1874 - Honus Wagner, HOF shortstop (Pittsburgh Pirates, 1900-17) is born.
1917 - Red Sox sell Smokey Joe Wood, his arm dead at 26, to Cleveland for $15,000.
1960 - US beats Germany in Olympic hockey finals round, 9-1.
1968 - Gary Unger begins NHL consecutive game record of 914 games.
1977 - Floyd Mayweather, Grand Rapids Michigan, featherweight boxer (Oly-Br-96) is born.
1978 - Kevin Porter, NJ, sets NBA record with 29 assists in a game.
1978 - Kevin Porter, NJ, sets NBA record with 29 assists in a game.
1980 - USA Olympic hockey team defeats Finland, 4-2, to win the gold medal.
1981 - Boston Celtics begin 18 NBA game win streak.
1982 - Wayne Gretzky scores NHL-record 78th goal of season en route to 92.
1981 - Boston Celtics begin 18 NBA game win streak.
1982 - Wayne Gretzky scores NHL-record 78th goal of season en route to 92.
1987 - LA Laker Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scores his 36,000th NBA point.
1988 - Matti Nykanen becomes Winter Olympics first triple gold medalist.
1988 - Matti Nykanen becomes Winter Olympics first triple gold medalist.
1990 - Tony Conigliaro, baseball player (Red Sox), dies of pneumonia at 45.
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