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Sporting Events on May 28

1875 : 3rd Preakness: L Hughes aboard Tom Ochiltree wins in 2:43«
1880 : 8th Preakness: L Hughes aboard Grenada wins in 2:40«
1901 : 26th Preakness: Fred Landry aboard The Parader wins in 1:47.2
1904 : 29th Preakness: Eugene Hildebrand aboard Bryn Mawr wins in 1:44.2
1912 : Jackie Matthews takes 2 cricket hat-tricks same day Aust v S Africa
1927 : Hammond scores his 1,000th cricket run of the season after 22 days
1934 : Hobbs scores his 197th & last FC cricket ton at 51 years 163 days
1941 : 1st night game at Wash DC, Griffith stadium (Yanks 6, Senators 5)
1941 : NY Yankees nip Wash Senators 6-5 in 1st night game at Griffith Stadium
1946 : 1st night game at Yankee stadium (Senators 2, Yanks 1)
1955 : 81st Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Nashua wins in 1:54.6
1955 : Bob Sweikert wins Indianapolis 500
1956 : Dale Long becomes 1st to hit HRs in 8 straight games
1961 : Record 27 HRs hit in 7 AL games
1968 : Senator Eugene McCarthy wins Democrate primary in Oregon
1969 : AC Milan wins 14th Europe Cup 1 in Madrid
1973 : Chic White Sox beat Cleve Indians, 6-3, in 21 inn (game started 5/26)
1975 : Bayern Mnchen wins 20th Europe Cup 1 in Paris
1980 : Nottingham Forrest wins 25th Europe Cup 1 in Madrid
1983 : Hamburger ZV wins 28th Europe Cup 1 in Athens
1986 : Democratic Labor Party wins parliamentary election in Barbados
1987 : 60th Natl Spelling Bee: Stephanie Petit wins spelling staphylococci
1989 : Emerson Fittipaldi wins Indianapolis 500
1990 : Eugenia Charles' Dom'n Freedom Party wins election in Dominica
1992 : 65th National Spelling Bee: Amanda Goad wins spelling lyceum

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