Jack Johnson Arrested
1912 Black boxer Jack Johnson arrested for violating the Mann Act for "transporting women across state lines for immoral purposes" due to his relationship with white woman Lucille Cameron, allegedly a prostitute. Later convicted by an all-white jury and sentenced to a year in prison.
- 1918 NHL's Quebec Bulldogs sold to a Toronto businessman P. J. Quinn
Red Grange's Amazing Game
1924 Harold "Red" Grange, finest collegiate football game (4 long TD runs)
Baseball Record
1925 Salt Lake City (PCL) Tony Lazzeri hits his 60th HR of the season
Sports History
1955 "Track & Field" magazine names Jesse Owens all-time track athlete
Sports History
1960 Casey Stengel retired by NY Yankees (won 10 pennants in 12 years)
- 1963 IOC votes Mexico City to host 1968 Olympics
- 1964 Australian swimmer Kevin Berry sets world record 2:06.6 to beat American Carl Robie by 0.9s and win the men's 200m backstroke gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics
- 1967 MLB American League votes to allow Kansas City Athletics to move to Oakland, California & expand league to 12 teams in 1971 with Kansas City & Seattle teams - later accelerated to 1969 due to pressure from Kansas City politicians
- 1968 A rare Australian 1-2 in track & field; Maureen Caird in Olympic record 10.39s beats teammate Pam Kilborn by 0.07s to win the 80m hurdles at the Mexico City Games
- 1968 American athletes sweep the medals in the men's 400m at the Mexico City Olympics; Lee Evans wins gold in world record 43.86s ahead of Larry James and Ron Freeman
- 1968 American long jumper Bob Beamon sets an incredible world record (8.90m, 29' 2½") in high altitude at the Mexico City Olympics; 0.55m (22") improvement over previous world record
- 1968 American swimmer Don Schollander anchors US 4 × 200m freestyle relay team to world record 7:52.1 and the Olympic gold medal in Tokyo; Schollander's 4th gold of the Games
- 1968 Polish sprinter Irena Szewińska runs a world record 22.58s to beat Australian Raelene Boyle by 0.16s and win the 200m gold medal at the Mexico City Olympics
Black Power Salute
1968 US Olympic Committee suspends Tommie Smith and John Carlos for giving the Black Power salute to protest racism and injustice against African-Americans during Olympic medal ceremony
- 1974 1st NBA game at Market Square Arena - Pacers beat Spurs 129-121
Sports History
1974 Chicago Bull Nate Thurmond becomes 1st in NBA to complete a quadruple double-22 pts, 14 rebounds, 13 assists & 12 blocks
World Series
1977 Baseball World Series: Reggie Jackson hits 3 consecutive HRs tying Babe Ruth's WS record; NY Yankees beat LA Dodgers, 8-4 to clinch, 4-2 series win; MVP: Yankees outfielder Reggie Jackson
- 1977 NY Yankees win their 21st World Championship, 4 games
- 1977 Yanks beat Dodgers 8-4 for 21st world championship, 1st in 15 years
- 1978 NY Islanders 1st scoreless tie, vs LA Kings
- 1980 Detroit blocks 21 Atlanta shots setting NBA record (double OT)
- 1981 NY Giant Joe Danelo ties NFL record of 6 field goals in a game
- 1992 1st non-American team to win a Baseball World Series game; Toronto Blue Jays beat Atlanta Braves, 5-4 at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
- 1992 Philadelphia Eagle Randall Cunningham sets NFL quarterback scramble record of 3,683
- 1995 NHL Winnipeg Jets sold to Americans who plan to move them to Phoenix
- 1999 MLB American League Championship: New York Yankees beat Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 1
- 2009 British Mercedes driver Jenson Button finishes 5th in Brazilian Grand Prix at Autódromo José Carlos Pace to clinch his first F1 World Drivers Championship
- 2012 MLB American League Championship: Detroit Tigers beat New York Yankees, 4 games to 0
- 2013 MLB National League Championship: St. Louis Cardinals beat Los Angeles Dodgers, 4 games to 2
- 2015 Rashid Khan makes his One Day International (ODI) debut for Afghanistan against Zimbabwe
Sports History
2020 Brian Ortega wins against Chan Sung Jung at UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie
