Tuesday, 30 May 2006 On This Day : May 30 May 30: 1434- Taborite forces led by Prokop the Great were decisively defeated in the Battle of Lipany , effectively ending the Hussite Wars in Bohemia. 1536- Henry VIII of England married Jane Seymour (pictured) , a lady-in-waiting to his first two queen consorts. 1911 - The first Indianapolis 500 open-wheel automobile race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. 1967 - Chief Emeka Ojukwu took office as the first President of Biafra , a secessionist state in southeastern Nigeria. 1989- Goddess of Democracy , a statue made mostly of polystyrene foam and papier-mâché , was erected by student protestors in Tiananmen Square, Beijing. [listening to: Tornero (Romania) - Mihai Traistariu ] 5:13:25 PM comment [ ] trackback [ ] G! • Random © Copyright 2006 Frank Arrigo. A Geek Microsoft Blogger Last update: 8/07/2006; 10:41:09 AM.