1883 – First appendectomy performed in North America by Abraham Grovers in Canada.
1917 – Atlantic ships get destroyer escorts to stop German attacks.
1924 – J. Edgar Hoover appointed head of FBI.
1929 – British Open Golf Men’s Golf, Muirfield: Walter Hagen wins 4th Open title, by 6 strokes from fellow American Johnny Farrell.
1941 – 66th Preakness: Eddie Arcaro wins aboard Whirlaway, 2nd leg of successful Triple Crown.
1950 – 1st Netherland-US telex sent.
1960 – US atomic submarine USS Triton completes 1st submerged circumnavigation of the globe.
1966 – 25 degrees F lowest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in May.
1968 – Vietnam peace talks began in Paris between the US and North Vietnam.
1969 – US troops begin attack on Hill 937 (“Hamburger Hill”), Vietnam.
1971 – US special delivery rates go from 45 cents to 60 cents.
1982 – WABC joins ABC’s All Talk radio network.
1983 – TV sitcom “Laverne & Shirley” last airs on ABC-TV.
1993 – Bill Walton is inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
1995 – 30th Academy of Country Music Awards: Alan Jackson and Reba McIntire win.
1966 – Excel Communications Inc. becomes the youngest company ever to join the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), trading under the symbol (ECI)
2005 – A hand grenade thrown by Vladimir Arutyunian lands about 65 feet from President George W. Bush while giving a speech to a crowd in Tbilisi, Georgia, it malfunctions and does not detonate.
2015 – PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: Ricky Fowler wins beating Kevin Kisner and Sergio Garcia by 1 stroke in a playoff.
2017 – Apple becomes the first company to be worth more than $800 billion.
2022 – Tom Brady agrees to record 10-year, $375 million deal to be Fox Sports’ lead analyst when he decides to finally retire; it surpasses $303 million the quarterback earned in salary during his NFL career.
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