1818 - Baron Karl von Drais de Sauerbrun patents "draisine" (early bicycle).
1931 - First telecast of a sporting event in Japan (baseball).
1941 - Joe Louis KOs Gus Dorazio in 2nd Round forHeavyweight boxing title.
1943 - NY Yankee Joe DiMaggio, enlists into the US army.
1953 - Baseball star/pilot Ted Williams uninjured as plane shot down in Korea.
1943 - NY Yankee Joe DiMaggio, enlists into the US army.
1953 - Baseball star/pilot Ted Williams uninjured as plane shot down in Korea.
1962 - Wilt Chamberlain of NBA Philadelphia Warriors scores 67 points vs St Louis.
1963 - Michael Jordan, NBA guard/forward (Chicago Bulls) and sports superstar is born.
1964 - 101st member elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame (Luke Appling).
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 - Former baseball player/manager Leo Durocher injured in a car crash.
1989 - Lefty Gomez, pitching great (NY Yankees), dies at 80.
1995 - Tiger manger Sparky Anderson takes unpaid leave due to baseball strike.
1995 - Tiger manger 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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