1874 : 1st admission charge at a football game, Harvard beats McGill 3-0
1885 : 11th Kentucky Derby: Babe Henderson aboard Joe Cotton wins in 2:37¬
1886 : 12th Kentucky Derby: Paul Duffy aboard Ben Ali wins in 2:36«
1888 : 14th Kentucky Derby: George Covington aboard MacBeth II wins in 2:38¬
1890 : 16th Kentucky Derby: Isaac Murphy aboard Riley wins in 2:45
1919 : 45th Preakness: Johnny Loftus aboard Sir Barton wins in 1:53
1920 : Wash Senator Walter Johnson wins his 300th game vs Detroit
1927 : 53rd Kentucky Derby: Linus McAtee aboard Whiskery wins in 2:06
1938 : 64th Preakness: Maurice Peters aboard Dauber wins in 1:59.8
1949 : 75th Preakness: Ted Atkinson aboard Capot wins in 1:56
1972 : In Willie Mays 1st game as a NY Met his homer beats SF Giants, 5-4
1975 : Dynamo Kiev wins 15th Europe Cup II
1977 : Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens sweep Boston Bruins in 4 games
1980 : Valencia wins 20th Europe Cup II
1981 : 35th NBA Championship: Bost Celtics beat Houston Rockets, 4 games to 2
1983 : Rosa Mota runs female world record 20k (1:06:55.5)
1988 : baseball game, he & St Louis Cards lose to Braves 7-5 in 19 inn

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