Indianapolis 500 | Enquirer historic front pages from May 31

Take a look back at history through the front pages of The Cincinnati Enquirer. Every day we look at 10 pages that show the local, national and international headlines.

Today’s pages cover news reported in The Enquirer on May 31 in years ranging from 1955 to 2015. Headlines included triumphs and fatal accidents at the Indianapolis 500, actor and World War II hero Audie Murphy killed in a plane crash in 1971.

Check out more editions of Today in History at Cincinnati.com. Get full access to more than 180 years of The Enquirer’s print archives at Newspapers.com.

May 31, 1955

31 May 1955, Tue The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio) Newspapers.com

May 31, 1958

31 May 1958, Sat The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio) Newspapers.com

May 31, 1961

31 May 1961, Wed The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio) Newspapers.com

May 31, 1964

31 May 1964, Sun The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio) Newspapers.com

May 31, 1971

31 May 1971, Mon The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio) Newspapers.com

May 31, 1976

31 May 1976, Mon The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio) Newspapers.com

May 31, 1981

31 May 1981, Sun The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio) Newspapers.com

May 31, 1992

31 May 1992, Sun The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio) Newspapers.com

May 31, 2005

31 May 2005, Tue The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio) Newspapers.com

May 31, 2015

31 May 2015, Sun The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio) Newspapers.com

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