History Blog

May 30

Happy Birthday RIP Mel Blanc(Melvin Blank 1908–1989) Benjamin “Benny” Goodman(1909–1986) ; Ruta Kilmonis(“Lee”)–86 Stephen Tobolowsky–71 Colm Meaney–69 Theodore “Ted” McGinley–64 Ralph Carter–61 Mark Sheppard–58 “Wynonna Judd”(Christina Ciminella)–58 Idina Menzel–51 Omri Katz–46 ; 1911 – At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the first Indianapolis 500 ends with Ray Harroun in his Marmon Wasp becoming the first winner of the 500-mile auto race