1608 – Claudio Monteverdi’s “Arianna” premieres in Mantua
1731 – All Hebrew books in Papal State are confiscated
1742 – 1st indoor swimming pool opens (Goodman’s Fields, London)
1926 – US Customs Court created by congress
1955 – 80th Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Nashua wins in 1:54.6
1967 – Francis Chichester arrives home at Plymouth from Round-the-world trip
1990 – Eugenia Charles’ Dominican Freedom Party wins election in Dominica
1995 – Southwestern Florida outside of Tampa begins using new area code 941
2004 – The Iraqi Governing Council chooses Ayad Allawi, a longtime anti-Saddam Hussein exile, to become Prime Minister of Iraq’s interim government
2018 – Coco-Cola launches its first alcoholic drink – Lemon-Do on island of Kyushu, Japan