History
1868: Memorial Day was observed widely for the first time in the U.S.
1879: William Vanderbilt renamed New York City’s Gilmore’s Garden to Madison Square Garden.
1896: The first automobile accident occurred in New York City.
1911: Ray Harroun won the first Indianapolis 500. At the time, it was known as International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race. Harroun’s average speed was 74.59 miles per hour.
1943: American forces secured the Aleutian island of Attu from the Japanese during the Second World War.
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