On May 30, 1909, Benny Goodman was born in Chicago, Illinois.. He became one of the most influential American musicians of the twentieth century and was later known as the “King of Swing.” Swing music became one of the defining sounds of American culture during the 1930s and 1940s. Growing out of jazz, swing featured strong rhythm, lively dance tempos, big band arrangements, and sections of brass, reeds, and percussion working together in an energetic, polished sound.

On May 29, 1848, Wisconsin was admitted to the Union as the 30th state. This was a major turning point in American expansion because Wisconsin was the last state formed entirely from the old Northwest Territory. Its statehood also reflected the rapid movement of settlers, immigrants, farmers, miners, and business interests into the upper Midwest. Wisconsin’s constitution made public education a central responsibility of state government.

On May 28, 1830, President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act into law. The Indian Removal Act of 1830 gave the president authority to negotiate treaties that would move Native nations living east of the Mississippi River to lands west of the river. In practice, the law helped the federal government pressure Native nations to give up ancestral homelands in the Southeast, including land in Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, North Carolina, and surrounding areas.