1866 - First yacht race across the Atlantic Ocean.
1934 - Ford C. Frick becomes the president of baseball's National League.
1949 - Chicago Bears' Johnny Lujack passes for 6 touchdowns vs. Chicago Cardinals 52-29.
1951 - Joe DiMaggio announces his retirement from baseball.
1959 - Yankees trade Marv Thornberry, Don Larsen, Hank Bauer & Norm Seiborn to the Kansas City Athletics for Roger Maris, Kent Hadley & Joe Deastri.
1975 - The Pittsburgh Pirates come up on the short end of a trade as they acquire George "Doc" Medich from the Yankees for Willie Randolph, Dock Ellis & Ken Brett.
1981 - Muhammad Ali's comes up on the losing end of his 61st and last fight to Trevor Berbick.
1986 - A. Bartlett Giamatti becomes president of baseball's National League.
1989 - Mark Davis signs record $3.25 million per year contract with the KC Royals.
2009 - Tiger Woods announces an indefinite leave from professional golf to focus on his marriage.
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