1863 - Football Association is formed in England, standardizing soccer.
1869 - First American Steeplechase horse race is run in Westchester, New York.
1934 - While Washington player-manager Joe Cronin honeymoons with Mildred Robertson, the niece and adopted daughter of team owner Clark Griffith, he is sold to the Red Sox.
1951 - Rocky Marciano defeats Joe Louis at Madison Square Garden.
1960 - AL approves Washington Senators move to become the Minnesota Twins and announces franchises in Los Angeles and Washington DC for 1961.
1975 - Cuba beats Mexico for its 4th Pan Am Games Gold Medal in baseball.
1985 - On a poor call in Game 6, umpire Don Deckinger starts a string of events costing the Cardinals the World Series.
1993 - NFL announces new expansion team, Carolina Panthers in Charlotte.
2000 - NY Yankees defeat the NY Mets 4-1 to win their third straight World Series championship as Derek Jeter captures the MVP Trophy of the Series.
2005 - Chicago White Sox defeat the Houston Astros 4-0 in baseball's World Series championship as Jermaine Dye captures the MVP Trophy of the Series.
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