1868 Australian Aboriginal Cricket tour of England begins v Surrey Gentlemen
1876 4th Preakness: G Barbee aboard Shirley wins in 2:44.75
1895 20th Preakness: Fred Taral aboard Belmar wins in 1:50.5
1899 33rd Belmont: R Clawson aboard Jean Beraud wins in 2:23
1900 Retired London fire master Eyre Massey Shaw aged 70 reputedly becomes oldest gold medalist in Olympics for sailing (disputed)
1904 38th Belmont: George Odom aboard Delhi wins in 2:06.6
1906 After 20 straight wins, Boston Pilgrims lose to Chicago White Sox 3-0
1935 Babe Ruth hits his last 3 home runs in Pittsburgh, Boston Braves still lose the game 11–7 to the Pirates
1939 Carl Storck becomes 2nd NFL president
1953 Braves Max Surkont strikes out record 8 Reds in a row
1959 US Supreme Courtt rules Louisiana prohibiting black-white boxing unconstitutional
1963 Great Britain ends its amateur-professional classes in cricket
1966 Peru & Argentina soccer fans fight in Lima; 248 die
1967 European Cup Final, Estádio Nacional, Lisbon: Glasgow Celtic beats Internazionale, 2-1; first British team to win the Cup
1970 3rd ABA Championship: Indiana Pacers beat LA Stars, 4 games to 2
1975 29th NBA Championship: Golden Warriors sweep Wash Bullets in 4 games
1975 Cleveland’s Dennis Eckersley, debuts shutting out the A’s 6-0
1975 Indianapolis 500: Bobby Unser wins rain-shortened race ahead of defending champion Johnny Rutherford and pole-sitter A. J. Foyt for his second Indy title
1977 21st European Cup: Liverpool beats Borussia Monchengladbach 3-1 at Rome
1980 Jacek Wszoka of Poland sets high jump record (7’8”)
1980 Indianapolis 500: Johnny Rutherford wins from pole position for his third Indy victory; sixth driver to win the race three times
1982 Ferguson Jenkins becomes 7th pitcher to strike out 3,000 batters
1983 Kirk Gibson (Tigers) & Jorge Orta (Blue Jays) hit inside park HRs
1983 27th European Cup: Hamburg beats Juventus 1-0 at Athens
1984 Det Tigers lose to Seattle 7-3 ends record tying 17 consecutive wins
1984 Red Sox trade pitcher Dennis Eckersley to Cubs for Bill Buckner
1988 32nd European Cup: PSV Eindhoven beats Benfica (0-0, 6-5 on penalties) at Stuttgart
1989 Stanley Cup Final, Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec: Calgary Flames beat Montreal Canadiens, 4-2 to win series 4 games to 2; Flames’ first SC title
1991 Stanley Cup Final, Metropolitan Sports Center, Bloomington, MN: Pittsburgh Penguins beat Minnesota North Stars, 8-0 for a 4-2 series win; Penguins’ first Final series appearance
1992 NY Yankees score 9 runs before 1st out in 8th inn, beat Brewers 13-7
1996 1st Super Rugby Final, Eden Park, Auckland: Blues win inaugural title with a 45-21 victory over the Natal Sharks; fullback Adrian Cashmore lands 3 penalties & 3 conversions for the home team
1997 Todd and Mel Stottlemyre become 1st father and son to win 100 games
1997 NHL Eastern Conference Final: Philadelphia Flyers beat New York Rangers, 4 games to 1
2002 Super Rugby Final, Jade Stadium, Christchurch: Crusaders win 4th title with a 31-13 thumping of the ACT Brumbies; flyhalf Andrew Mehrtens boots 3 penalties, 2 conversions and a dropped goal for the winners
2003 Indianapolis 500: French born Brazilian driver Gil de Ferran passes Penske teammate and defending champion Hélio Castroneves with 31 laps remaining for his first Indy 500 win
2005 13th UEFA Champions League Final: Liverpool beats Milan (3-3, 3-2 on penalties)
2008 Indianapolis 500: Scott Dixon of New Zealand wins ahead of Vítor Meira and Marco Andretti; 19th winner from pole and first victor from NZ
2012 NHL Eastern Conference Finals: New Jersey Devils beat New York Rangers, 4 games to 2
2014 Indianapolis 500: American driver Ryan Hunter-Reay holds off runner-up Hélio Castroneves of Brazil by a margin of 0.0600 seconds, the second-closest finish in race history
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