1431 – Joan of Arc, French martyr and saint (b. 1412) dies.
1854 – The Kansas–Nebraska Act becomes law establishing the US territories of Kansas and Nebraska.
1883 – In New York City, a rumor that the Brooklyn Bridge is going to collapse causes a stampede that crushes twelve people.
1911 – Milton Bradley, American businessman, founded the Milton Bradley Company (b. 1836) dies.
1911 – At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the first Indianapolis 500 ends with Ray Harroun in his Marmon Wasp becoming the first winner of the 500-mile auto race.
1912 – Wilbur Wright, American pilot and businessman, co-founded the Wright Company (b. 1867) dies.
1914 – The new, and then the largest, Cunard ocean liner RMS Aquitania, 45,647 tons, sets sails on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City.
1918 – Bob Evans, American businessman, founded Bob Evans Restaurants (d. 2007) is born.
1922 – The Lincoln Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C..
1937 – Memorial Day massacre: Chicago police shoot and kill ten labor demonstrators.
1943 – Gale Sayers, American football player, Chicago Bears, and philanthropist is born.
1958 – Memorial Day: The remains of two unidentified American servicemen, killed in action during World War II and the Korean War respectively, are buried at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery.
1962 – Kevin Eastman, American author and illustrator, co-created the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is born.
1966 – Launch of Surveyor 1, the first US spacecraft to land on an extraterrestrial body.
1986 – Perry Ellis, American fashion designer, founded Perry Ellis (b. 1940) dies.
2015 – Beau Biden, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 44th Attorney General of Delaware (b. 1969) dies.
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