1668 - First horse race in America takes place.
1876 - Glasgow first soccer match Scotland-Wales (4-0).
1876 - Glasgow first soccer match Scotland-Wales (4-0).
1896 - Modern Olympics began in Athens, Greece.
1916 - Women are allowed to attend a boxing match.
1918 - Howard Cosell, Winston-Salem NC, sportscaster (Monday Night Football) is born.
1934 - First Golf Masters Championship: Horton Smith wins, shooting a 284.
1937 - It is revealed Quaker Oats pays Babe Ruth $25,000 per year for ads.
1937 - Lionel Conacher misses on 1st Stanley Cup penalty shot.
1938 - First US bred and owned horse (Battleship)
1937 - Lionel Conacher misses on 1st Stanley Cup penalty shot.
1938 - First US bred and owned horse (Battleship)
to win British Grand National Steeplechase.
1958 - Sugar Ray Robinson is first boxing champ to win 5 times.
1966 - Tom Glavine, Concord MA, pitcher (Atlanta Braves, Cy Young 1991) is born.
1971 - Sheryl Swoopes, Texas, WNBA forward (Houston Comets. Oly-gold-96) is born.
1971 - Boston Patriots become New England Patriots.
1972 - Bobby Hull becomes the 2nd NHLer to score 600 goals.
1972 - UCLA wins its 6th consecutive national basketball title.
1972 - UCLA wins its 6th consecutive national basketball title.
1982 - Danica Patrick, American race car driver is born.
1982 - Wayne Gretzky becomes first NHL to score 200 points in a season.
1995 - Boxer Mike Tyson released from jail after serving 3 years.
1999 - Cal Ripken, Sr., American baseball manager (b. 1936) dies.
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