May 23 1876 — Joe Borden of Boston pitches the first no-hitter in NL history. 1884 — Knight of Ellersie, ridden by S. Fischer, wins the two-horse Preakness Stakes by two lengths over Welcher.

In 1977, A.J. Foyt becomes the first driver to win four Indianapolis 500s and Janet Guthrie becomes the first woman in the race. See more sports moments from this date: ...

5/29/1917: President John F. Kennedy's birthday. He would appoint two Justices to the Supreme Court: Byron R. White and Arthur J. Goldberg.

In Joe Niekro’s 21-years of being in the MLB, he only hit one home run. That came as part of the Houston Astros 4-3 win over the Atlanta Braves where he took his brother, Phil Niekro, deep on a ...