1814 - Napoleonic Wars: War of the Sixth Coalition - the Treaty of Paris (1814) is signed returning French borders to their 1792 extent. 1925 - British mariners shoot on demonstrators 1937 - Memorial Day Massacre: Chicago Police Department shoot and kill 10 unarmed demonstrators during the "Little Steel Strike" in the United States 1946 - United flight 521 crashes on takeoff at LaGuardia Airport (NY) 42 die 1953 - French Championships Women's Tennis: Maureen Connolly beats fellow American Doris Hart 6-2, 6-4 for the 2nd leg of her Grand Slam 1954 - Emile Zatopek runs world record 5K (13:57.2) 1977 - Cleveland Indian Dennis Eckersley no-hits California Angels, 2-0 1980 - 1st papal visit to France since 1814 1981 - LA Dodgers are quickest to get 1,000,000 attendance in a season in only 22 games 2019 - Austria appoints its first female chancellor Brigitte Bierle to head caretaker government after fall of the coalition government More Historical Events »