Vezina 1st Assist
1918 Montreal's Georges Vezina becomes the first NHL goalie to record an assist during the Canadiens’ 6-3 win over the Toronto Arenas
Richard 8 Point Game First
1944 Montreal right wing Maurice 'Rocket' Richard becomes first player in NHL history to score 8 points in one game with 5 goals and 3 assists in the Canadiens' 9-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings
US Defeats Australia
1946 Davis Cup Men's Tennis, Melbourne, Australia: Jack Kramer & Ted Schroeder give US unassailable 3-0 lead; beat Australians John Bromwich & Adrian Quist 6-2, 7-5, 6-4; ends 5-0
- 1947 Chic Cards beat Philadelphia Eagles 28-21 in NFL championship game
- 1947 National Football League Championship, Comiskey Park, Chicago: Chicago Cardinals beat Philadelphia Eagles, 28-21; Cardinals' only title victory
Australia Defeats US
1951 Davis Cup Men's Tennis, White City, Sydney: Frank Sedgman outclasses Vic Seixas 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 in the deciding rubber as Australia beats US, 3-2 in Sydney to retain Cup
- 1952 National Football League Championship, Cleveland Municipal Stadium: Detroit Lions beat Cleveland Browns, 17-7
- 1954 43rd Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Sydney (3-2)
- 1955 44th Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in New York (5-0)
- 1957 46th Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in Melbourne (3-2)
- 1957 CBS states it won't broadcast baseball where minor league games are on
- 1958 "The Greatest Game Ever Played": Baltimore Colts win the 26th NFL championship against the New York Giants 23-17 at Yankee Stadium, in the first ever sudden-death overtime game in NFL history. 17 future members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame were involved in the game.
- 1960 49th Davis Cup: Australia beats Italy in Sydney (4-1)
- 1961 50th Davis Cup: Australia beats Italy in Melbourne (5-0)
- 1962 51st Davis Cup: Australia beats Mexico in Brisbane (5-0)
US Thrilling Victory
1963 Davis Cup Men's Tennis, Adelaide: American Chuck McKinley beats Australia's John Newcombe 10-12, 6-2, 9-7, 6-2 in the deciding rubber to give US a thrilling 3-2 victory
Clark 1st Scot to Win
1963 Scottish Lotus driver Jim Clark wins his record 7th Grand Prix of the F1 season, the South African event at Prince George Circuit; first Scotsman to win the World Drivers Championship
- 1965 Ballon d'Or: Benfica striker Eusébio wins award for best European football player; first Portuguese national to win, and still only Benfica player
Australia Win Over Spain
1965 Davis Cup Men's Tennis, Sydney: John Newcombe & Tony Roche beat José Luis Arilla & Manuel Santana of Spain 6-3, 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 to give Australia unassailable 3-0 lead; ends 4-1
Australia Defeats India
1966 55th Davis Cup, Melbourne: Australian Roy Emerson beats Ramanathan Krishnan of India 6-0, 6-2, 10-8 for an unassailable 3-1 lead; ends 4-1
Ballon d'Or
1971 Ballon d'Or: Ajax forward Johan Cruyff wins award for best European football player ahead of Inter forward Sandro Mazzola and Manchester United winger George Best; first Dutch national and Ajax player to win award
- 1974 4th Fiesta Bowl: Oklahoma State beats #17 BYU, 16-6
- 1975 "The Hail Mary", with 32 seconds left in the NFC Divisional Playoff Game, Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach throws a legendary 50-yard winning touchdown pass to Drew Pearson to defeat the Minnesota Vikings, and the "Hail Mary" play gains national recognition
- 1975 Gary Cosier scores 109 v West Indies at MCG on Test Cricket debut
- 1975 In the aftermath of the Cold War, the New York Rangers become first team in NHL history to face a touring Soviet hockey squad; Soviet Army beats the Rangers, 7-3 at Madison Square Garden
Ballon d'Or
1976 Ballon d'Or: Bayern Munich defender Franz Beckenbauer wins title of Europe's best football player for a 2nd time; beats Anderlecht winger Rob Rensenbrink and Dukla Prague goalkeeper Ivo Viktor
Islander's 30th Hat Trick
1978 30th hat trick in NHL New York Islander franchise history, scored by Mike Bossy
- 1982 Ballon d'Or: Juventus striker Paolo Rossi is named best European football player; beats Bordeaux midfielder Alain Giresse and Juventus' Polish midfielder Zbigniew Boniek
- 1983 72nd Davis Cup: Australia beats Sweden in Melbourne (3-2)
- 1986 75th Davis Cup: Australia beats Sweden in Melbourne (3-2), helped by Pat Davis ranked 412th in the world
- 1990 Blockbuster Bowl 1: Florida State beats Penn State, 24-17
- 1991 8 are crushed to death at a RAP basketball game at City College, NYC
- 1991 Blockbuster Bowl 2: Alabama beats Colorado, 30-25
- 1993 Ballon d'Or: Juventus' Italian striker Roberto Baggio is named Europe's best football player ahead of Inter forward Dennis Bergkamp and Manchester United striker Eric Cantona
- 1993 NHL New Jersey Devils John Maclean passes Kirk Muller as all-time franchise scoring leader (521 pts)
Boon Makes It 20
1994 David Boon completes his 20th Test Cricket century (131 v England, MCG)
- 1996 India all out for 66 at Durban after making 100 in cricket 1st innings
- 2008 Detroit Lions crash to a 31-21 loss to Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field; first team in NFL history to go winless in a 16-game season
- 2013 Chris Weidman defeats Anderson Silva to retain the UFC Middleweight Championship
- 2018 UFC bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes of Brazil moves up in weight and KOs dominant featherweight Cris "Cyborg" Justino just 51 seconds into the opening round at the Forum, Inglewood, CA; first female to win UFC titles in multiple weight classes
- 2019 49th Fiesta Bowl (College Football Playoff semifinal), #3 Clemson beats #2 Ohio State, 29-23
- 2019 52nd Peach Bowl (College Football Playoff semi final): #1 LSU beats #4 Oklahoma, 63-28
- 2021 Test cricket debutant Scott Boland takes 6 for 7 as Australia retain the Ashes (3-0) with an innings & 14 run win against England in the 3rd Test in Melbourne