1880 - Geo Ligowsky patents device to throw clay pigeons for trapshooters.
1903 - Federation of American Motorcyclists organized in NY.
1908 - Paul Brown, Norwalk Ohio, NFL hall of famer
(Cleveland Browns, Cincinnati Bengals) is born.
1923 - Boston Red Sox Howard Ehmke no-hits Phila A's, 4-0.
1931 - Al McGuire, US, basketball coach (Marquette) is born.
1934 - Bill Giles, baseball owner (Philadelphia Phillies), born in Rochester, NY is born.
1934 - Bill Giles, baseball owner (Philadelphia Phillies), born in Rochester, NY is born.
1952 - NY Yankees Johnny Mize's pinch-hit grand slam gives Yanks a 5-1
win at Washington He has now HRed in all 15 major league parks.
1953 - Roy Campanella sets catcher record of 125 (en route to 142) RBIs.
1979 - The Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN) makes its debut.
1981 - Cleveland Browns' Brian Sipe sets club record with 57 pass attempts.
1984 - Joe Cronin, shortstop/American League Pres, dies at 77.
1986 - Cleveland Browns becomes 1st team in NFL history to have a
play reviewed by instant replay, Chicago 41, Browns 31.
1986 - Dan Marino throws his 100th career touchdown pass,
1986 - Dan Marino throws his 100th career touchdown pass,
the fastest QB in NFL history to do so.
1988 - Guy Lafleur, Tony Esposito & Brad Park inducted in NHL Hall of Fame.
1991 - Ty Detmer of Brigham Young passes NCAA record 11,606 yards.
1992 - Baseball commissioner Faye Vincent resigns.
1992 - Baseball commissioner Faye Vincent resigns.
2014 - Bob and Mike Bryan win their fifth US Open men's tennis doubles.
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