2015 Event A memorial to the 40 people aboard Flight 93 opens in Shawshank, Pennsylvania, U.S.; terrorists hijacked the flight on September 11, 2001, but passengers rushed the cockpit, crashing the flight and averting the intended attack on the U.S. Capitol 2014 Event Indonesia's search team finds plane wreckage and the remains of three people who were aboard AirAsia Flight 8501, which disappeared on December 28th; the findings confirm that the flight crashed in the waters between Indonesia and Singapore 2014 Event The U.S. states that evidence suggests a Russian-made missile was fired at Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17; the missile strike killed all 298 people aboard 2014 Event Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 is hit by a missile while flying over eastern Ukraine, the location of heavy fighting by pro-Russian separatists; the origin of the missile is not yet known; all 298 people aboard the plane were killed in the attack 2013 Event The International Space Station suspends some of its non-critical systems after an ammonia cooling pump fails; the station and six crew members aboard were not in danger 1997 Event Korean Air 747 with 331 aboard crashes in Guam, 29 survive 1997 Event 129th Belmont: Chris McCarron aboard Touch Gold wins in 2:28.8 1997 Event 123rd Preakness: Gary Stevens aboard Silver Charm wins in 1:54 1997 Event 123rd Kentucky Derby: Gary Stevens aboard Silver Charm wins in 2:02.3 1996 Event 128th Belmont: Rene Douglas aboard Editor's Note wins in 2:28.96 1996 Event 122nd Preakness: Pat Day aboard Louis Quatorze wins in 1:53.2 1996 Event 122nd Kentucky Derby: Jerry Bailey aboard Grindstone wins in 2:01 1995 Event 127th Belmont: Gary Stevens aboard Thunder Gulch wins in 2:32 1995 Event 121st Preakness: Pat Day aboard Timber Coutry wins in 1:54.4 1994 Event 126th Belmont: Pat Day aboard Tabasco Cat wins in 2:26.8 1994 Event 120th Preakness: Pat Day aboard Tabasco Cat wins in 1:56.4 1993 Event 125th Belmont: Julie Krone aboard Colonial Affair wins in 2:29.8 1993 Event 119th Preakness: Mike Smith aboard Prairie Bayou wins in 1:56.6 1993 Event 119th Kentucky Derby: Jerry Bailey aboard Sea Hero wins in 2:02.4 1992 Event 124th Belmont: Eddie Delahoussaye aboard AP Indy wins in 2:26 1992 Event 118th Preakness: Chris McCarron aboard Pine Bluff wins in 1:55.6 1992 Event 118th Kentucky Derby: Pat Day aboard Lil E Tee wins in 2:03 1991 Event 123rd Belmont: Jerry Bailey aboard Hansel wins in 2:28 1991 Event 117th Preakness: Jerry Bailey aboard Hansel wins in 1:54 1991 Event 117th Kentucky Derby: Chris Antley aboard Strike the Gold wins in 2:03 1990 Event 122nd Belmont: Michael Kinane aboard Go and Go wins in 2:27.2 1990 Event 116th Preakness: Pat Day aboard Summer Squall wins in 1:53.6 1990 Event 116th Kentucky Derby: Craig Perret aboard Unbridled wins in 2:02 1989 Event 121st Belmont: Pat Day aboard Easy Goer wins in 2:26 1989 Event 115th Preakness: Pat Valenzuela aboard Sunday Silence wins in 1:53.8 1988 Event New York bound Pan Am jumbo jet explodes over Scotland all 258 aboard die 1988 Event Crippled soviet Soyuz TM-5 lands safely with 2 cosmonauts aboard 1988 Event 120th Belmont: Eddie Delahoussaye aboard Risen Star wins in 2:26.6 1988 Event 114th Preakness: Eddie Delahoussaye aboard Risen Star wins in 1:56.2 1987 Event 28 of 82 aboard Continental Airlines DC-9, die in crash at Denver 1987 Event 119th Belmont: Craig Perret aboard Bet Twice wins in 2:28.2 1987 Event 113th Preakness: Chris McCarron aboard Alysheba wins in 1:55.8 1987 Event 183 die aboard a Polish jetliner that crashes in Warsaw 1987 Event 113th Kentucky Derby: Chris McCarron aboard Alysheba wins in 2:03.4 1986 Event 118th Belmont: Chris McCarron aboard Danzig Connect wins in 2:29.8 1986 Event 112th Preakness: Alex Solis aboard Snow Chief wins in 1:54.8 1986 Event 112th Kentucky Derby: Bill Shoemaker aboard Ferdinand wins in 2:02.8 1985 Event 117th Belmont: Eddie Maple aboard Creme Fraiche wins in 2:27 1985 Event 111th Preakness: Pat Day aboard Tank's Prospect wins in 1:53.4 1984 Event Hijackers aboard Kuwaiti jetliner kill 2nd hostage 1984 Event Astronauts aboard "Discovery" pluck a 2nd satellite from orbit 1984 Event 116th Belmont: Laffit Pincay, Jr. aboard Swale wins in 2:27.2 1984 Event 110th Preakness: Angel Cordero, Jr. aboard Gate Dancer wins in 1:53.6 1984 Event 110th Kentucky Derby: Laffit Pincay, Jr. aboard Swale wins in 2:02.4 1983 Event 115th Belmont: Laffit Pincay, Jr. aboard Caveat wins in 2:27.8 1982 Event 114th Belmont: Laffit Pincay, Jr. aboard Conquistador Cielo wins in 2:28 1982 Event 108th Preakness: Jack Kaenel aboard Aloma's Ruler wins in 1:55.4 1981 Event Divers begin to recover a safe found aboard Andrea Doria 1981 Event 113th Belmont: George Martens aboard Summing wins in 2:29 1981 Event 107th Preakness: Jorge Velasquez aboard Pleasant Colony wins in 1:54.6 1980 Event Crew of Soyuz 35 returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 37 1980 Event Soyuz 37 crew returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 36 1980 Event 112th Belmont: Eddie Maple aboard Temperence Hill wins in 2:29.8 1980 Event Crew of Soyuz 36 returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 35 1980 Event 106th Preakness: Angel Cordero, Jr. aboard Codex wins in 1:54.2 1980 Event Polish airliner crash kills all 87 aboard (22 are U.S. amateur boxers) 1979 Event Crew of Soyuz 32 returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 34 aft 175 d flight 1979 Event Soviet Cosmonauts Vladimir Lyakov and Valery Ryumin returned to Earth aboard Soyuz 34 after a record 175 days in space 1979 Event 111th Belmont: Ruben Hernandez aboard Coastal wins in 2:28.6 1979 Event 105th Preakness: Ron Franklin aboard Spectacular Bid wins in 1:54.2 1978 Event Crew of Soyuz 29 returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 31 1978 Event Crew of Soyuz 31 returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 29 1978 Event 110th Belmont: Steve Cauthen aboard Affirmed wins in 2:26.8 1978 Event 104th Preakness: Steve Cauthen aboard Affirmed wins in 1:54.4 1978 Event 104th Kentucky Derby: Steve Cauthen aboard Affirmed wins in 2:01.2 1977 Event 109th Belmont: Jean Cruguet aboard Seattle Slew wins in 2:29.6 1977 Event 103rd Preakness: Jean Cruguet aboard Seattle Slew wins in 1:54.4 1976 Event 2 airliners collide over Yugoslavia, kills all 176 aboard 1976 Event 108th Belmont: Angel Cordero, Jr. aboard Bold Forbes wins in 2:29 1976 Event 102nd Preakness: John Lively aboard Elocutionist wins in 1:55 1975 Death Vincent Lopez, orchestra leader (Welcome Aboard), dies at 76 1975 Event 107th Belmont: Bill Shoemaker aboard Avatar wins in 2:28.2 1975 Event 101st Preakness: Darrel McHargue aboard Master Derby wins in 1:56.4 1974 Event 106th Belmont: Miguel Rivera aboard Little Current wins in 2:29.2 1974 Event 100th Preakness: Miguel Rivera aboard Current Little wins in 1:54.6 1974 Event 100th Kentucky Derby: Angel Cordero Jr. aboard Cannonade wins in 2:04 1973 Event Delta Airlines DC-9 crashes in fog at Logan Airport, Boston, killing all but one of 89 aboard. Lone survivor dies 6 months later 1973 Event Observers aboard Concorde jet observe 72-minute solar eclipse 1973 Event 105th Belmont: Ron Turcotte aboard Secretariat wins in 2:24 1973 Event 99th Preakness: Ron Turcotte aboard Secretariat wins in 1:54.4 1973 Event 99th Kentucky Derby: Ron Turcotte aboard Secretariat wins in 1:59.4 1972 Event 104th Belmont: Ron Turcotte aboard Riva Ridge wins in 2:28 1972 Event 98th Preakness: Eldon Nelson aboard Bee Bee Bee wins in 1:55.6 1972 Event 98th Kentucky Derby: Ron Turcotte aboard Riva Ridge wins in 2:01.8 1971 Event 103rd Belmont: Walter Blum aboard Pass Catcher wins in 2:30.6 1971 Event A commuter bus plunges into Panama Canal, killing 38 of 43 aboard 1971 Event 97th Preakness: Gustavo Avila aboard Canonero II wins in 1:54 1970 Event 102nd Belmont: John Rotz aboard High Echelon wins in 2:34 1970 Event 96th Preakness: Eddie Belmonte aboard Personality wins in 1:56.2 1969 Death Russ Morgan, orchestra leader (Welcome Aboard), dies at 65 1969 Event 101st Belmont: Braulio Baeza aboard Arts and Letters wins in 2:28.8 1969 Event 95th Preakness: Bill Hartack aboard Majestic Prince wins in 1:55.6 1968 Event 21 killed by hijackers aboard a Pan Am jet in Karachi Pakistan 1968 Event 100th Belmont: Gus Gustines aboard Stage Door Johnny wins in 2:27.2 1968 Event 94th Preakness: Ismael Valenzuela aboard Forward Pass wins in 1:56.8 1968 Event 94th Kentucky Derby: Ismael Valenzuela aboard Forward Pass wins 1967 Event Fire aboard carrier USS Forrestal in Gulf of Tonkin kills 134 1967 Event 99th Belmont: Bill Shoemaker aboard Damascus wins in 2:28.8 1967 Event 93rd Preakness: Bill Shoemaker aboard Damascus wins in 1:55.2 1966 Event 98th Belmont: William Boland aboard Amberoid wins in 2:29.6 1966 Event 92nd Preakness: Don Brumfield aboard Kauai King wins in 1:55.4 1966 Event 92nd Kentucky Derby: Donald Brumfield aboard Kauai King wins in 2:02 1965 Event 97th Belmont: John Sellers aboard Hail to All wins in 2:28.6 1965 Event 91st Preakness: Ron Turcotte aboard Tom Rolfe wins in 1:56.2 1964 Event 96th Belmont: Manuel Ycaza aboard Quadrangle wins in 2:28.6 1964 Event 90th Preakness: Bill Hartack aboard Northern Dancer wins in 1:56.8 1964 Event 90th Kentucky Derby: Bill Hartack aboard Northern Dancer wins in 2:00 1963 Event Valentina Tereshkova (U.S.S.R.) is 1st woman in space, aboard Vostok 6 1963 Event 95th Belmont: Braulio Baeza aboard Chateaugay wins in 2:30.2 1963 Event 89th Preakness: Bill Shoemaker aboard Candy Spots wins in 1:56.2 1963 Event 89th Kentucky Derby: Braulio Baeza aboard Chateaugay wins in 2:01.8 1962 Event Andrian G Nikolayev, becomes 3rd Russian in space aboard Vostok 3 1962 Event 94th Belmont: Bill Shoemaker aboard Jaipur wins in 2:28.8 1962 Event M. Scott Carpenter aboard Aurora 7 launched into Earth orbit 1962 Event 88th Preakness: John Rotz aboard Greek Money wins in 1:56.2 1962 Event 88th Kentucky Derby: Bill Hartack aboard Decidedly wins in 2:00.4 1961 Event Gherman S Titov, 2nd Russian in space aboard Vostok 2 (17 orbits) 1961 Event 93rd Belmont: Braulio Baeza aboard Sherluck wins in 2:29.2 1961 Event 87th Preakness: Johnny Sellers aboard Carry Back wins in 1:57.6 1961 Event 87th Kentucky Derby: John Sellers aboard Carry Back wins in 2:04 1961 Event Alan Shepard becomes 1st American in space (aboard Freedom 7) 1961 Event 1st animal returned from space, dog named Blackie aboard Sputnik 9 1961 Event Ham is 1st primate in space (158 miles) aboard Mercury/Redstone 2 1960 Event Fire aboard USS Constellation, under construction at Brooklyn (50 die) 1960 Event Francis Chichester arrive in New York aboard Gypsy Moth II, setting record of 40 days for a solo Atlantic crossing 1960 Event 92nd Belmont: Bill Hartack aboard Celtic Ash wins in 2:29.2 1960 Event 86th Preakness: Bobby Ussery aboard Bally Ache wins in 1:57.6 1959 Event 91st Belmont: Bill Shoemaker aboard Sword Dancer wins in 2:28.6 1959 Event 85th Preakness: William Harmatz aboard Royal Orbit wins in 1:57 1959 Event 85th Kentucky Derby: Bill Shoemaker aboard Tomy Lee wins in 2:02.2 1958 Event U.S.S.R. launches Sputnik 3 with 2 dogs aboard 1958 Event 90th Belmont: Pete Anderson aboard Cavan wins in 2:30.2 1958 Event 84th Preakness: Ismael Valenzuela aboard Tim Tam wins in 1:57.2 1958 Event 84th Kentucky Derby: Ismael Valenzuela aboard Tim Tam wins in 2:05 1957 Event 89th Belmont: Bill Shoemaker aboard Gallant Man wins in 2:26.6 1957 Event 83rd Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Bold Ruler wins in 1:56.2 1957 Event 83rd Kentucky Derby: Bill Hartack aboard Iron Liege wins in 2:02.2 1956 Event 88th Belmont: David Erb aboard Needles wins in 2:29.8 1956 Event 82nd Preakness: Bill Hartack aboard Fabius wins in 1:58.4 1956 Event 82nd Kentucky Derby: David Erb aboard Needles wins in 2:03.4 1955 Event Time bomb aboard United DC-6 kills 44 above Longmont Colorado 1955 Event 87th Belmont: Eddie Arcaro aboard Nashua wins in 2:29 1955 Event 81st Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Nashua wins in 1:54.6 1955 Event 81st Kentucky Derby: Bill Shoemaker aboard Swaps wins in 2:01.8 1954 Event 86th Belmont: Eric Guerin aboard High Gun wins in 2:30.8 1954 Event 80th Preakness: Johnny Adams aboard Hasty Road wins in 1:57.4 1954 Event 80th Kentucky Derby: Raymond York aboard Determine wins in 2:03 1953 Event 85th Belmont: Eric Guerin aboard Native Dancer wins in 2:28.6 1953 Event 79th Preakness: Eric Guerin aboard Native Dancer wins in 1:57.8 1953 Event 79th Kentucky Derby: Hank Moreno aboard Dark Star wins in 2:02 1952 Event 84th Belmont: Eddie Arcaro aboard One Count wins in 2:30.2 1952 Event 78th Preakness: Conn McCreary aboard Blue Man wins in 1:57.4 1952 Event 78th Kentucky Derby: Eddie Arcaro aboard Hill Gail wins in 2:01.6 1951 Event 83rd Belmont: David Gorman aboard Counterpoint wins in 2:29 1951 Event 77th Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Bold wins in 1:56.4 1951 Event 77th Kentucky Derby: Conn McCreary aboard Count Turf wins in 2:02.6 1950 Event 82nd Belmont: William Boland aboard Middleground wins in 2:28.6 1950 Event 76th Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Hill Prince wins in 1:59.2 1949 Event 81st Belmont: Ted Atkinson aboard Capot wins in 2:30.2 1949 Event 75th Preakness: Ted Atkinson aboard Capot wins in 1:56 1949 Event 75th Kentucky Derby: Steve Brooks aboard Ponder wins in 2:04.2 1948 Event 80th Belmont: Eddie Arcaro aboard Citation wins in 2:28.2 1948 Event 74th Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Citation wins in 2:02.4 1948 Event 1st air squadron of jets aboard a carrier 1948 Event 74th Kentucky Derby: Eddie Arcaro aboard Citation wins in 2:05.4 1947 Event 79th Belmont: Ruperto Donoso aboard Phalanx wins in 2:29.6 1947 Event 73rd Preakness: Doug Dodson aboard Faultless wins in 1:59 1947 Event 73rd Kentucky Derby: Eric Guerin aboard Jet Pilot wins in 2:06.8 1947 Event Greek steamer "Himara" strikes a wartime mine in Saronic Gulf south of Athens with loss of 392 of 637 aboard 1946 Event 78th Belmont: Warren Mehrtens aboard Assault wins in 2:30.8 1946 Event 72nd Preakness: Warren Mehrtens aboard Assault wins in 2:01.4 1946 Event 72nd Kentucky Derby: Warren Mehrtens aboard Assault wins in 2:06.6 1946 Event 1st radar installation aboard a coml ship installed 1945 Event V-J Day; formal surrender of Japan aboard USS Missouri (WW II ends) 1945 Event 77th Belmont: Eddie Arcaro aboard Pavot wins in 2:30.2 1945 Event 71st Preakness: Wayne D Wright aboard Polynesian wins in 1:58.8 1945 Event 71st Kentucky Derby: Eddie Arcaro aboard Hoop, Jr. wins in 2:07 1944 Event 76th Belmont: G L Smith aboard Bounding Home wins in 2:32.2 1944 Event 70th Preakness: Conn McCreary aboard Pensive wins in 1:59.2 1944 Event 70th Kentucky Derby: Conn McCreary aboard Pensive wins in 2:04.2 1943 Event 75th Belmont: Johnny Longden aboard Count Fleet wins in 2:28.2 1943 Event 69th Preakness: Johnny Longden aboard Count Fleet wins in 1:57.4 1943 Event 69th Kentucky Derby: Johnny Longden aboard Count Fleet wins in 2:04 1942 Event 74th Belmont: Eddie Arcaro aboard Shut Out wins in 2:29.2 1942 Event 68th Preakness: Basil James aboard Alsab wins in 1:57 1942 Event 68th Kentucky Derby: Wayne D Wright aboard Shut Out wins in 2:04.4 1941 Event 73rd Belmont: Eddie Arcaro aboard Whirlaway win in 2:31, triple crown 1941 Event 67th Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Whirlaway wins in 1:58.8 1941 Event 67th Kentucky Derby: Eddie Arcaro aboard Whirlaway wins in 2:01.4 1940 Event 72nd Belmont: Fred A Smith aboard Bimelech wins in 2:29.6 1940 Event 66th Preakness: Fred A Smith aboard Bimelech wins in 1:58.6 1940 Event 66th Kentucky Derby: Carroll Bierman aboard Gallahadion wins in 2:05 1939 Event German U boat fails on attack of English battleship Nelson with Winston Churchill, Dudley Pound and Charles Forbes aboard 1939 Event 71st Belmont: James Stout aboard Johnstown wins in 2:29.6 1939 Event British sub "Thetis" sinks in Liverpool Bay with all 99 aboard 1939 Event 65th Preakness: George Seabo aboard Challedon wins in 1:59.8 1939 Event 65th Kentucky Derby: James Stout aboard Johnstown wins in 2:03.4 1938 Event 70th Belmont: James Stout aboard Pasteurized wins in 2:29.6 1938 Event 64th Preakness: Maurice Peters aboard Dauber wins in 1:59.8 1938 Event 64th Kentucky Derby: Eddie Arcaro aboard Lawrin wins in 2:04.8 1937 Event 69th Belmont: Charley Kurtsinger aboard War Admiral wins in 2:28.6 1937 Event 63rd Preakness: Charley Kurtsinger aboard War Admiral wins in 1:58.4 1936 Event 68th Belmont: James Stout aboard Granville wins in 2:30 1936 Event 62nd Preakness: George Woolf aboard Bold Venture wins in 1:59 1936 Event 62nd Kentucky Derby: Ira Hanford aboard Bold Venture wins in 2:03.6 1935 Event 67th Belmont: Willie Saunders aboard Omaha wins in 2:30.6 1935 Event 61st Preakness: Willie Saunders aboard Omaha wins in 1:58.4 1935 Event 61st Kentucky Derby: Willie Saunders aboard Omaha wins in 2:05 1934 Event 66th Belmont: Wayne D Wright aboard Peace Chance wins in 2:29.2 1934 Event 60th Preakness: Robert Jones aboard High Quest wins in 1:58.2 1934 Event 60th Kentucky Derby: Mack Garner aboard Cavalcade wins in 2:04 1934 Birthday Yuri Gagarin, born in Russia, cosmonaut, 1st man into space, aboard Vostok 1 1933 Event 65th Belmont: Mack Garner aboard Hurryoff wins in 2:32.6 1933 Event 59th Preakness: Charley Kurtsinger aboard Head Play wins in 2:02 1933 Event 59th Kentucky Derby: Don Meade aboard Brokers Tip wins in 2:06.8 1932 Event 64th Belmont: Tom Malley aboard Faireno wins in 2:32.8 1932 Event 58th Preakness: Eugene James aboard Burgoo King wins in 1:59.8 1932 Event 58th Kentucky Derby: Eugene James aboard Burgoo King wins in 2:05.2 1931 Event 63rd Belmont: Charley Kurtsinger aboard Twenty Grand wins in 2:29.6 1931 Event 57th Preakness: George Ellis aboard Mate wins in 1:59 1930 Event 62nd Belmont: Earl Sande aboard Gallant Fox wins in 2:31.6 1930 Event 56th Kentucky Derby: Earl Sande aboard Gallant Fox wins in 2:07.6 1930 Event 56th Preakness: Earl Sande aboard Gallant Fox wins in 2:00.6 1929 Event 61st Belmont: Mack Garner aboard Blue Larkspur wins in 2:32.8 1929 Event 55th Preakness: Louis Schaefer aboard Dr. Freeland wins in 2:01.6 1928 Event 60th Belmont: Clarence Kummer aboard Vito wins in 2:33.2 1928 Event 54th Kentucky Derby: Chick Lang aboard Reigh Count wins in 2:10.4 1928 Event 54th Preakness: Raymond Sonny Workman aboard Victorian wins in 2:00.2 1927 Event U.S. submarine 'S-4' sinks after collision kills all 34 aboard 1927 Event 59th Belmont: Earl Sande aboard Chance Shot wins in 2:32.6 1927 Event 53rd Kentucky Derby: Linus McAtee aboard Whiskery wins in 2:06 1927 Event 53rd Preakness: Whitey Abel aboard Bostonian wins in 2:01.6 1926 Event 58th Belmont: Albert Johnson aboard Crusader wins in 2:32.2 1926 Event 52nd Preakness: John Maiben aboard Display wins in 1:59.8 1925 Event 57th Belmont: Albert Johnson aboard American Flag wins in 2:16.8 1925 Event 51st Kentucky Derby: Earl Sande aboard Flying Ebony wins in 2:07.6 1925 Event 51st Preakness: Clarence Kummer aboard Coventry wins in 1:59 1924 Event 56th Belmont: Earl Sande aboard Mad Play wins in 2:18.8 1924 Event 50th Kentucky Derby: John Mooney aboard Black Gold wins in 2:05.2 1924 Event 50th Preakness: John Merimee aboard Nellie Morse wins in 1:57.2 1923 Event 55th Belmont: Earl Sande aboard Zev wins in 2:19 1923 Event 49th Kentucky Derby: Earl Sande aboard Zev wins in 2:05.4 1923 Event 49th Preakness: Benny Marinelli aboard Vigil wins in 1:53.6 1922 Event 54th Belmont: C H Miller aboard Pillory wins in 2:18.8 1922 Event 48th Kentucky Derby: Albert Johnson aboard Morvich wins in 2:04.6 1922 Event 48th Preakness: L Morris aboard Pillory wins in 1:51.6 1921 Event 53rd Belmont: Earl Sande aboard Grey Lag wins in 2:16.8 1921 Event 47th Preakness: F Coltiletti aboard Broomspun wins in 1:54.2 1920 Event 52nd Belmont: Clarence Kummer aboard Man o' War wins in 2:14.2 1920 Event 46th Preakness: Clarence Kummer aboard Man o' War wins in 1:51.6 1920 Event 46th Kentucky Derby: Ted Rice aboard Paul Jones wins in 2:09 1919 Event 51st Belmont: J Loftus aboard Sir Barton wins in 2:17.6 and Trip Crown 1919 Event 45th Preakness: Johnny Loftus aboard Sir Barton wins in 1:53 1919 Event 45th Kentucky Derby: Johnny Loftus aboard Sir Barton wins in 2:09.8 1918 Event 43rd Preakness: Johnny Loftus aboard War Cloud wins in 1:53.6 1918 Event 44th Preakness: Charles Peak aboard Jack Hare, Jr. wins in 1:53.4 1917 Event 49th Belmont: James Butwell aboard Hourless wins in 2:17.8 1917 Event 42nd Preakness: E Haynes aboard Kalitan wins in 1:54.4 1916 Event 48th Belmont: E Haynes aboard Friar Rock wins in 2:22 1916 Event 41st Preakness: Linus McAtee aboard Damrosch wins in 1:54.8 1916 Event 42nd Kentucky Derby: Johnny Loftus aboard George Smith wins in 2:04 1915 Event 47th Belmont: George Byrne aboard The Finn wins in 2:18.6 1915 Event 40th Preakness: Douglas Hoffman aboard Rhine Maiden wins in 1:58 1915 Event 41st Kentucky Derby: Joe Notter aboard Regret wins in 2:05.4 1915 Death Alfred G Vanderbilt, U.S. millionaire, dies aboard Lusitania 1915 Death Charles Frohman, dies aboard Lusitania 1914 Event 46th Belmont: Merritt Buxton aboard Luke McLuke wins in 2:20 1914 Event 39th Preakness: Andy Schuttinger aboard Holiday wins in 1:53.8 1914 Event 40th Kentucky Derby: John McCabe aboard Old Rosebud wins in 2:03.4 1913 Event 45th Belmont: Roscoe Troxler aboard Prince Eugene wins in 2:18 1913 Event 38th Preakness: James Butwell aboard Buskin wins in 1:53.4 1913 Event 39th Kentucky Derby: Roscoe Goose aboard Donerail wins in 2:04.8 1912 Event 38th Kentucky Derby: Carol H Shilling aboard Worth wins in 2:09.4 1911 Event 36th Preakness: Eddie Dugan aboard Watervale wins in 1:51 1911 Event 37th Kentucky Derby: George Archibald aboard Meridian wins in 2:05 1910 Event 44th Belmont: James Butwell aboard Sweep wins in 2:22 1910 Event 36th Kentucky Derby: Fred Herbert aboard Donau wins in 2:06.4 1910 Event 35th Preakness: R Estep aboard Layminster wins in 1:40.6 1909 Event 43rd Belmont: Eddie Dugan aboard Joe Madden wins in 2:21.6 1909 Event 34th Preakness: Willie Doyle aboard Effendi wins in 1:39.8 1908 Event 33rd Preakness: Eddie Dugan aboard Royal Tourist wins in 1:46.4 1908 Event 42nd Belmont: Joe Notter aboard Colin win 1907 Event 41st Belmont: G Mountain aboard Peter Pan wins 1907 Event 32nd Preakness: G Mountain aboard Don Enrique wins in 1:45.4 1907 Event 33rd Kentucky Derby: Andy Minder aboard Pink Star wins in 2:12.6 1906 Event 40th Belmont: Lucien Lyne aboard Burgomaster wins in 2:20 1906 Event 31st Preakness: Walter Miller aboard Whimsical wins in 1:45 1906 Event 32nd Kentucky Derby: Roscoe Troxler aboard Sir Huon wins in 2:08.8 1905 Event Russian sailors mutiny aboard battleship "Potemkin" 1905 Event 30th Preakness: W Davis aboard Cairngore wins in 1:45.8 1905 Event 39th Belmont: Eugene Hildebrand aboard Tanya wins in 2:08 1905 Event 31st Kentucky Derby: Jack Martin aboard Agile wins in 2:100.75 1904 Event 29th Preakness: Eugene Hildebrand aboard Bryn Mawr wins in 1:44.2 1904 Event 38th Belmont: George Odom aboard Delhi wins in 2:06.6 1904 Event 30th Kentucky Derby: Shorty Prior aboard Elwood wins in 2:08 1904 Birthday Russ Morgan, born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, orchestra leader, Welcome Aboard 1903 Event 28th Preakness: W Gannon aboard Flocarline wins in 1:44.8 1903 Event 37th Belmont: John Bullman aboard Africander wins in 2:21.75 1903 Event 29th Kentucky Derby: Hal Booker aboard Judge Himes wins in 2:09 1902 Event 27th Preakness: L Jackson aboard Old England wins in 1:45.8 1902 Event 36th Belmont: John Bullman aboard Mastermam wins in 2:22.6 1901 Event 26th Preakness: Fred Landry aboard The Parader wins in 1:47.2 1901 Event 35th Belmont: H Spencer aboard Commando wins in 2:21 1900 Event 25th Preakness: H Spencer aboard Hindus wins in 1:48.4 1900 Event 34th Belmont: Nash Turner aboard Ildrim wins in 2:21 1900 Event 26th Kentucky Derby: Jimmy Boland aboard Lieut Gibson wins in 2:06 1899 Event 24th Preakness: R Clawson aboard Half Time wins in 1:47 1899 Event 33rd Belmont: R. Clawson aboard Jean Beraud wins in 2:23 1899 Event 25th Kentucky Derby: Fred Taral aboard Manuel wins in 2:12 1898 Birthday Vincent Lopez, born in Brooklyn, New York, orchestra leader, Welcome Aboard 1898 Event 23rd Preakness: Willie Simms aboard Sly Fox wins in 1:49.75 1898 Event 32nd Belmont: F Littlefield aboard Bowling Brook wins in 2:32 1898 Event 24th Kentucky Derby: Willie Simms aboard Plaudit wins in 2:09 1897 Event 31st Belmont: J Scherrer aboard Scottish Cheiftain wins in 2:23 1897 Event 22nd Preakness: T Thorpe aboard Paul Kauvar wins in 1:51 1897 Event 23rd Kentucky Derby: Buttons Garner aboard Typhoon II wins in 2:12 1896 Event 21st Preakness: Henry Griffin aboard Margrave wins in 1:51 1896 Event 30th Belmont: Henry Griffin aboard Hastings wins in 2:24 1896 Event 22nd Kentucky Derby: Willie Simms aboard Ben Brush wins in 2:07.75 1895 Event 29th Belmont: Fred Taral aboard Belmar wins in 2:11 1895 Event 20th Preakness: Fred Taral aboard Belmar wins in 1:50 1895 Event 21st Kentucky Derby: Soup Perkins aboard Halma wins in 2:37 1894 Event 28th Belmont: Willie Simms aboard Henry of Navarre wins in 1:56 1894 Event 19th Preakness: Fred Taral aboard Assignee wins in 1:49 1894 Event 20th Kentucky Derby: Frank Goodale aboard Chant wins in 2:41 1893 Event 27th Belmont: Willie Simms aboard Commanche wins in 1:53 1893 Event 19th Kentucky Derby: Eddie Kunze aboard Lookout wins in 2:39 1892 Event 26th Belmont: W Hayward aboard Patron wins in 2:12 1892 Event 18th Kentucky Derby: Lonnie Clayton aboard Azra wins in 2:41 1891 Event 25th Belmont: Ed Garrison aboard Foxford wins in 2:08.75 1891 Event 17th Kentucky Derby: Isaac Murphy aboard Kingman wins in 2:52 1890 Event 24th Belmont: Pike Barnes aboard Burlington wins in 2:07.75 1890 Event 16th Kentucky Derby: Isaac Murphy aboard Riley wins in 2:45 1890 Event 18th Preakness: W Martin aboard Montague wins in 2:36.75 1889 Event 23rd Belmont: W Hayward aboard Eric wins in 2:47 1889 Event 17th Preakness: W Anderson aboard Buddhist wins in 2:17 1889 Event 15th Kentucky Derby: Thomas Kiley aboard Spokane wins in 2:34 1888 Event 22nd Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard Sir Dixon wins in 2:40 1888 Event 14th Kentucky Derby: George Covington aboard MacBeth II wins in 2:38 1888 Event 16th Preakness: F Littlefield aboard Refund wins in 2:49 1887 Event 21st Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard Hanover wins in 2:43 1887 Event 15th Preakness: William Donohue aboard Dunboyne wins in 2:39 1887 Event 13th Kentucky Derby: Isaac Lewis aboard Montrose wins in 2:39 1886 Event 20th Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard Inspector B wins in 2:41 1886 Event 14th Preakness: S Fisher aboard Bard wins in 2:45 1886 Event 12th Kentucky Derby: Paul Duffy aboard Ben Ali wins in 2:36 1885 Event 19th Belmont: Paul Duffy aboard Tyrant wins in 2:43 1885 Event 13th Preakness: Jim McLaughlin aboard Tecumseh wins in 2:49 1885 Event 11th Kentucky Derby: Babe Henderson aboard Joe Cotton wins in 2:37 1884 Event 18th Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard Panique wins in 2:42 1884 Event 12th Preakness: S Fisher aboard Knight of Ellerslie wins in 2:39 1884 Event 10th Kentucky Derby: Isaac Murphy aboard Buchanan wins in 2:40 1883 Event 17th Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard George Kinney wins in 2:42 1883 Event 11th Preakness: G Barbee aboard Jacobus wins in 2:42 1883 Event 9th Kentucky Derby: William Donohue aboard Leonatus wins in 2:43 1882 Event 16th Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard Forester wins in 2:43 1882 Event 10th Preakness: T Costello aboard Vanguard wins in 2:44 1882 Event 8th Kentucky Derby: Babe Hurd aboard Apollo wins in 2:40 1881 Event 15th Belmont: T Costello aboard Saunterer wins in 2:47 1881 Event 9th Preakness: T Costello aboard Saunterer wins in 2:40 1881 Event 7th Kentucky Derby: Jim McLaughlin aboard Hindoo wins in 2:40 1880 Event 14th Belmont: L Hughes aboard Grenada wins in 2:47 1880 Event 8th Preakness: L Hughes aboard Grenada wins in 2:40 1880 Event 6th Kentucky Derby: George Lewis aboard Fonso wins in 2:37 1879 Event 13th Belmont: George Evans aboard Spendthrift wins in 2:42.75 1879 Event 7th Preakness: L Hughes aboard Harold wins in 2:40 1879 Event 5th Kentucky Derby: Charlie Shauer aboard Lord Murphy wins in 2:37 1878 Event 12th Belmont: L Hughes aboard Duke of Magenta wins in 2:43 1878 Event 6th Preakness: C Holloway aboard Duke of Magenta wins in 2:41.75 1878 Event 4th Kentucky Derby: Jimmy Carter aboard Day Star wins in 2:37 1877 Event 11th Belmont: C Holloway aboard Cloverbrook wins in 2:46 1877 Event 5th Preakness: C Holloway aboard Cloverbrook wins in 2:45 1877 Event 3rd Kentucky Derby: Billy Walker aboard Baden-Baden wins in 2:38 1876 Event 10th Belmont: William Donohue aboard Algerine wins in 2:40 1876 Event 4th Preakness: G Barbee aboard Shirley wins in 2:44.75 1876 Event 2nd Kentucky Derby: Bobby Swim aboard Vagrant wins in 2:38 1875 Event 9th Belmont: Bobby Swim aboard Calvin wins in 2:42 1875 Event 3rd Preakness: L Hughes aboard Tom Ochiltree wins in 2:43 1875 Event 1st Kentucky Derby: Oliver Lewis aboard Aristides wins in 2:37.75 1874 Event 8th Belmont: G Barbee aboard Saxon wins in 2:39 1874 Event 2nd Preakness: William Donohue aboard Culpepper wins in 2:56 1873 Event 7th Belmont: James Roe aboard Springbok wins in 3:01.75 1873 Event 1st Preakness: G Barbee aboard Survivor wins in 2:43 1872 Event 6th Belmont: James Roe aboard Joe Daniels wins in 2:58 1871 Event 5th Belmont: W Miller aboard Harry Basset wins in 2:56 1870 Event 4th Belmont: W Dick aboard Kingfisher wins in 2:59 1870 Event "City of Boston" vanishes at sea with all 177 aboard 1869 Event 3rd Belmont: C Miller aboard Fenian wins in 3:04 1868 Event 2nd Belmont: Bobby Swim aboard General Duke wins in 3:02 1868 Event Chinese Embassy arrives aboard steamship China 1867 Birthday Simon Guggenheim, philanthropist, died aboard Titanic 1867 Event 1st Belmont: J Gilpatrick aboard Ruthless wins in 3:05 1864 Event Troop train loaded with Confederate prisoners collided with a coal train killing 65 and injuring 109 of 955 aboard 1860 Event Japanese embassy arrives aboard Candinmarruh 1859 Event "Pomona" sinks in North Atlantic drowning all 400 aboard 1853 Event Elisha Kane's Arctic expedition leaves New York aboard Advance 1852 Event Steamer "Atlantic" collided with fishing boat, sinks with 250 aboard 1844 Event 12-inch gun aboard USS Princeton explodes 1836 Event Darwin returns to England aboard HMS Beagle (after 5 years) 1836 Event Charles Darwin aboard HMS Beagle reaches Cocos Islands 1832 Event Charles Darwin aboard HMS Beagle reaches Rio de Janeiro 1831 Event Charles Darwin travels aboard HMS Beagle 1828 Event 18-gun sloop "Acorn" sinks off Halifax with 115 men aboard 1820 Event Edward Bransfield aboard Williams discovers Antarctica (UK claim) 1775 Event 1st official U.S. flag raising (aboard naval vessel Alfred) 1683 Event 1st settlers from Germany to U.S., leave aboard Concord 1620 Birthday Peregrine White, son of Wm and Susanna White, born aboard Mayflower 1577 Event Sir Francis Drake aboard Pelican travels from Chile to Washington
