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May 24 1905 — Harry Payne Whitney’s Tanya becomes the second filly to win the Belmont Stakes. Ruthless was the first filly to win the Belmont, in 1867. Whitney would also win the Kentucky Derby with a filly, Regret, in 1915. 1926 — Finnish runner Paavo Nurmi sets world 3000m record (8:25.4) in Berlin, Germany. 1935 — In the first major league night game, the Reds beat the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 before 25,000 fans in Cincinnati. 1936 — Tony Lazzeri of the New York Yankees drives in 11 runs...

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