman, the American jazz clarinetist and orchestra leader, was born.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benny_Goodman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mJ4dpNal_k