McCarthy Yankees Debut
1931 Joe McCarthy debuts as New York Yankees manager
- 1937 Sir Frank Whittle ground-tests the first jet engine designed to power an aircraft at Rugby, England.
- 1938 Stanley Cup Final, Chicago Stadium, Chicago, IL: Chicago Black Hawks beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 4-1 for a 3-1 series win; only team to win Cup with losing regular season record
- 1940 NFL cuts clipping penalty from 25 yards to 15 yards
- 1941 Stanley Cup Final, Olympia Stadium, Detroit, MI: Boston Bruins defeat Detroit Red Wings, 3-1 for a 4-0 series sweep
LPGA Titleholders
1946 LPGA Titleholders Championship Women's Golf, Augusta CC: Louise Suggs wins her first major title by 2 strokes from Eileen Stulb
17th US Masters
1953 17th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Ben Hogan shatters the Masters scoring record by 5 strokes with a 274 (−14) to finish 5 strokes ahead of runner-up Ed Oliver; Hogan's second Masters
US Masters Golf
1954 18th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Sam Snead wins his 3rd and final Masters by 1 stroke in an 18-hole playoff with Ben Hogan
Sports History
1960 MLB Chicago White Sox owner Bill Veeck debuts "Exploding Scoreboard" at Chicago's Comiskey Park
Sports History
1961 Douglas MacArthur declines offer to become baseball commissioner
US Masters Golf
1964 28th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Arnold Palmer wins by 6 shots from Dave Marr and Jack Nicklaus to become the first 4-time winner of the Masters; his 7th and final major victory
- 1965 1st regular season MLB game at Houston Astrodome; visiting Philadelphia Phillies beat Astros 2-0
- 1966 Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium opens; Pirates beat Braves 3-2
- 1969 Simon & Garfunkel releases "Boxer"
- 1969 Wales beats England, 30-9 at the National Stadium, Cardiff to clinch their 16th Five Nations Rugby Championship and 11th Triple Crown
Sports History
1970 Yankees dedicate plaques to Mickey Mantle & Joe DiMaggio
- 1980 Milwaukee beats Boston Red Sox, 18-1 (Cooper & Money hit grand slams)
- 1980 US Olympic Committee endorses a boycott of the Moscow Olympic games
US Masters Golf
1981 45th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Tom Watson wins his second green jacket and 5th major title by 2 strokes over Jack Nicklaus and Johnny Miller
US Masters Golf
1987 51st US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Larry Mize chips-in from 140 feet for an improbable birdie 3 on the 2nd playoff hole to beat Greg Norman for his only major title
- 1987 Ahmed Salah wins 2nd World Cup marathon (2:10:55)
- 1988 Devils 4-2 over Islanders-Devils lead 3-2 in 1st round
Sports History
1988 Frank Robinson replaces Cal Ripkin as manager of Baltimore Orioles
- 1992 2nd lowest NBA scoring game - Detroit Pistons 72, NY Knicks 61
US Masters Golf
1992 56th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Fred Couples wins his only major title, 2 strokes ahead of 1976 champion Raymond Floyd
- 1992 MLB Boston Red Sox pitcher Matt Young no-hits Cleveland Indians, but loses 2-1
- 1992 NY Mets lose 1st 3 home games for 1st time since 1962
- 1993 American Jeff Rouse swims world record 100m backstroke (51.43 sec) at Sheffield, England
- 1998 62nd US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Mark O'Meara claims his first major title with a 20-foot birdie putt on the final hole to win by 1 stroke from David Duval and Fred Couples
Cricket History
2004 West Indian cricket batsman Brian Lara smashes highest individual score in a Test innings with 400 not out (773 mins; 582 balls; 43x4, 4x6) in drawn 4th Test against England at Antigua
- 2009 73rd US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Ángel Cabrera wins his 2nd major title in a playoff with Chad Campbell and Kenny Perry; Cabrera, first Masters champion from Argentina and South America
US Masters Golf
2015 79th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Jordan Spieth leads wire-to-wire to win his 1st major title by 4 strokes from Phil Mickelson and Justin Rose
- 2019 Melbourne captain Cameron Smith becomes highest point scorer in Australian Rugby League history; 49th minute penalty in Storm's 18-12 win over North Queensland in Townsville takes him to 2,420; Hazem El Masri, 2,418
