1890 - George Dixon becomes 1st black boxing champ (Bantam weight).
1917 - First baseball player (Hank Gowdy) to enter WW I military service.
1963 - Phillies Johnny Callison hits for cycle, but Phillie centerfielder Tony Gonzalez's
error ends his record 205 consecutive errorless games.
1969 - Honduras/El Salvador breaks diplomatic relations due to soccer match.
1973 - Jennifer Brundage, US softball infielder (Olympics-gold-96) is born.
1980 - Dodger's Jerry Reuss' no-hits SF Giants 8-0.
1984 - Supreme Court ends NCAA monopoly on college football telecasts.
1986 - Anne White shocks Wimbledon by wearing only a body stocking.
1986 - Anne White shocks Wimbledon by wearing only a body stocking.
1986 - Don Rogers, of Cleveland Browns, dies of cocaine poisoning.
1986 - SF Giant Robby Thompson is caught stealing record 4 times.
1986 - SF Giant Robby Thompson is caught stealing record 4 times.
1988 - Mike Tyson KOs Michael Spink in 91 seconds, in Atlantic City ($67m).
2004 - Darrell Russell is killed during the 2004 NHRA Sears Nationals competing
in the second round of eliminations when his dragster went out of control
and
crashed just past the finish line (b. 1968).
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