| Track | Year | Event | Artist | Song | Album |
| 1. | 1431 | Hundred Years' War: in Rouen, France, 19-year-old Joan of Arc is burned at the stake by an English-dominated tribunal. Because of this the Catholic Church remember this day as the celebration of Saint Joan of Arc. | The Smiths | Bigmouth Strikes Again | The Queen is Dead |
| 2. | 1539 | In Florida, Hernando de Soto lands at Tampa Bay with 600 soldiers with the goal of finding gold. | Eskmo | Gold & Stone | Eskmo |
| 3. | 1806 | Andrew Jackson kills Charles Dickinson in a duel after Dickinson had accused Jackson's wife of bigamy. | Iron Maiden | The Duellists | Powerslave |
| 4. | 1868 | Decoration Day (the predecessor of the modern "Memorial Day") is observed in the United States for the first time (By "Commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic" John A. Logan's proclamation on May 5). | The Carter Family | Dying Soldier | The Carter Family |
| 5. | 1879 | New York City's Gilmores Garden is renamed Madison Square Garden by William Henry Vanderbilt and is opened to the public at 26th Street and Madison Avenue. | Mirah | The Garden | Advisory Committee |
| 6. | 1899 | Female Old West outlaw Pearl Hart robs a stage coach 30 miles southeast of Globe, Arizona. | The Microphones | Pearl Diver | Island Songs |
| 7. | 1883 | In New York City, a rumor that the Brooklyn Bridge is going to collapse causes a stampede that crushes twelve people. | Fleetwood Mac | Don't Stop | Rumours |
| 8. | 1958 | Memorial Day: the remains of two unidentified American servicemen, killed in action during World War II and the Korean War respectively, are buried at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. | Envy | For You Who Died | From Here to Eternity |
(Historical facts about May 30 are from Wikipedia.)
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