1534 – French navigator Jacques Cartier reaches Newfoundland
1862 – Battle of Plum Run Bend, Tennessee
1941 – 66th Preakness: Eddie Arcaro wins aboard Whirlaway, 2nd leg of successful Triple Crown
1945 – Allies capture Rangoon from the Japanese
1950 – 1st Netherlands-US telex sent
1956 – French government sends 50,000 reservists to Algeria
1970 – Stanley Cup Final, Boston Garden, Boston, MA: Bobby Orr scores famous OT winner as Boston beats St. Louis Blues, 4-3 for 4-0 series sweep; Bruins its first title since 1941
1972 – An Irish Republican Army bomb starts a fire that destroys the Belfast Co-operative store
1985 – Challenger transports back to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB
1986 – “Rock Me Amadeus” by Falco hits #1 on UK pop chart