1st US Olympic Games
1904 III Summer (Modern) Olympic Games close in St Louis
- 1943 Philadelphia Phillies owner William D. Cox is permanently banned from baseball for having bet on his own team
Baugh's Six Touchdowns
1947 Washington Redskins quarterback Sammy Baugh passes for 6 touchdowns vs. Chicago Cardinals (45-21)
- 1956 Vladimir Kuts of the Soviet Union runs Olympic record 28:45.6 to win the 10,000m at the Melbourne Olympics; later also wins 5,000m gold
- 1960 Dodgers outfielder Frank Howard is voted NL Rookie of Year
- 1962 LA Dodgers shortstop Maury Wills is named National League MVP
- 1965 31st Heisman Trophy Award: Mike Garrett, Southern Cal (RB)
- 1966 Chicago outfielder Tommie Agee is voted AL Rookie of Year
- 1968 Milwaukee Bucks make their 1st NBA trade, giving Bob Love & Bob Weiss to Chicago Bulls for Flynn Robinson
- 1971 Danny Murtaugh, manager of MLB world champions Pittsburgh Pirates, announces his retirement
- 1974 Alexis Argüello of Nicaragua knocks out Mexican defending champion Rubén Olivares in the 13th round at the Forum in Inglewood, California, to claim the WBA world featherweight boxing title
- 1975 Bob Thomas of Chicago Bears kicks 55-yard field goal
- 1975 CFL Grey Cup, McMahon Field, Calgary: Edmonton Eskimos defeat Montreal Alouettes, 9-8; just the 3rd Grey Cup in which no TDs scored; game-time temperature -15 degrees Celsius, with a 25-kph wind
- 1976 Apneist Jacques Mayol is the first man to reach a depth of 100m undersea without breathing equipment.
- 1980 CFL Grey Cup, CNE Stadium, Toronto: Edmonton Eskimos 3rd straight title; outclass Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 48-10
The Hail Mary Pass
1984 Boston College QB Doug Flutie passes (472 yards), including game ending 48 yard TD (Hail Mary Pass) to end game & beat Miami 47-45
Wasim Akram Debut
1984 Limited-over international cricket debut for Wasim Akram for Pakistan, v New Zealand
Boon and Holland Debut
1984 Test Cricket debuts of Australians David Boon aged 23 & Bob Holland aged 38 (v WI)
Navratilova's Eighth Title
1986 Second WTA Tour Championship of the year; change of tennis schedule; Martina Navratilova wins 5th straight and 8th overall title with 7–6, 6–3, 6–2 win over Steffi Graf in NYC
Graf's First WTA
1987 German tennis star Steffi Graf claims her first WTA Tour Championship with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-0, 6-4 win over Gabriela Sabatini of Argentina at Madison Square Garden, NYC
Gretzky Gets 600
1988 Wayne Gretzky scores his 600th NHL goal
- 1988 Yankees sign free agent 2nd-baseman Steve Sax to 3-year contract
The Bounty Bowl
1989 The "Bounty Bowl": Philadelphia Eagles defeat Dallas Cowboys 27-0 at Thanksgiving in an ill-tempered game, after which Cowboys coach Jimmy Johnson accuses Eagles coach Buddy Ryan of placing bounties on players
Holyfield vs. Cooper
1991 Evander Holyfield TKOs Bert Cooper in 7 for heavyweight boxing title
- 1991 Martín López-Zubero swims world record 200m backstroke (1:56.57)
- 1991 Sacramento Kings ends NBA's longest road losing streak at 43 games
- 1996 61st Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 24-23 in Birmingham
Novotná Wins WTA
1997 Czech tennis No. 1 Jana Novotná wins WTA Tour Championship at Madison Square Garden, NYC; beats Mary Pierce of France 7–6, 6–2, 6–3
Sports History
2001 53rd NASCAR Sprint Cup: Jeff Gordon wins
- 2002 67th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 17-7 in Tuscaloosa
France Secures Second Title
2003 Federation Cup Women's Tennis, Moscow, Russia: Amélie Mauresmo beats American Meghann Shaughnessy 6-2, 6-1 to give France an unassailable 3-0 lead (ends, 4-1) and their second title
Shared Cup Decision
2003 Presidents Cup Golf, Fancourt Hotel and CC: US and International team tie, 17-17; after 3 tied playoff holes between Tiger Woods and Ernie Els, captains and players decide Cup to be shared
- 2008 97th Davis Cup: Spain beats Argentina in Mar del Plata (3-1)
- 2008 CFL Grey Cup, Olympic Stadium, Montreal: Calgary Stampeders beat Montreal Alouettes, 22-14; 66,308 2nd-highest attended Grey Cup game in history
Pacquiao vs. Rios
2013 Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao defeats American Brandon Rios by unanimous decision to win the WBO welterweight title at Cotai Arena, Macau, China
- 2014 103rd Davis Cup: Switzerland beats France in Lille (3-1), winning the Davis Cup for the first time
- 2014 A suicide bomber kills 40 people at a volleyball tournament in eastern Afghanistan
Lewis Hamilton's 2nd Title
2014 British Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton wins season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at the Yas Marina Circuit to clinch his second F1 World Drivers Championship, 67 points ahead of teammate Nico Rosberg
Carlsen Chess Champion
2014 Magnus Carlsen defends his World Chess Championship title after defeating Vishy Anand
- 2017 Brazilian footballer Robinho sentenced to nine years in prison for rape in Italy
Michelson vs. Woods
2018 Phil Mickelson claims $9m winner-takes-all prize in dramatic matchplay golf duel with Tiger Woods, finishing under floodlights in Las Vegas; match goes to 22nd hole before Mickelson sinks 4-foot putt for rich victory
- 2023 Dallas Cowboys defensive back Ron Bland breaks NFL single-season record for interception returns for a touchdown with his fifth, in 45-10 win over visiting Washington Commanders; previous record of 4 set in 1971 and most recently tied in 1993
