May 30th Events & Coupons

Auctions, Pop Ups and Marketplaces See All

Netflix Bites MGM Grand Las Vegas
Pop Ups and Vendor Markets | Feb 11, 2025 - Feb 20, 2026
United States > Nevada > Las Vegas > > 89109

Contests and Giveaways See All

Enter the My Nintendo Universal Epic Universe Super Nintendo World Sweepstakes
Gaming Contests | Mar 4 - Jun 30, 2025
United States > Florida > Orlando > > 32819

Conventions, Live Shows and Fairs See All

Kaiju Brooklyn
Anime Conventions | May 30 - Jun 1, 2025
United States > New York > Brooklyn > > 11232
Dream Con
Comic Cons | May 30 - Jun 1, 2025
United States > Texas > Houston > > 77010

Firsts, Starts and Openings See All

Dan Da Dan: Evil Eye
Canadian Theatrical Releases | May 30 - Jul 1, 2025

Fundraisers See All

Narratives See All

Product Releases See All

Show and Movie Releases See All

Bring Her Back
U.S. Theatrical Releases | May 30, 2025
Dan Da Dan: Evil Eye
Canadian Theatrical Releases | May 30 - Jul 1, 2025

Social and Cultural Events See All

National Photography Month
Social and Cultural Events | May 1 - May 31
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Social and Cultural Events | May 1 - May 31

May 30th In History

Firsts, Starts and Openings See All

Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge
Auto Shows | May 30, 2023
First-ever Hong Kong Pop Culture Festival
Art Exhibitions | May 20 - Dec 31, 2023
Hong Kong > > Sai Wan Ho

Narratives See All

Sean Giambrone
Birthdays | May 30, 1999
Will Peltz
Birthdays | May 30, 1986

Show and Movie Releases See All

Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge
Auto Shows | May 30, 2023
The Films of David Lynch Screening Series at IFC Center
Film Screenings and Series | May 17 - Jun 1, 2023
United States > New York > New York City > > 10014

National Name Your Poison Day | Social and Cultural Events | Jun 8

National Name Your Poison Day

Social and Cultural Events | Jun 8

The newspaper Daily National Republican in Washington, D.C. reported in its March 24, 1864 edition, “The latest fashion in Washington of asking a party what they will take to drink is ‘Please nominate your poison, gentlemen.'” The story made its rounds to newspapers across the country and by 1867 writers attributed the term to people in Indiana.

The phrase seems to have been used mostly to describe the action of ordering the drink. Even in 1914 as the mayor of New Bavaria, Ohio proposed a law requiring all drinkers to apply for drinking licenses, the phrase was popular. The phrase comes in many forms – pick, choose, or name – and of course nominate your poison.