Today is Saturday, May 30, the 150th day of 2009. There are 215 days left in the year.
1536 _ English king Henry VIII marries Jane Seymour
1539 _ Spanish explorer Fernando de Soto discovers Florida
1588 _ Spanish Aramada under Medina-Sidonia departs Lisbon to invade England
1814 _ First Treaty of Paris, after Napoleon's first abdication
1889 _ The brassiere is invented
1896 _ First car accident occurs, Henry Wells hit a bicyclist (NYC)
1964 _ Beatles' ``Love Me Do" single goes No. 1
1967 _ Biafra declares independence from Nigeria
1968 _ President De Gaulle disbands French parliament
1992 _ U.N. votes for sanctions against Serb-led Yugoslavia to halt fighting