Australasia Wins
1908 International Lawn Tennis Challenge, Melbourne, Australia: Anthony Wilding representing Australasia beats American Fred Alexander 6-3, 6-4, 6-1 to give defending champions a 3-2 victory
- 1912 CFL Grey Cup, AAA Grounds, Hamilton: Hamilton Alerts win their only title; beat Toronto Argonauts, 11-4
- 1912 International Lawn Tennis Challenge, Melbourne, Australia: James Cecil Parke beats Rodney Heaths 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 to give British Isles 3-2 victory over defending champions Australasia
- 1924 National Football League Championship: Cleveland Bulldogs (7-1-1) [formerly Canton] win first past the post title
Bradman Debut
1928 Australian cricket legend Don Bradman makes an inauspicious Test debut; scores 18 & 1 vs England in 1st Test in Brisbane; dropped to 12th man for 2nd Test
Bill Terry
1942 Bill Terry resigns as supervisor of NY Giants minor league system
Jackie Robinson's Accusation
1952 Jackie Robinson accuses the NY Yankees of racial bias on national television
- 1954 20th Heisman Trophy Award: Alan Ameche, Wisconsin (FB)
Patterson vs. Moore
1956 At 21 years, 10 months, 3 weeks, 5 days Floyd Patterson becomes youngest world heavyweight boxing champion; KOs Archie Moore in 5th round in Chicago; first Olympic gold medalist to win a professional heavyweight title
Sports History
1956 Australian Betty Cuthbert takes Olympic sprint double when she runs OR equalling 23.4s to win the 200m gold medal at the Melbourne Games; beats Christa Stubnick in repeat of 100m final 4 days earlier
Gert Fredriksson
1956 Gert Fredriksson of Sweden wins his 2nd straight K-1 10,000m canoeing gold medal at the Melbourne Olympics; last time event held in the Summer Olympics; also wins 3rd consecutive K-1 1,000m gold
- 1956 Jon Henricks swims world record 55.4 to win the men's 100m at the Melbourne Olympics; rare Australian 1-2-3 with John Devitt and Gary Chapman taking the minor medals
- 1956 Milt Campbell sets Olympic record total of 7,937 points to upset fellow American and world record holder Rafer Johnson, and win the decathlon gold medal at the Melbourne Games
- 1957 22nd Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 40-0 in Birmingham
- 1957 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Hamilton Tiger-Cats take out their 2nd title; beat Winnipeg Blue Bombers, 32-7
Billy Cannon
1959 1960 NFL Draft: Billy Cannon from LSU first pick by Los Angeles Rams
- 1959 Joe Foss named 1st commissioner of AFL
- 1961 Billy Williams of the Cubs is voted NL Rookie of Year
- 1963 28th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 10-8 in Birmingham, Auburn's first points in the series in five years
- 1963 CFL Grey Cup, Empire Stadium, Vancouver: Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeat BC Lions, 21-10; features controversial sequence involving American players Angelo Mosca and Willie Fleming
- 1968 33rd Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 24-16 in Birmingham
- 1968 CFL Grey Cup, CNE Stadium, Toronto: Ottawa Rough Riders defeat Calgary Stampeder, 24-21; MVP Vic Washington's 79-yard TD run remains a Grey Cup record
- 1969 CFL Grey Cup, Autostade, Montreal: Ottawa Rough Riders defeat Saskatchewan Roughriders, 29-11; first Grey Cup game played in its entirety on a Sunday
Brian's Song
1971 Emmy and Peabody Award-winning TV movie "Brian's Song", about the friendship of Chicago Bears football teammates Brian Piccolo and Gale Sayers (based on Sayers' autobiography) premieres on ABC, starring James Caan and Billie Dee Williams
Righetti AL Rookie
1981 NY Yankee Dave Righetti wins AL Rookie of Year Award
Ivan Lendl
1986 American-based Czech tennis star Ivan Lendl is first player to make over $10 million in career earnings
- 1986 CFL Grey Cup, BC Place, Vancouver: Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeat Edmonton Eskimos, 39-15; Al Bruno's 2nd Grey Cup win, 1st as head coach, also as a player with 1952 Toronto Argonauts
Mike Tyson Sued
1988 NYC furrier sues Mike Tyson for $92,000 for non payment of purchase
- 1991 56th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 13-6 in Birmingham, Alabama
- 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou, China: Michelle Akers scores twice as US beats Norway, 2-1
David Boon
1992 David Boon's 14th Test Cricket century, 111 v WI at Brisbane
- 1993 NFL announces 30th franchise - Jacksonville Jaguars
- 1996 South African cricket opening batsman Gary Kirsten follows his 1st innings 102 with 133 in the Proteas' 329 run 2nd Test win v India in Kolkata
- 1997 86th Davis Cup: Sweden sweeps US in Gothenburg (5-0)
- 2003 92nd Davis Cup: Australia beats Spain in Melbourne (3-1)
Joe Thornton
2005 The Boston Bruins trade captain Joe Thornton to the San Jose Sharks
Kobe Bryant Retires
2015 NBA star Kobe Bryant (LA Lakers) announces his intention to retire at the end of the season
- 2019 83rd Iron Bowl: #16 Auburn beats #5 Alabama, 48-45
- 2019 Australian cricket batsman David Warner smashes 335 not out in the 2nd Test against Pakistan; second-highest Test score by an Australian (Matt Hayden 380); highest Test score at Adelaide Oval
- 2019 On the way to 36 in 2nd Test v Pakistan, Australian cricket batsman Steve Smith overtakes Don Bradman’s run-tally of 6,996 Test runs; becomes fastest batsman to 7000, in terms of innings (126)
