- 1881] Clara Barton founds the American Red Cross (and then starts a candy company)...
- 1891] It finally ends: Peter Jackson and Jim Corbett fight to a 61-round draw. Both fighters complain about fatigue after the first 50 rounds...
- 1927] Charles A. Lindbergh lands his "Spirit of St. Louis" near Paris completing the 1st solo flight across the Atlantic...
- 1945] 46-year old Humphrey Bogart marries Lauren Bacall, less than half his age. They met while co-starring in "To Have And Have Not" and stay married until Bogey's death in 1957...
- 1968] Buried at sea: The nuclear powered U.S. submarine Scorpion with 99 men aboard is heard from for the last time. The remains of the sub are later found on the ocean floor 400 miles southwest of the Azores...
- 1977] Rounding second and headed for third: Seattle Slew wins the Preakness and will become the 1st of 2 consecutive Triple Crown winners (Affirmed wins in 1978 and is the last Triple Crown winner) when he wins the Belmont Stakes in June...
- 1979] Lord Stanley's Cup: Montreal wins their 4th straight Stanley Cup when they beat the Rangers in 5 games...1981] The Islanders win their 2nd straight Stanley Cup thanks to Butch Goring's 2 goals that help the Isles beat Minnesota...
- 1979] Guilty as charged: Former San Francisco City Supervisor Dan White is convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the shooting deaths of mayor George Moscone and supervisor Harvey Milk. Believe it or not, White uses the "Twinkie" defense, claiming that junk food fueled his rampage...
- 1981] A matchup made in college baseball heaven: In what's billed as the greatest college pitching duel ever, Yale's Ron Darling and St. John's Frank Viola match zeroes through 11 innings. Darling had a no-hitter while striking out 16 after 11 but Yale loses the game 1-0 on a scratch single, 2 steals and an error in the 12th inning. This was the 1st round of the NCAA playoffs...
- 1990] Bob Newhart closes out his "Newhart" series by waking up with Emily (Suzanne Pleshette) and realizing that his new series about his life as an innkeeper was a dream. It's the final 1st run episode of "Newhart" after 8 seasons...
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