1879 : 5th Kentucky Derby: Charlie Shauer aboard Lord Murphy wins in 2:37
1900 : 2nd modern Olympic games opens in Paris (lasted 5 months)
1913 : 38th Preakness: James Butwell aboard Buskin wins in 1:53.4
1941 : White Sox Taft Wright sets AL record of RBIs in 13 consecutive games
1950 : 76th Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Hill Prince wins in 1:59.2
1959 : Ford wins battle with Chrysler to call its new car "Falcon"
1960 : Baseball game in Milwaukee postponed due to dense fog
1961 : 87th Preakness: Johnny Sellers aboard Carry Back wins in 1:57.6
1967 : 93rd Preakness: Bill Shoemaker aboard Damascus wins in 1:55.2
1972 : 5th ABA Championship: Indiana Pacers beat NY Nets, 4 games to 2
1972 : 98th Preakness: Eldon Nelson aboard Bee Bee Bee wins in 1:55.6
1978 : 104th Preakness: Steve Cauthen aboard Affirmed wins in 1:54.4
1981 : Ipswich Town wins 10th UEFA Cup at Amsterdam
1985 : Indians-Brewers game at Cleve Stadium is 1st rain-out of 1985, ends
1985 : record string of 458 ML games since Opening Day without a rain-out
1987 : G”tenborg wins 16th UEFA Cup at Dundee
1989 : 115th Preakness: Pat Valenzuela aboard Sunday Silence wins in 1:53.8
1992 : FC Barcelona wins 373 Europe Cup 1 at London
1995 : 121st Preakness: Pat Day aboard Timber Coutry wins in 1:54.4
1995 : Twins Marty Cordova ties rookie record of HRs in 5 consecutive games

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