May 30th


1539: Hernando de Soto lands at Tampa Bay, Florida with the goal of finding gold and cheap real estate in foreclosure.


1879: Madison Square Garden opens to the public. Luckily, the Knicks don't use the venue to terrorize the public until 1949.


1967: The Nigerian Eastern Region declares independence, sparking a civil war and thousands of suicides by map-makers across the world.