- 1918 43rd Preakness: Johnny Loftus aboard War Cloud wins in 1:53.6
Event of Interest
1918 Washington Senator Walter Johnson pitches 1-0, 18 inning game
Walter Johnson
Baseball Record
1941 Joe DiMaggio starts 56-game hitting streak; Yanks lose 13-1
Joe DiMaggio
Donald Bradman
- 1952 Johnny Longden becomes 2nd jockey to ride 4,000 winners
Boxing Title Fight
1953 In his first world heavyweight title defence, Rocky Marciano KOs former champion Jersey Joe Walcott in the 1st round at Chicago Stadium
Rocky Marciano
Jersey Joe
- 1959 100th anniversary of 1st college baseball game, between Amherst & Williams Teams reenact the original contest
- 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 1st day of Sunday play in County Cricket, Essex v Somerset
- 1970 International Olympic Committee votes to expel South Africa
- 1971 96th Preakness: Gustavo Avila aboard Canonero II wins in 1:54
Event of Interest
1973 California Angel Nolan Ryan's 1st no-hitter beats KC Royals, 3-0
Nolan Ryan
- 1976 101st Preakness: John Lively aboard Elocutionist wins in 1:55
- 1980 Flyers score 8 goals against Islanders in playoffs
- 1981 "Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island" airs
- 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 Blue Jays fire manager Jimy Williams & replace him with Cito Gaston
- 1989 US Basketball League cancels its summer schedule
- 1990 Edmonton Oiler Klima beats Boston Bruins in 6th period
- 1991 Manchester United of England win 31th European Cup Winner's Cup against FC Barcelona 2-1 in Rotterdam
Event of Interest
1991 US President George H. W. Bush takes Queen Elizabeth to Oakland A's-Baltimore Oriole game
George H. W. Bush
LPGA Championship
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
Laura Davies
Event of Interest
2005 Laureus World Sports Awards, Casino Estoril, Portugal: Sportsman: Roger Federer; Sportswoman: Kelly Holmes; Team: Greece Men's National Football team
Roger Federer
- 2010 Jessica Watson at age 16 becomes the youngest person to sail solo, non-stop and unassisted around the world
- 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
- 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
