Daily Archives: May 30, 2022

26 people killed as three terrorists open fire inside Lod Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 30 1972)

1970s


Video: '1972 Lod Airport Massacre Revisited'

(Tuesday, May 30, 1972, 10:20 p.m. Israel Standard Time; during the Lod Airport massacre) — Three gunmen armed with automatic rifles and hand grenades attacked a crowd of 250 to 300 people tonight at Lod Airport (now Ben Gurion International Airport) near Tel Aviv, Israel, killing 26 people and injuring 79 others. Continue reading 26 people killed as three terrorists open fire inside Lod Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 30 1972) →

Lincoln Memorial dedicated on National Mall in Washington, D.C. 100 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 30 1922)

1920s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'Lincoln Memorial Dedication May 30, 1922'

(Tuesday, May 30, 1922, 2:30 p.m. EDT) — The Lincoln Memorial, a U.S. national memorial built to honor the 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, was dedicated today on the western end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., across from the Washington Monument. Continue reading Lincoln Memorial dedicated on National Mall in Washington, D.C. 100 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 30 1922) →