This Day @ Law
Convention on Cluster Munitions approved

On May 30, 2008, nations agreed to ban the use of cluster bombs by signing the Convention on Cluster Munitions. The United States, Russia, and China each declined to sign the treaty.

Learn more about the Convention on Cluster Munitions from the treaty's official website.

Joan of Arc burned at the stake for witchcraft

On May 30, 1431, after being convicted of witchcraft at her trial, Joan of Arc was burned at the stake.

Review the transcripts from Joan of Arc's trial, online from the Fordham University Center for Medieval Studies.