1859 - Philadelphia A's organize to play "town ball" became baseball 20 years later.
1868 - Dr James Moore (UK) wins 1st recorded bicycle race, (2k)
1868 - Dr James Moore (UK) wins 1st recorded bicycle race, (2k)
velocipede race at Parc fde St Cloud, Paris.
1880 - League of American Wheelmen (1st US bicycle association), forms in Newport RI.
1880 - League of American Wheelmen (1st US bicycle association), forms in Newport RI.
1914 - Chicago White Sox Joe Benz no-hits Cleveland Indians, 6-1.
1920 - Edward Bennett Williams, lawyer/team owner (Redskins, Balt Orioles) is born.
1935 - Babe Ruth grounds out in his final at bat.
1937 - Brooklyn Dodgers snap NY Giant Carl Hubbell's 24-game winning streak.
1937 - Brooklyn Dodgers snap NY Giant Carl Hubbell's 24-game winning streak.
1955 - "Wild Bill" Vukovich, killed in Indy 500.
1982 - Jack Dempsey, former Heavyweight boxing champ/actor, dies at 86.
1985 - New Orleans Saints are sold for $70,204,000.
1987 - Saul Ballesteros drives 3 golf balls off Mt McKinley, Alaska.
2002 - The New Jersey Nets defeat the Boston Celtics 96-88 in Game 6 of the
NBA's Eastern Conference Championship, winning the series 4 games to 2
to advance to their first NBA Finals appearance.
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