Daily Almanac: May 30, 2023

Sunrise/Sunset:
RISE: 6:20 a.m.
SET: 9:10 p.m.

High/Low Temperatures:
HIGH: 89 °F
LOW: 57 °F

Today is…:
• Loomis Day
• National Mint Julip Day
• World MS Day

What Happened On This Day:
• 2011 Germany abandons nuclear energy. The government’s decision followed the nuclear meltdown at Japan’s Fukushima power plant and years of hands-on protests and activism by Germany powerful anti-nuclear movement.
• 1961 The Dominican dictator, Rafael Trujillo, is assassinated. El Jefe had been the Dominican Republic’s President for 31 years. Despite the assassination, the intended removal of the dictatorship in the Caribbean country failed as the ruler’s son, Ramfis Trujillo, soon stepped into his father’s shoes.
• 1911 The first Indianapolis 500 is held. Ray Harroun won the first running of the 500-mile automobile race, which is today one of the world’s most prestigious sporting events.

Births On This Day:

• 1971 Idina Menzel
American singer-songwriter, actress

• 1846 Peter Carl Fabergé
Russian goldsmith, jeweler

Deaths On This Day:

• 1778 Voltaire
French philosopher

• 1431 Joan of Arc