Years Ago

Today is Saturday, May 30, the 150th day of 2015. There are 215 days left in the year.

ASSOCIATED PRESS

On this date in:

1431: Joan of Arc, condemned as a heretic, is burned at the stake in Rouen, France.

1814: The first Treaty of Paris is signed, ending war between France and the Sixth Coalition (the United Kingdom, Russia, Austria, Sweden, Portugal and Prussia).

1883: Twelve people are trampled to death in a stampede sparked by a rumor that the recently opened Brooklyn Bridge is in danger of collapsing.

1911: The first Indy 500 takes place at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway; the winner was Ray Harroun, who drove a Marmon Wasp for more than 61/2 hours at an average speed of 74.6 mph and collected a prize of $10,000.

1922: The Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., is dedicated in a ceremony attended by President Warren G. Harding, Chief Justice William Howard Taft and Robert Todd Lincoln.

1935: Babe Ruth plays in his last major league baseball game for the Boston Braves, leaving after the first inning of the first of a double-header against the Philadelphia Phillies, who won both games (Ruth announced his retirement three days later).

1937: Ten people are killed when police fire on steelworkers demonstrating near the Republic Steel plant in South Chicago.

1943: During World War II, American troops secure the Aleutian island of Attu from Japanese forces.

1958: Unidentified American service members killed in World War II and the Korean War are interred in the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery.

1980: Pope John Paul II arrives in France on the first visit there by the head of the Roman Catholic Church since the early 19th century.

1996: Britain’s Prince Andrew and the former Sarah Ferguson are granted an uncontested decree ending their 10-year marriage.

VINDICATOR FILES

1990: Despite large turnouts and vocal opposition at hearings in Youngstown and Warren, officials of Ohio Edison Co. remain convinced that the company is justified in seeking a $218 million rate increase.

Youngstown police are taking the offensive against accusations of police brutality, and police Chief Randall Wellington says the accusations are exaggerated and unproven.

Austintown Township trustees adopt a resolution adding $5 to the license plate fee for township residents. A similar move in 1988 resulted in a petition drive to put the tax on the ballot. It was defeated.

1975: Bishop James W. Malone will ordain nine new priests in the Youngstown Diocese during ceremonies in June at St. Columba Cathedral that will be broadcast live on WFMJ-TV 21.

Montgomery Ward will open a full-line department store at 476 Boardman-Canfield Road, which was formerly an Almart store.

Ezell Armour, Mahoning County welfare director, expresses concern that a large number of people in the 18-19 age bracket are being added to the general welfare rolls.

1965: The Interstate 680 expressway through Youngstown to state Route 11 in Austintown and I-80 west toward the GM complex at Lordstown will be open by the fall of 1967.

Dr. and Mrs. Howard Jones host a tea for 699 graduates of Youngstown University at Pollock House. launching commencement week activities.

A record-shattering $14 million to $15 million a week is being pumped into the Youngstown district’s booming economy by wages and salaries.

1940: Youngstown pays its respects to the dead of three wars, the Civil War, Spanish-American War and the World War with a sunrise service, parade and ceremonies at various cemeteries.

Louis Bydo, a totally blind student, is graduating with all A’s from South High School. He is a member of the National Honor Society and will be attending Youngstown College in pre-law studies.

Dr. Herbert E. Hawkes, dean of Columbia University, New York, will speak at commencement exercises for 183 graduates of Youngstown College at Stambaugh Auditorium.