- 1869 1st US college football game, players used their hands or feet, Rutgers 6 Princeton 4
- 1883 NYAC organizes 1st American cross-country championship race
- 1929 Providence Steam Roller become first NFL team to host a game at night under floodlights; lose 16-0 against the Chicago Cardinals at the Cycledrome, Providence, RI
- 1934 NFL Philadelphia Eagles beat Cincinnati Reds 64-0
- 1955 Ryder Cup Golf, Thunderbird Ranch & CC: US wins 8-4; Chick Harbert captains Americans to 7th consecutive event victory
- 1956 Netherlands and Spain withdraw from Olympics in protest against Soviet actions in the Hungarian Revolution
- 1961 US government issues a stamp honoring 100th birthday of James Naismith (invented game of basketball - actually Canadian)
Cy Young Award Tied
1969 Inaugural Cy Young Award is a tie between Mike Cuellar and Denny McLain
Holmes vs. Snipes
1981 Larry Holmes TKOs Renaldo Snipes in 11 for heavyweight boxing title
19th NYC Marathon
1988 Steve Jones wins 19th NYC men's marathon (2:08:20); Grete Waitz wins record 9th women's title
Holyfield vs. Bowe
1993 Evander Holyfield beats Riddick Bowe in 12 for heavyweight boxing title
- 1994 24th NYC Women's Marathon won by Tegla Loroupe in 2:27:37
- 1994 25th NYC Marathon won by German Silva in 2:11:21
Cleveland Browns
1995 Art Modell officially announces Cleveland Browns are moving to Baltimore, Maryland
- 1996 LA Dodger Todd Hollandsworth wins NL Rookie of Year
- 1997 SF Giants manager Dusty Baker named NL Manager of the Year
- 1999 4th Rugby World Cup Final, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff: Wallabies fullback Matt Burke lands 7 penalties and 2 conversions as Australia beats France, 35-12
- 1999 Breeders' Cup Horse Racing, Gulfstream Park; winners: Cat Thief, Anees, Beautiful Pleasure, Daylami, Silic, Soaring Softly, Cash Run, Artax
- 2009 Breeders' Cup Horse Racing, Santa Anita Racetrack; Day 1 winners: Man of Iron, Tapitsfly, She Be Wild, Midday, Informed Decision, Life Is Sweet
- 2010 Breeders' Cup Horse Racing, Churchill Downs; Day 2 winners: Pluck, Big Drama, Chamberlain Bridge, Uncle Mo, Goldikova, Dakota Phone, Dangerous Midge, Blame
- 2011 Federation Cup Women's Tennis, Moscow, Russia: Czech pair Lucie Hradecká & Květa Peschke beats Maria Kirilenko & Elena Vesnina of Russia to clinch a 3-2 win for the visitors in the final
- 2020 Breeders' Cup Horse Racing, Keeneland Racetrack; Day 1 winners: Golden Pal, Fire at Will, Vequist, Aunt Pearl, Essential Quality
- 2021 Billie Jean King Cup Women's Tennis, Prague: Daria Kasatkina & Liudmila Samsonova win their singles matches to guide RTF to a 2-0 win over Switzerland in inaugural BJKC version of Federation Cup
- 2021 Breeders' Cup Horse Racing, Del Mar Racetrack; Day 2 winners: Ce Ce, Golden Pal, Life Is Good, Loves Only You, Aloha West, Space Blues, Marche Lorraine, Yibir, Knicks Go
