- 1862 First baseball enclosure opens at Union Grounds in Brooklyn
- 1876 2nd Kentucky Derby: Bobby Swim aboard Vagrant wins in 2:38.25
- 1894 20th Kentucky Derby: Frank Goodale aboard Chant wins in 2:41
- 1906 MLB New York Giants pitcher George "Hooks" Wiltse strikes out 4 Reds batters in 1 inning, as catcher dropped a third strike (Palace of the Fans, in Cincinnati, Ohio)
- 1912 37th Preakness: Clarnence Turner on Colonel Holloway wins in 1:56.6
Cobb Suspended
1912 Ty Cobb rushes a heckler at a NY Highlander game & is suspended
- 1918 43rd Preakness: Johnny Loftus aboard War Cloud wins in 1:53.6
- 1919 Cincinnati Reds score 10 runs in top of the 13th to beat The Brooklyn Robins, 10-0 at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York City
- 1920 Soccer team ADO '20 forms in Heemskerk
- 1926 52nd Kentucky Derby: Albert Johnson on Bubbling Over wins in 2:03.8
- 1935 MLB Pittsburgh Pirates squeak past Phillies 20-5 at Philadelphia's Baker Bowl
- 1937 62nd Preakness: Charley Kurtsinger aboard War Admiral wins in 1:58.4
O'Neil's Negro League Debut
1938 Buck O'Neil makes his debut playing for the Negro league baseball team Kansas City Monarchs at Ruppert Stadium, Kansas City
DiMaggio Starts Streak
1941 New York Yankees Joe DiMaggio starts 56-game hitting streak, with the only RBI, in a 13-1 loss to visiting Chicago White Sox
- 1944 Cincinnati Red Clyde Shoun no-hits Boston Braves, 1-0
1948 73rd Preakness: Eddie Arcaro wins aboard Citation, 2nd leg of successful Triple Crown
- 1952 Detroit Tiger Virgil Trucks no-hits Washington Senators, 1-0
- 1959 100th anniversary reenactment of the first college baseball game between Amherst and Williams
- 1963 Tottenham Hotspur of England win 3rd European Cup winner's Cup against Atlético Madrid of Spain 5-1 at Rotterdam
- 1964 Sporting Portugal win 4th European Cup Winner's Cup against MTK Budapest of Hungry 1-0 at Antwerp (replay)
- 1965 90th Preakness: Ron Turcotte aboard Tom Rolfe wins in 1:56.2
- 1965 Canadian Football Players Association organizes
- 1966 First day of Sunday play in county cricket, Essex vs. Somerset
- 1970 International Olympic Committee votes to expel South Africa
- 1971 96th Preakness: Gustavo Avila aboard Canonero II wins in 1:54
Baseball History
1973 California Angel Nolan Ryan's 1st no-hitter beats KC Royals, 3-0
- 1976 101st Preakness: John Lively aboard Elocutionist wins in 1:55
- 1980 Flyers score 8 goals against Islanders in playoffs
Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
1981 TV comedy film "The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island" airs on NBC
- 1982 107th Preakness: Jack Kaenel aboard Aloma's Ruler wins in 1:55.4
- 1985 Everton of England wins 25th European Cup Winner's Cup against Rapid Wien of Austria 3-1 in Rotterdam
- 1987 Record archery score for a pair over 24 hrs, is set
- 1989 MLB Toronto Blue Jays fire manager Jimy Williams, and replace him with Cito Gaston
- 1989 US Basketball League cancels its summer schedule
- 1990 Edmonton Oiler Petr Klima scores to defeat Boston Bruins in third overtime period, the longest Stanley Cup Finals game in history
- 1991 Manchester United of England win 31th European Cup Winner's Cup against FC Barcelona 2-1 in Rotterdam
- 1991 Red Sox & White Sox play then slowest 9 inning game (4:11)
Queen at the Ballpark
1991 US President George H. W. Bush takes Queen Elizabeth II to an Oakland A's vs. Baltimore Orioles baseball game, which she apparently finds dull, with the excursion only lasting two innings
- 1993 118th Preakness: Mike Smith aboard Prairie Bayou wins in 1:56.6
1994 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, DuPont CC: Laura Davies of England wins her second major title, 3 strokes ahead of runner-up Alice Ritzman
- 1999 124th Preakness: Chris Antley wins aboard Charismatic for the second leg of an unsuccessful Triple Crown campaign
- 1999 Columbus Crew Stadium (now Historic Crew Stadium), the 1st Major League Soccer stadium constructed in the United States
- 2002 10th UEFA Champions League Final: Real Madrid beats Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 at Glasgow
- 2004 129th Preakness: Stewart Elliott aboard Smarty Jones wins in 1:55.59
Laureus Awards
2005 Laureus World Sports Awards, Casino Estoril, Portugal: Sportsman: Roger Federer; Sportswoman: Kelly Holmes; Team: Greece Men's National Football team
Baseball History
2007 Jerry Sloan leads the Utah Jazz to the Western Conference finals with a win over the Golden State Warriors
- 2010 135th Preakness: Martin Garcia aboard Lookin At Lucky wins in 1:55.47
2010 English FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London (88,335): Chelsea beats Portsmouth,1-0; Didier Drogba scores 59' winner; Blues' 6th title
- 2010 Jessica Watson at age 16 becomes the youngest person to sail solo, non-stop and unassisted around the world
2011 PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: K. J. Choi of South Korea defeats David Toms on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff to win $1.71 million winner's cheque
- 2016 PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: World #1 and reigning PGA Champion Jason Day of Australia leads wire-to-wire to win by 4 strokes ahead of Kevin Chappell
- 2019 Baseball pitcher Edwin Jackson takes the mound for the Toronto Blue Jays, his record setting 14th MLB team, earns no decision in 4-3 loss to the Giants at Oracle Park in San Francisco
- 2019 Jeff Koons "Rabbit" sculpture sells for $91.1 million, setting a new record for work by a living artist at auction; buyer later identified as hedge fund manager and MLB NY Mets owner Steve Cohen
- 2022 MLB Pirates win 1-0 over Cincinnati Reds, despite getting no hits, in Pittsburgh
