1900 The second modern Olympic Games open in Paris.
1919 Babe Ruth of the Boston Red Sox wins a game on the mound and at the plate as he hits his first career grand slam to beat the St. Louis Browns 6-4.
1941 Ten days after his Preakness victory, Whirlaway races against older horses for the first time and defeats four rivals in the Henry of Navarre Purse at Belmont Park in New York.
1978 Affirmed, ridden by Steve Cauthen , continues the battle with Alydar and wins the Preakness Stakes by a neck.
1990 The 18th triple dead heat in modern …
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