Simon Pagenaud of France finished the 2016 Indy 500 just two-tenths of a second ahead of Alexander Rossi.
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Arthur C. Clarke was knighted.
A series of worldwide protests began in reaction to the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police.
The last Ford Model T motor car was ceremoniously rolled off the assembly line.
Carlos Martinez famously hit a ball off Jose Canseco's head for a home run in major league baseball.