1950 - Writers fail to elect anyone to Baseball's Hall of Fame.
1952 - Hall of Famer Honus Wagner, 77, retires; Pirates retire his #33.
1952 - Hall of Famer Honus Wagner, 77, retires; Pirates retire his #33.
1959 - John McEnroe, tennis great (US Open 1979-81, 84 Wimb 1981, 83, 84) is born.
1970 - Joe Frazier TKOs Jimmy Ellis in 5th round for Heavyweight boxing title.
1972 - Wilt Chamberlain becomes first NBA to score 30,000 points (In 940 games).
1972 - Wilt Chamberlain becomes first NBA to score 30,000 points (In 940 games).
1980 - Eric Heiden skates 5k in 7:02.29 (Olympic Record).
1984 - Bill Johnson becomes first American to win Olympic downhill skiing gold.
1984 - Bill Johnson becomes first American to win Olympic downhill skiing gold.
1985 - Livingston Bramble defeats Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini to win WBA champ.
1989 - Roger Clemens, Red Sox pitcher signs $7.5M-3 year contract.
1992 - LA Lakers retire Magic Johnson's #32 uniform.
2004 - The Pittsburgh Penguins lose their 12th consecutive home game, a NHL record.
2005 - 2004-05 NHL season is canceled by league commissioner Gary Bettman. This was the first time that a North American professional sports league had to cancel a season due to a labor dispute.
2005 - 2004-05 NHL season is canceled by league commissioner Gary Bettman. This was the first time that a North American professional sports league had to cancel a season due to a labor dispute.
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