1. In 1929, the Talmadge-Ellis debate took place on May 30th at the University of Georgia. The debate was between Herman Talmadge and his opponent Thomas Watson Ellis Jr. for the governor's race in Georgia.

2. May 30, 1970, marked the first time that Atlanta hosted the Peachtree Road Race. The race has become a staple of Atlanta's Fourth of July celebrations and is now one of the largest 10K races in the world.

3. On May 30, 1830, the Indian Removal Act was signed into law by President Andrew Jackson, leading to the forced relocation of thousands of Native Americans, including the Cherokee Nation in Georgia, to Indian Territory in present-day Oklahoma.

4. May 30, 1955, marked the inauguration of Georgia's first Democratic governor, Marvin Griffin, since the post-Civil War Reconstruction era. Griffin served as governor from 1955 until 1959.

5. On May 30, 1935, the Supreme Court of Georgia overturned the conviction of Leo Frank, a Jewish man wrongfully accused of the murder of 13-year-old Mary Phagan. The decision was a significant victory for Jewish advocacy groups and highlighted the anti-Semitic sentiments prevalent in Georgia at the time.