- 1880 Commencement of 1st Test Cricket in England, v Australia at The Oval
Debut of W. G. Grace
1880 W. G. Grace scores 152 in debut Test Cricket innings, v Australia at The Oval
Dempsey KOs Miske
1920 Jack Dempsey KOs Billy Miske in 3 for heavyweight boxing title 1st radio broadcast of a prizefight
US Men's Tennis Open
1920 US National Championship Men's Tennis, Forest Hills NY: Bill Tilden wins first of 6 straight US singles titles; beats Bill Johnston 6-1, 1-6, 7-5, 5-7, 6-3
- 1924 Charles Paddock captures 100 & 200 yd AAU national senior outdoor track & field championships
- 1930 3rd Women's World Games (track & field competition for women) is conducted over 3-days at the Letná Stadium in Prague, Czechoslovakia
- 1930 Brooklyn Dodgers beat Phillies 22-8
- 1942 Czech marathon runner Oskar Hêks transported to Auschwitz-Birkenau
- 1943 Carl Scheib becomes youngest pitcher in American League history at 16years, 8 months
US Men's Tennis Open
1943 US National Championship Men's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Joe Hunt beats fellow American Jack Kramer 6-3, 6-8, 10-8, 6-0 for his lone major title
US Open Women's Tennis
1943 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: American Pauline Betz successfully defends title; beats Louise Brough Clapp 6-3, 5-7, 6-3
Baseball Record
1953 Roy Campanella sets record for HRs by a catcher at 38
US Men's Tennis Open
1954 US National Championship Men's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Vic Seixas beats Australian Rex Hartwig 3-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-4 for his second and final major singles title
- 1954 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Doris Hart beats Louise Brough Clapp 6-8, 6-1, 8-6 for the first of her 2 US singles titles
- 1954 Yankees use a record 10 pinch hitters
- 1960 American Otis Davis runs a world record 44.9 to win the gold medal in the 400m at the Rome Olympics; German Carl Kaufmann records same time but ruled second via photo finish
- 1960 Australian middle distance runner Herb Elliott breaks his own world record in winning the 1,500m at the Rome Olympics in 3:35.6
- 1960 In a famous victory American decathlete Rafer Johnson scores Olympic record 8,392 points to win the gold medal in Rome; beats rival & friend C.K. Yang of China by 58 points
- 1963 Historian Lee Allen says Cleveland Indians - Washington Senators game is 100,000th in Major League Baseball history
- 1972 Summer Olympics resume in Munich, Germany after massacre of 11 Israeli athletes by Black September Palestinian terrorist organization
Sports History
1975 Czech tennis star Martina Navratilova asks for US political asylum in New York City during the US Open
US Open Women's Tennis
1975 US Open Women's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Chris Evert wins her first of 6 US singles titles; beats Evonne Goolagong Cawley of Australia 5-7, 6-4, 6-2
Sports History
1977 Angels acquire Dave Kingman from Padres for cash, 9 days later Yankees buy Kingman (started with Mets) who plays in all 4 divisions in 1977
- 1980 French runner Chantal Langlacé sets women's 100k world record (7h 27m 22s) in Amiens, France
- 1980 US College football longest losing streak of 50 games ends for Macalester College (St. Paul)
- 1980 US Open Women's Tennis: In the centenary women's singles final, Chris Evert-Lloyd wins her 5th US title; beats Hana Mandlíková 5-7, 6-1, 6-1
- 1981 Robert Granville "Bob" Lemon named NY Yankee manager for 2nd time
Sports History
1982 Pittsburgh Pirates retire Willie Stargell's #8
Sports History
1985 Mark Messier loses control of his Porsche and totals three cars, and would later be charged with hit and run and careless driving (he would pay a fine)
- 1986 Michael Spinks TKOs Steffen Tangstad in 4 for heavyweight boxing title
- 1986 US Open Women's Tennis: Martina Navratilova wins her 3rd US singles title; beats Czech star Helena Suková 6-3, 6-2
- 1987 Douglas Wakiihuri wins marathon (2:11:48)
- 1987 Saskatchewan's Dave Ridgway kicks a CFL-record 60-yard field goal
- 1991 33rd Walker Cup: US, 14-10
- 1994 Tom Dolan swims world record 400m medley (4:12.30)
Sports History
1995 Cal Ripken Jr breaks Gehrig's record, plays in 2,131 straight games
Sports History
1996 Baltimore Orioles' Eddie Murray's 500th career HR
US Open Women's Tennis
1997 US Open Women's Tennis: Martina Hingis wins her first US title; outclasses Venus Williams 6-0, 6-4
US Open Women's Tennis
2003 US Open Women's Tennis: In an all-Belgian final Justine Henin-Hardenne wins her first US title; beats Kim Clijsters 7-5, 6-1
US Open Women's Tennis
2008 US Open Women's Tennis: Serena Williams wins her third US title; beats Jelena Janković of Serbia 6-4, 7-5
Canadian Women's Open
2009 Canadian Open Women's Golf, Priddis Greens GC: Suzann Pettersen of Norway wins by 5 strokes from a group of 5 players
- 2018 World Surf League announces from 2019 there would be equal prize money for men and women across elite tour events; first US-based global sports league with gender pay parity
- 2019 Sri Lankan cricket fast bowler Lasith Malinga takes 4 wickets in 4 balls and finishes with 5 for 6 as New Zealand all out for 88 in 37-run defeat in 3rd T-20 International in Pellekele
US Men's Tennis Open
2020 World #1 tennis player Novak Đoković is sensationally disqualified in 4th round of US Open after hitting a ball in frustration, striking a line judge; trailed Pablo Carreño Busta 5-6 in 1st set
- 2021 Solheim Cup Women's Golf, Inverness GC, OH: Europe retains title 15-13; Emily Kristine Pedersen of Denmark edges Danielle Kang 1-up to clinch Cup for Europe
