1231 – Harderwijk (Netherlands) becomes a city
1905 – Pennsylvania Railroad debuts the fastest train in the world, capable of traveling from NY to Chicago in 18 hours
1921 – Brazil adopts women’s suffrage
1938 – French Championships Men’s Tennis: American Don Budge beats Roderich Menzel of Czechoslovakia 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 for the 2nd leg of his Grand Slam
1951 – NY Times reports the NYC subway will auction off unclaimed items left behind on the trains
1988 – 120th Belmont Stakes: Eddie Delahoussaye aboard Risen Star wins in 2:26.6
1992 – US Olympic baseball team plays 1st exhibition game, beat Venezuela 20-0
2006 – French Open Men’s Tennis: Rafael Nadal of Spain wins his 2nd straight French title; beats Roger Federer 1-6, 6-1, 6-4, 7-6