1859 - Philaadelphia A's organize to play "town ball" became baseball 20 years later.
1868 - Dr James Moore (UK) wins 1st recorded bicycle race,
1868 - Dr James Moore (UK) wins 1st recorded bicycle race,
(2k) velocipede race at Parc fde St Cloud, Paris.
1914 - Chicago White Sox Joe Benz no-hits Cleveland Indians, 6-1.
1914 - Chicago White Sox Joe Benz no-hits Cleveland Indians, 6-1.
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.
1943 - Joe Namath, PA, NFL QB (NY Jets), $400,000 man (1969 Superbowl) is born.
1955 - "Wild Bill" Vukovich, killed in Indy 500.
1956 - Mickey Mantle HR just misses clearing Yankee Stadium's roof.
1970 - Terry Sawchuk, NHL goaltender, dies from injuries suffered
during an off-ice scuffle with a teammate at 40.
1983 - 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.
1995 - Tim Mara, owner (NY Giants), dies at 59.
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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