Event of Interest
1895 W. G. Grace completes his 100th 100 v Somerset at Bristol
W. G. Grace
- 1903 Cleveland Indians beat NY Highlanders 9-2 in Columbus Ohio
- 1905 Waseda U of Tokyo defeats LA High School 5-3 in baseball
- 1911 36th Preakness: Eddie Dugan aboard Watervale wins in 1:51
- 1915 40th Preakness: Douglas Hoffman aboard Rhine Maiden wins in 1:58
- 1915 Cubs George "Zip" Zabel relieves with 2 outs in 1st & winds up with 4-3 19-inning win over Brooklyn in longest relief job ever
- 1924 50th Kentucky Derby: John Mooney aboard Black Gold wins in 2:05.2
- 1927 Chicago Cubs beat Boston Braves, 4-3, in 22 innings
- 1928 9th modern Olympic games opens in Amsterdam
- 1930 56th Kentucky Derby: Earl Sande aboard Gallant Fox wins in 2:07.6
- 1939 1st televised baseball game is broadcast on NBC, with Princeton defeating Columbia 2-1
- 1952 77th Preakness: Conn McCreary aboard Blue Man wins in 1:57.4
- 1958 83rd Preakness: Ismael Valenzuela aboard Tim Tam wins in 1:57.2
Event of Interest
1964 First Tim Horton's coffee and donut shop opens in Hamilton, Ontario by NHL player Tim Horton
Tim Horton
Baseball Record
1970 Hank Aaron becomes 9th player to get 3,000 hits
Hank Aaron
- 1973 Angels outfielder Bobby Valentine breaks his leg trying to scale wall to prevent a Dick Green home run during a 5-4 loss to the A's
- 1974 18th European Cup: Bayern Munich beats Atletico Madrid 4-0 at Brussels
- 1975 100th Preakness: Darrel McHargue aboard Master Derby wins in 1:56.4
- 1979 Phillies beat Cubs, 23-22, on 50 hits with 11 HRs
- 1980 105th Preakness: Angel Cordero Jr aboard Codex wins in 1:54.2
- 1981 Islanders score 5 power play goals against Flyers in a playoff
- 1983 Stanley Cup: NY Islanders sweep Edmonton Oilers in 4 games
- 1984 Cincinnati Reds Mario Soto throws 4 strikeouts in one inning
- 1986 111th Preakness: Alex Solis aboard Snow Chief wins in 1:54.8
- 1987 Ayako Okamoto wins LPGA Chrysler-Plymouth Golf Classic
Golf Major
1992 38th Mazda LPGA Championship won by Betsy King
Betsy King
- 1998 David Wells (New York Yankees) pitches a perfect game against the Minnesota Twins
- 2003 128th Preakness: Jose Santos aboard Funny Cide wins in 1:55.61
- 2006 14th UEFA Champions League Final: Barcelona beats Arsenal 2-1 at Saint-Denis
- 2008 133rd Preakness: Kent Desormeaux aboard Big Brown wins in 1:54.80
- 2014 Arsenal defeats Hull City to win the 2014 FA Cup Final
- 2014 139th Preakness: Victor Ezpinoza aboard California Chrome wins in 1:54.84
- 2018 Michigan State University will pay $500 million in claims to 300 survivors of sexual abuse involving Larry Nassar. Largest sexual abuse case in sports history.
May in History
Pope 'Turned Vatican Into Whorehouse'
Pope John XII who died – some say he was murdered – on this day lived a life of sin, corruption and murder. But is his reputation as the worst pope deserved?
May 14, 964 AD
Taxman Delivers Cruel Blow to Miss Whiplash
If I agreed to your demand for cash payment it means that you would be living off immoral earnings, celebrated Madam tells the tax authority.
May 15, 1990
My Fair Lady's Special Day
This was a day to remember for Eliza Doolittle, the 'My Fair Lady' of the stage and film musical that won and broke hearts.
May 20, 1956
Memories of Elvis
Only one actor has appeared on film with both the Beatles and Elvis Presley: the little-known Norman Rossington.
May 21, 1999