1515 – George van Saksen-Meissen sells Friesland for 100,000 gold guilders to arch duke Charles
1643 – Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, Connecticut and New Harbor form the United Colonies of New England
1896 – 1st auto (Karl Benz) arrives in Netherlands
1906 – Portugal’s King Carlos I names Joao Franco premier
1923 – KPD (communist revolts) in German Ruhr cities occupied by Allies
1959 – Jan de Quay becomes premier of Netherlands
1962 – “Bravo, Giovanni” opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 76 performances
1990 – 115th Preakness: Pat Day aboard Summer Squall wins in 1:53.6
1993 – Dow Jones closes above 3,500 for 1st time (3,500.03)
2009 – Sri Lanka announces victory in its 25-year war against the terrorist organisation, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam