1885 11th Kentucky Derby: Babe Henderson aboard Joe Cotton wins in 2:37.25
1886 12th Kentucky Derby: Paul Duffy aboard Ben Ali wins in 2:36.50
1888 14th Kentucky Derby: George Covington aboard MacBeth II wins in 2:38.00
1890 16th Kentucky Derby: Isaac Murphy aboard Riley wins in 2:45
1906 Flagpole at the White Sox ballpark breaks during pennant-raising
1918 Sunday baseball is made legal in Washington, D.C.
1919 44th Preakness: Johnny Loftus aboard Sir Barton wins in 1:53
1920 Washington Senator Walter Johnson wins his 300th game vs Detroit
1920 Giants inform Yankees that the lease allowing them to play in the Polo Grounds will not be renewed at end of 1920 season
1927 53rd Kentucky Derby: Linus McAtee aboard Whiskery wins in 2:06
1935 Northamptonshire County Cricket Club gains (over Somerset at Taunton by 48 runs) what proved to be their last victory for 99 matches, a record in the County Championship. Their next Championship win was not until May 29, 1939.
1938 63rd Preakness: Maurice Peters aboard Dauber wins in 1:59.8
1938 England soccer team beats Nazi-Germany, 6-3
1949 74th Preakness: Ted Atkinson aboard Capot wins in 1:56
1975 Dynamo Kyiv of the Soviet Union win 15th European Cup Winner’s Cup over Ferencvár osi TC of Hungary 3-0
1977 KC Royals Jim Colborn no-hits Texas Rangers, 6-0
1980 Valencia of Spain wins 20th European Cup Winner’s Cup against Arsenal of England 5-4 on penalties in Brussels
1980 Bucky Dent hits an inside park HR, Royals walk 14 Yanks including 5 with bases loaded, Yanks win 16-3
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)
1986 NHL Clarence Campbell Conference Final: Calgary Flames beat St. Louis Blues, 4 games to 3
1987 NHL Prince of Wales Conference Final: Philadelphia Flyers beat Montreal Canadians, 4 games to 2
1988 1st non-pitcher (Jose Oquendo) in 20 years to get a decision in a baseball game, he & St Louis Cards lose to Braves 7-5 in 19 inn
1988 NHL Prince of Wales Conference Final: Boston Bruins beat New Jersey Devils, 4 games to 3
1989 1st Tour de Trump bicycle race run (Atlanta)
1994 FA Cup Final: Manchester United defeat Chelsea 4-0 at Wembley Stadium, London
1995 At 43 years, 162 days Manchester City goalkeeper John Burridge becomes the oldest player to appear in an EPL match, a 3-2 home defeat to Queens Park Rangers
1997 FC Barcelona of Spain win 37th European Cup Winner’s Cup against Paris Saint-Germain of France 1-0 in Rotterdam
2011 English FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London (88,643): Manchester City beats Stoke City, 1-0; Yaya Touré scores 74′ winner; Citizens’ 5th title
2017 PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: 21 year old South Korean Kim Si-woo shoots final round 69 to win by 3 strokes ahead of Louis Oosthuizen and Ian Poulter
2018 US Supreme Court strikes down federal law banning sports gambling in most states
2018 Arsenal finish EPL season in 6th place on 63 points; fail to qualify for the UEFA Champions League for the first time since 1997
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