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2023

Lionel Messi announces that his future will be in Major League Soccer (MLS) with Inter Miami CF. The 35-year-old forward, who won the World Cup with Argentina the previous year, is reportedly set to earn $54 million per season with the Florida-based club.

2018

The Mars Curiosity rover discovered organic matter, including methane, on Mars, according to studies published in the journal Science.

2004

The Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Calgary Flames 2–1 to win the Stanley Cup Final (4–3). It was Tampa Bay’s first appearance in the Final.

1990

The Universal Studios theme park opens in Orlando, Florida.

1989

Hockey player Wayne Gretzky wins the Most Valuable Player award for the ninth time in ten years.

1982

Priscilla Presley opens Graceland to the public. The bathroom where Elvis Presley died five years earlier is not open to visitors.

1981

Roland Garros, men’s tennis: Sweden’s Björn Borg wins the 11th and final Grand Slam title of his career—his sixth French Open title in the Open Era—defeating Ivan Lendl.