1811 – Peninsular War: Allies defeat French at Albuera
1815 – The Governor of New South Wales, Lachlan Macquarie, officially names the town of Blackheath in the upper Blue Mountains
1864 – Battle of Bermuda Hundred, Virginia
1888 – CPR opens Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia
1938 – 1st animal breeding society forms (NJ)
1946 – Irving Berlin, Dorothy and Herbert Fields’ musical “Annie Get Your Gun” starring Ethel Merman and featuring “There’s No Business Like Show Business” opens at Imperial Theater, NYC
1958 – Eli Beeding experiences 83 g deceleration on a rocket sled, New Mexico
1964 – 89th Preakness: Bill Hartack aboard Northern Dancer wins in 1:56.8
1969 – Barbra Streisand appears at a Friars Club Tribute
1980 – 34th NBA Championship: LA Lakers beat Philadelphia 76ers, 4 games to 2