- 1879] The world's most famous arena: Madison Square Garden opens to the public at Fifth Avenue & 23rd Street (5/31). Harper's Weekly describes it as "grimy, drafty and combustible." Wait till they see the Knicks play...
- 1889] Damn it all: The Johnstown (PA) flood kills more than 2,000 after a dam breaks sending tons of water rushing through the city (5/31)...
- 1907] Taxiiiiiiii: The first taxis in the U.S. arrive in New York City followed by an increase in traffic accidents (5/31)...
- 1922] Supes Rule: The Supreme Court rules that organized baseball is not a business and exempts the sport from antitrust laws and interstate commercial rules. Uh, they might want to rethink that ruling (5/29)…
- 1953] Because it was there: Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and sherpa Tenzing Norgay become the first climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest (5/29)…
- 1970] The people's choice: Baseball's All-Star Game voting returns to the fans so they can vote .220 hitters into the game (5/30). You've gotta have a criteria for voting, people...
- 1973] Gotcha: Columbia Records President Clive Davis is fired for allegedly misappropriating company funds. Clive continues to thrive in his 70s (5/29) after making a remarkable comeback…
- 1982] They call it the streak: 21-year old Baltimore third baseman Cal Ripken Jr. begins his consecutive game streak (5/30). He will eventually move to shortstop but his streak will last more than 13 years and 3 months and break Lou Gehrig's previous consecutive game streak record...
- 1998] ‘Happy Trails’: Former Arizona Senator and Republican presidential candidate Barry "Mr. Conservative" Goldwater dies at 89 from complications of a stroke (5/29)…
- 2005] Vanishing teen: American teen Natalee Holloway is last seen leaving a bar with three young men while vacationing in Aruba before disappearing (5/30). Her body has never been found...For more on May 29 -31st:
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