** U. S. President Harry S Truman relieves General Douglas MacArthur of his Far Eastern commands.

** The U. S. Senate Committee on Armed Services and U. S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations begins its closed door hearings into the dismissal of General Douglas MacArthur by U. S. President Harry S Truman.

** WWII ends: The final official surrender of Japan is accepted by the Supreme Allied Commander, General Douglas MacArthur, and Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz for the United States, and delegates from Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, The Netherlands, China, and others from a Japanese delegation led by Mamoru Shigemitsu, on board the American battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay.

** WWII: General Douglas MacArthur is named commander of all U. S. forces in the Philippines ; the Philippines Army is ordered nationalized by President Roosevelt.

** Charles MacArthur, American playwright and screenwriter ( b. 1895 )

** James MacArthur, American actor ( d. 2010 )

** Douglas MacArthur, American general ( d. 1964 )

** Catherine T. MacArthur, American philanthropist ( b. 1909 )

** Rasputin and the Empress-Charles MacArthur

** Staff officer to General MacArthur

** Jimmy L. Webb ( arranger ) for " MacArthur Park " performed by Richard Harris

** Waylon Jennings & the Kimberlys for MacArthur Park

** Jimmy L. Webb for " MacArthur Park " performed by Richard Harris

** Waylon Jennings & the Kimberlys for " MacArthur Park "

** Islip ( Long Island MacArthur Airport )

** NIA class passenger carriage number 36, used by United States General Douglas MacArthur on his trip from Alice Springs to Terowie via Quorn after leaving the Philippines in World War II.

** " MacArthur Park " ( song ), a song based on the Los Angeles park

** Long Island MacArthur Airport, also known as Islip Airport, in the above town

** The Charles MacArthur Award-For Outstanding New Play or Musical

** The James MacArthur Award-For Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Play

** MacArthur High School ( Lawton, Oklahoma )

** " MacArthur Park " Command-SD-936 1969

** Sherzai Cricket Stadium ( under construction )

** National Football Stadium

** Kabul National Cricket Stadium ( under construction )

** Ghazi Stadium

** Mazar-i-Sharif Cricket Stadium

** Buzkashi Stadium

** Shea Stadium opens in Flushing, New York.

** Major League Soccer kicks off in front of an overflow crowd of 31, 683 packed in Spartan Stadium, to witness the historic first game.

** The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, held at Wembley Stadium, is televised live to over 1 billion people and raises millions of dollars for AIDS research.

** Denmark beats Germany 2 – 0 to win the 1992 UEFA European Football Championship at Ullevi Stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden.

** Wembley Stadium hosts a concert featuring stars from the fields of music, comedy and film, in celebration of the 70th birthday of imprisoned ANC leader Nelson Mandela.

** The Busch Memorial Stadium opens in St Louis, Missouri.

** Monday Night Football debuts on ABC ; the Cleveland Browns defeat the New York Jets 31-21 in front of more than 85, 000 fans at Cleveland Stadium.

** Tom Dempsey, who was born with a deformed right foot and right hand, set a National Football League record by kicking a 63-yard field goal to lift the New Orleans Saints to a 19-17 victory over the Detroit Lions at Tulane Stadium.

** Paced by a prodigious home run by Reggie Jackson which hits a transformer on the roof of Tiger Stadium, the American League defeats the National League 6-4 in the Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Detroit.

** Queens Park Rangers become the first 3rd Division side to win the League Cup at Wembley Stadium, defeating West Bromwich Albion 3 – 2.

** In Houston, Texas, the Harris County Domed Stadium ( more commonly known as the Astrodome ) opens.

** The One Love Peace Concert is held at National Heroes Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica.

** A Minor League Baseball game between the Rochester Red Wings and the Pawtucket Red Sox at McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, becomes the longest professional baseball game in history: 8 hours and 25 minutes / 33 innings ( the 33rd inning is not played until June 23 ).

** The Rolling Stones begin their Tattoo You tour at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia.

** Stadium closure, 10 points

** Hackney Wick Stadium

** Wimbledon Stadium, a dog racing track located in Earlsfield in southwest London, England

** Patriot Stadium, a soccer stadium in El Paso, Texas

** Three Rivers Stadium, a now demolished sports facility in Pittsburgh