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In 1953, Ted Williams successfully crash landed his fighter jet in Korea and walked away from the burning wreckage.
In 2005, the NHL canceled its entire season, becoming the first professional sports league to do so.
In 2024, golfer Jordan Speith signed an incorrect scorecard. It eventually led to a 15-minute window to correct errors on a scorecard nicknamed the ‘Jordan Speith rule.’
In 1984, skier Bill Johnson became the first American to win Olympic gold in the men’s downhill.
THIS DAY IN SPORTS BACKGROUND
Relive the greatest moments in sports every day of the year. From the triumphs to the tragedies, the first to do it to the last time it happened, the unbelievable to the strange, This Day in Sports History is a 365-day journey remembering those significant events that made a lasting impact.