- 1858 Fee 1st charged to see a baseball game (50 cents) (NY beats Bkln 22-18)
Wimbledon Men's Tennis
1896 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Harold Mahony beats 3-time champion Wilfred Baddeley 6-2, 6-8, 5-7, 8-6, 6-3
- 1906 Brooklyn Superbas pitcher Mal Eason no-hits St Louis Cardinals, 2-0 at Robison Field, St. Louis
- 1911 Boston Red Sox Smokey Joe Wood no-hits St Louis Browns, 5-0
- 1912 Phillies Sherry Magee steals home twice in 1 game
- 1916 NY Giants trade future Baseball HOF pitcher Christy Mathewson to Cincinnati Reds
- 1920 Dutch soccer club Sportclub Heerenveen is formed; initially known as Athleta; KNVB Cup Champions 2008–09
- 1923 New York Yankees hit into a triple-play, but beat Philadelphia A's 9-2
- 1924 18th Tour de France won by Ottavio Bottecchia of Italy
The Babe meets The Don
1932 An injured Babe Ruth entertains the touring Australian cricketers in his private box at Yankee Stadium as his NY Yankees beat Chicago White Sox, 7-2; 'The Babe' meets 'The Don' (Don Bradman)
- 1938 IOC awards Helsinki, Finland 1940 Summer Olympic Games after Tokyo, Japan withdraws (Second Sino-Japanese War)
- 1941 Yanks beat Tigers 12-6 in 17
- 1942 Barbados dismiss Trinidad for 16 in 69 minutes, Derek Sealy taking 8-8; West Indian cricket domestic first class record
- 1944 Browns Nelson Potter is 1st pitcher suspended for throwing spitballs
- 1947 Tour de France: French rider Jean Robic takes lead on final stage to win overall classification; Pierre Brambilla of Italy mountains champion
- 1952 Emile Zatopek runs Olympic Record 10K (29:17.0)
Maureen Connolly's Tragic Accident
1954 American tennis champion Maureen Connolly's right leg is crushed in a horse riding accident ending a brilliant career at just 19
Whitey Ford's 6th Straight Strike Out
1956 Yankee pitcher Whitey Ford ties AL record of 6 straight strike-outs
44th Tour de France
1957 44th Tour de France: French cyclist Jacques Anquetil wins first of 5 general classification titles
Baseball History
1958 Detroit Tigers future Baseball HOF pitcher Jim Bunning no-hits Boston Red Sox, 3-0
PGA Championship
1958 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Llanerch CC: Dow Finsterwald wins 1st PGA C'ship held in current stroke play format; wins by 2 from Billy Casper
US Women's Golf Open
1963 US Open Women's Golf, Kenwood CC: Mary Mills wins her first of 3 major titles by 3 strokes ahead of runners-up Louise Suggs and Sandra Haynie
Sports History
1965 NY Yankee pitcher Mel Stottlemyre hits an inside-the-park grand slam
- 1968 First Special Olympics held in Chicago, Illinois for children and adults with intellectual disabilities
Tour de France
1969 56th Tour de France: Belgian cyclist Eddy Merckx wins general, points, mountains, team classification titles
US Women's Golf Open
1975 US Open Women's Golf, Atlantic City CC: Sandra Palmer wins her second major title by 4 strokes from JoAnne Carner, Sandra Post and Nancy Lopez
Baseball Record
1976 Hank Aaron hits 755th and last home run off Angels Dick Drago
- 1980 67th Tour de France won by Joop Zoetemelk of Netherlands
British Golf Open
1980 British Open Men's Golf, Muirfield: Tom Watson wins his 3rd of 5 Open titles, by 4 strokes from fellow American Lee Trevino
- 1984 Uwe Hohn of East Germany throws javelin a record 104.8 m
British Golf Open
1986 British Open Men's Golf, Turnberry: Australian Greg Norman wins his first major championship at even-par, 5 strokes clear of runner-up Gordon J. Brand
Sports History
1987 New York Yankees Don Mattingly ties 1st base fielding record with 22 put-outs
Sports History
1991 Mike Tyson is accused of raping a Miss Black America contestant
Sports History
1994 Former NFL running back, broadcaster and actor O.J. Simpson offers $500,000 reward for evidence of ex-wife's klller
- 1997 British Open Men's Golf, Royal Troon: American Justin Leonard recovers from 5 strokes back after 3 rounds; wins by 3 from Darren Clarke and Jesper Parnevik
- 2000 The leaders of Salt Lake City's bid to win the 2002 Winter Olympics are indicted by a federal grand jury for bribery, fraud, and racketeering
British Golf Open
2003 British Open Men's Golf, Royal St George's GC: American Ben Curtis becomes first debut winner since Tom Watson in 1975; in his first major appearance at #396 in world rankings beats runners-up Thomas Bjørn and Vijay Singh by 1 stroke
ESPY Awards
2008 16th ESPY Awards: Tiger Woods, Candace Parker win
- 2008 British Open Men's Golf, Royal Birkdale GC: Irishman Pádraig Harrington successfully defends his Open title; shoots 4-under par over the final 9 to be 4 strokes clear of runner-up Ian Poulter
British Golf Open
2014 British Open Men's Golf, Royal Liverpool GC: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland wins wire-to-wire by 2 from Sergio Garcia & Rickie Fowler
- 2015 British Open Men's Golf, St. Andrews: American Zach Johnson wins in a 4-hole play-off with Australian Marc Leishman & Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa
Sports History
2020 Cristiano Ronaldo becomes first man to score 50 goals in Serie A, La Liga and the Premier League with a double in Juventus' 2-1 win over Lazio
Sports History
2021 NBA Finals: Milwaukee Bucks beat Phoenix Suns, 105-98 in Game 6 to win first title in 50 years (1971); MVP: Giannis Antetokounmpo, 50 points in Game 6
