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In 1947, Jackie Robinson integrated major league baseball, making his debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers in a 5-3 win over the Boston Braves. In 1965, John Havlicek stole the inbounds pass to secure a Boston Celtic victory to advance to the NBA Finals. In 1989, 94 Liverpool fans died and 766 were injured in a...
In 1968, golfer Roberto De Vincenzo signed a card for a round of 66 instead of what he shot, a 65, costing him a shot an 18-hole playoff for the Masters. In 1910, President William Howard Taft threw out the first pitch at a Washington Senators game. In 1960, the Maurice Richard led Montreal Canadiens...
In 2016, Kobe Bryant scored 60 in his final game to beat the Utah Jazz. In 1957, Tommy Heinsohn scored 37 and Bill Russell grabbed 32 rebounds as the Boston Celtics beat the St. Louis Hawks in game 7 of the NBA Finals to win their first title. In 1984, Pete Rose became only the...
In 1987, Augusta’s native son Larry Mize sank a miracle birdie chip to beat Greg Norman and win the Masters. In 1954, Sam Snead beat Ben Hogan in an 18-hole playoff to win his third and final Masters Green Jacket. In 1980, Ted Stepien bought the Cleveland Cavaliers. It turned into such a disaster that...
In 2009, Boston University scored two goals in the final minute of regulation to force overtime and then scored the game winner in OT to win the National Championship. In 1989, Philadelphia Flyers’ goalie Ron Hextall scored an empty net goal, becoming the first goalie to score in a Stanley Cup playoff game. In 2003,...
In 1949, Sam Snead won his first Masters and became the first to receive a green jacket. Past winners were given a green jacket retroactively. In 1975, Lee Elder became the first black man to play in The Masters. In 1999, the Chicago Bulls only managed 49 points in a loss to the Miami Heat....
In 1965, the Houston Astrodome opened for business featuring an exhibition game between the New York Yankees and the Astros. In 2024, Boston and Milwaukee set an NBA record when the two teams combined for just 2 free throws. Boston became the first and only team (so far) to not attempt a free throw in...
In 1974, Atlanta Braves’ Hank Aaron hit his 715th career home run to pass Babe Ruth. In 1975, Frank Robinson became the first black manager in Major League Baseball. In 1975, the Boston Celtics ended a dismal season. Head Coach Dave Cowans was fired soon after. Cowans is the last player/coach in the NBA.
In 1935, golfer Gene Sarazen holed out from the fairway on Augusta National’s 15th hole for a double eagle 2. He went on to force a playoff and then win in a 36-hole playoff. In 1963, golfer Jack Nicklaus won the first of his six Masters Green Jackets In 1985, Herschel Walker scored the on...
In 2024, MMA fighter Mason Lewis used an unconventional method of tickling his opponent to escape a hold. In 1893, boxers Andy Bowen and Jack Burke fought to a draw in New Orleans after 7 hours, 19 minutes. In 1987, Sugar Ray Leonard won a controversial split decision over reigning middleweight champion Marvelous Marvin Hagler....