1889 – Édouard and André Michelin incorporate the Michelin tyre company
1948 – Iraq captures Ge’ulim settlement
1955 – 81st Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Nashua wins in 1:54.6
1957 – NL approves Brooklyn Dodgers’ and NY Giants’ move to west coast
1957 – US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1980 – Joe Darby does a standing long jump of 12’5″
1997 – Borussia Dortmund of Germany win FIFA Champions League final against Juventus of Italy 3-1 in Munich
1998 – Nuclear testing: Pakistan responds to a series of Indian nuclear tests with five of its own, prompting the United States, Japan, and other nations to impose economic sanctions.
2004 – The Iraqi Governing Council chooses Ayad Allawi, a longtime anti-Saddam Hussein exile, to become Prime Minister of Iraq’s interim government.
2008 – The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly of Nepal formally declares Nepal a republic, ending the 240-year reign of the Shah dynasty.
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