- 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)
- 1974 Dodger Mike Marshall is 1st relief pitcher to win Cy Young Award
- 1976 Former Twins relief ace Bill Campbell is 1st free-agent to sign with a new team, joining the Red Sox for $1 million over 4 years
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