May 30 - The Things People Once Took Extremely Seriously

from Wait, That's Random: This Day in History · host C.L. Berns

May 30, 2026 — Today is National Hole In My Bucket Day, which somehow turned out to fit an episode full of people treating very dangerous situations with absolute seriousness.Today’s episode looks at the execution of Joan of Arc… Andrew Jackson surviving a duel before becoming president… and the chaotic, dust-covered insanity of the very first Indianapolis 500.A lot of today’s stories ended up becoming about belief:belief in honor,belief in identity,belief in competition,and belief in systems larger than yourself.Anyway… that’s what I ended up finding while working through May 30.

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