Today in Joe Louis History
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Events in Sport
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1935-06-25 - Joe Louis defeats Primo Carnera at Yankee Stadium
1936-06-19 - German boxer Max Schmeling World Champion KOs Joe Louis
1937-06-22 - Joe Louis KOs James J Braddock in 18 for Heavyweight boxing title
1937-08-30 - Joe Louis beats Tommy Farr in 15 for Heavyweight boxing title
1938-02-23 - Joe Louis KOs Nathan Mann in 3 for Heavyweight boxing title
1938-04-01 - Joe Louis KOs Harry Thomas in 5 for Heavyweight boxing title
1938-06-22 - Joe Louis KOs Max Schmeling at 2:04 of 1st round at Yankee Stadium
1939-01-25 - Joe Louis KOs John Henry Lewis in 1 for Heavyweight boxing title
1939-04-17 - Joe Louis KOs Jack Roper in 1 for Heavyweight boxing title
1939-06-28 - Joe Louis TKOs Tony Galent in 4 for Heavyweight boxing title
1939-09-20 - Joe Louis KOs Bob Pastor in 11 for Heavyweight boxing title
1940-02-09 - Joe Louis beats Arturo Godoy in 15 for Heavyweight boxing title
1940-03-29 - Joe Louis KOs Johnny Paycheck in 2 to retain Heavyweight boxing title
1940-06-20 - Joe Louis TKOs Arturo Godoy in 8 for Heavyweight boxing title
1940-12-16 - Joe Louis KOs Al McCoy in 6 for Heavyweight boxing title in Chicago
1941-01-31 - Joe Louis KOs Red Burman in 5 for Heavyweight boxing title
1941-02-17 - Joe Louis KOs Gus Dorazio in 2 for Heavyweight boxing title
1941-03-21 - Joe Louis KOs Abe Simon in 13 for Heavyweight boxing title
1941-04-08 - Joe Louis TKOs Tony Musto in 9 for Heavyweight boxing title
1941-05-23 - Joe Louis beats Buddy Baer on DQ in 7 for Heavyweight boxing title
1941-06-18 - Joe Louis KOs Billy Conn in 13 for Heavyweight boxing title
1941-09-29 - Joe Louis TKOs Lou Nova in 6 for Heavyweight boxing title
1942-01-09 - Joe Louis KOs Buddy Baer in 1 for Heavyweight boxing title
1942-03-27 - Joe Louis KOs Abe Simon in 6 to retain Heavyweight boxing title (NYC)
1945-10-01 - Heavyweight champ Joe Louis is discharged from army
1946-06-09 - Joe Louis KOs Billy Conn in 8 for Heavyweight boxing title
1946-06-19 - 1st TV sports/boxing spectacular-Joe Louis KOs Billy Conn
1946-09-18 - Joe Louis KOs Tami Mauriello in 1 for Heavyweight boxing title
1947-06-25 - Heavyweight Joe Louis KOs Tami Mauriello
1947-12-05 - Joe Louis beats Jersey Joe Walcott in 15 for Heavyweight boxing title
1948-06-25 - Joe Louis KOs Jersey Joe Walcott in 11 for Heavyweight boxing title
1949-03-01 - Joe Louis retires as Heavyweight boxing champ
1950-09-27 - Ezzard Charles beats Joe Louis in 15 for Heavyweight boxing title
1950-09-27 - Heavyweight champ Ezzard Charles defeats Joe Louis in 15 in Yankee Stadium, Bronx NY.
1951-06-15 - Joe Louis scored his last knock out victory
Heavyweight Champion Boxer Rocky Marciano
1951-10-26 - Rocky Marciano defeats Joe Louis at Madison Square Garden
1973-06-28 - Black Sports Hall of Fame forms: Paul Robeson, Elgin Baylor, Jesse Owens, Jim Brown, Wilma Rudolph, Joe Louis & Althea Gibson elected
Birthdays in Sport
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1914-05-13 - Joe Louis, world Heavyweight boxing champion (1937-49)
Deaths in Sport
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1981-04-12 - Joe Louis, [Brown bomber], US Heavyweight boxing champion (1937-49), dies at 66
