1908 - Walter L "Red" Barber, sports announcer (Bkln Dodgers, NY Yanks) is born.
1923 - Ottawa Senator Cy Denneny becomes NHL's all time scorer (143 goals).
1931 - 1st telecast of a sporting event in Japan (baseball).
1931 - 1st telecast of a sporting event in Japan (baseball).
1936 - Jim Brown, St. Simons Georgia, NFL running back (Cleveland Browns) is born.
1941 - Joe Louis KOs Gus Dorazio in 2 for Heavyweight boxing title.
1943 - NY Yankee Joe DiMaggio, enlists into the US army.
1943 - NY Yankee Joe DiMaggio, enlists into the US army.
1959 - Tim Mara, co-founder of NFL's NY Giants, dies.
1962 - Wilt Chamberlain of NBA Phila Warriors scores 67 points vs St Louis.
1963 - Michael Jordan, NBA guard/forward (Chicago Bulls) is born.
1965 - US-Japan baseball relations suspended over Masanori Murakami dispute.
1968 - Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Springfield Mass, opens.
1968 - Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Springfield Mass, opens.
1974 - 49 die in stampede for seats at soccer match, Cairo, Egypt.
1989 - Lefty Gomez, pitching great (NY Yankees), dies at 80.
1989 - Former baseball player/manager Leo Durocher injured in a car crash.
1995 - Tiger Manager Sparky Anderson takes unpaid leave due to baseball strike.
1995 - Tiger Manager Sparky Anderson takes unpaid leave due to baseball strike.
1998 - USA Women's Ice Hockey Team beats Canada
and wins the first Olympic Gold medal.
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