1873 1st Preakness Stakes: G. Barbee aboard Survivor wins in 2:43 at Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, Maryland
1883 9th Kentucky Derby: William Donohue aboard Leonatus wins in 2:43
1884 12th Preakness: S Fisher aboard Knight of Ellerslie wins in 2:39.5
1901 35th Belmont: H Spencer aboard Commando wins in 2:21
1922 Future World Heavyweight boxing champion Gene Tunney suffers his only professional defeat in 15-round unanimous points decision against Harry Greb at Madison Square Garden, NY
1926 Hack Wilson is 1st to hit a home run off Wrigley Field scoreboard
1932 Australian cyclist Hubert Opperman sets paced world records 1,384km in 24 hours, and 1,609km (1,000 miles) in 28 hours, 55 minutes, 39 seconds at Melbourne Motordrome
1953 78th Preakness: Eric Guerin aboard Native Dancer wins in 1:57.8
1964 Dale Greig runs female marathon world record (3:27:45)
1968 AC Milan of Italy win 8th European Cup Winner’s Cup against Hamburger SV of West Germany 2-0 in Rotterdam
1970 San Diego Padres beat SF Giants 17-16 in 15 innings
1978 AL approves transfer of Red Sox to Jean Yawkey for $15M
1979 1st edition of ”Wisden Cricket Monthly”
1984 Detroit Tigers win AL record tying 16th straight road game
1990 NY Yankees hit 6 home runs to beat Minnesota Twins 12-0
1990 34th European Cup: Milan beats Benfica 1-0 at Vienna
1991 Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Tommy Greene no-hits Montreal Expos, 2-0
1991 San Diego Sockers win 4th consecutive Major Soccer League championship
1992 NY Yankees play in their 4th straight extra inning game
1992 NHL Prince of Wales Conference Final: Pittsburgh Penguins beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 0
1995 47th time opposing pitchers hit HRs, K Foster (Cubs)/M Freeman (Rocks)
2001 9th UEFA Champions League Final: Bayern Munich beats Valencia (1-1, 5-4 on penalties) at Milan
2001 Marco Siffredi becomes the first person to snowboard down Mount Everest via the Norton Couloir (some share record accreditation with Stefan Gatt)
2003 NHL Eastern Conference Final: New Jersey Devils beat Ottawa Senators, 4 games to 3
2007 UEFA Champions League Final, Athens: Filippo Inzaghi scores twice as AC Milan beats Liverpool, 2-1 for 7th title
2010 NHL Western Conference Finals: Chicago Black Hawks beat San Jose Sharks, 4 games to 0
2018 NFL owners approve new NFL national anthem policy whereby players required to stand if they choose to be on the field for pre-game presentations

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