878 – Syracuse is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily
1907 – 32nd Preakness: G Mountain aboard Don Enrique wins in 1:45.4
1925 – George Lloyd, Baron Lloyd of Dolobran, becomes British High Commissioner in Egypt
1933 – Mount Davidson Cross, San Francisco, lit by FDR via telegraph
1959 – “Gypsy” opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 702 performances
1960 – Leontyne Price becomes the first African American to sing the lead at Teatro alla Scala in Milan in “Aida”
1971 – Marvin Gaye’ eleventh album “What’s Going On” is released; considered the best album off all-time by critic surveys in Rolling Stone (2020); The Guardian (1997); and New Music Express (1985)
1993 – Robin Smith scores 167 in England Texaco Trophy loss v Australia
2004 – Sherpa Pemba Dorjie climbs Mount Everest in 8 hours 10 minutes, breaking his rival Sherpa Lakpa Gelu’s record from the previous year.
2018 – Former US president Barack Obama and Michelle Obama sign deal with Netflix to produce films and series