1890 - George Dixon becomes 1st black boxing champ (Bantam weight)
1917 - 1st 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
1979 - Heavyweight Muhammad Ali confirms that his 3rd retirement is final (it isn't)
1980 - Dodger's Jerry Reuss' no-hits SF Giants 8-0
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
1988 - Mike Tyson KOs Michael Spink in 91 seconds, in Atlantic City ($67m)
1992 - 193rd ranked Andrei Olhovsky defeats #1 seed Jim Courier at Wimbledon
1993 - NY Met pitcher Anthony Young loses record 24th straight game
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