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May 8

1915—Regret, ridden by Joe Notter, becomes the first filly to win the Kentucky Derby, with a 2-length wire-to-wire victory over Pebbles.

1954—World record holder William Parry O’Brien becomes the first man to throw the shot put more than 60 feet with a 60-5 1/4 toss at a meet in Los Angeles.

1968—Jim “Catfish” Hunter of the Oakland A’s pitches a perfect game, beating the Minnesota Twins 4-0. It is the first perfect game in the American League regular season in 46 seasons.

1984—On the day the Olympic torch relay begins, the Soviet Union announces it will not take part in the 1984 Summer Olympics. The Soviet National Olympic Committee Union said the participation of Soviet athletes would be impossible because of “the gross flouting” of Olympic ideals by U.S. authorities.

1993—Lennox Lewis of Britain scores a unanimous 12-round decision over Tony Tucker to retain his WBC heavyweight title in Las Vegas in his first defense.

2003—Minnesota becomes the first team in NHL history to rebound from two 3-1 series deficits to win in one postseason with a 4-2 victory at Vancouver.