In 1966, the NFL and the AFL announced their merger and established a championship game that became the Super Bowl.
In 1979, Utah got an NBA team.
In 1934, the Cincinnati Reds became the first professional sports team to fly to a game.
In 1968, Don Drysdale broke a 55-year record.
In 1950, the Boston Red Sox scored 29 runs in a game to set a new MLB record that would not be eclipsed for 57 years.