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  • 5 May 1973

    Secretariat made history when he finished the Kentucky Derby in record time.

  • 20 Mar 1973

    Baseball player Roberto Clemente was elected to the Hall of Fame.

  • 15 Oct 1972

    The tennis player Chris Evert won the first WTA Tour Championship in Florida.

  • 5 Sep 1972

    Massacre begins at Munich Olympics.

  • 19 Sep 1971

    Athlete Beth Bonner became the first woman to win the New York City Marathon with a time of 2:55:22.

  • 8 Mar 1971

    In the Fight of the Century, Joe Frazier triumphs over Muhammad Ali.

  • 6 Feb 1971

    Astronaut Alan Shepard was the first to hit a golf ball on the Moon.

  • 2 Jan 1971

    66 football fans die in the Ibrox disaster.

  • 19 Nov 1969

    Pelé, the legendary Brazilian soccer star, scored his 1,000th goal.

  • 12 Dec 1968

    Arthur Ashe became the first black person to be ranked number one in tennis.

  • 18 Oct 1968

    Gold medalist Tommie Smith was suspended for performing the Black Power salute during the Olympics.

  • 29 May 1968

    Manchester United became the first English football team to win the European Cup.

  • 8 May 1968

    Jim 'Catfish' Hunter of the Oakland Athletics pitched the ninth perfect game, defeating the Minnesota Twins (4-0).

  • 2 May 1967

    The Stanley Cup Finals took place with the Toronto Maple Leafs beating the Montreal Canadiens.

  • 28 Apr 1967

    Boxing Champion Muhammad Ali lost his boxing title after refusing to join the army.

  • 15 Jan 1967

    The first Super Bowl was played in Los Angeles.

  • 30 Jul 1966

    England won the FIFA World Cup Final in London against Germany with a score of 4-2.

  • 18 Apr 1966

    NBA hired the first African American coach Bill Russell for the Boston Celtics.

  • 12 Mar 1966

    Canadian ice hockey pro, Bobby Hull, set a new record with his 51st goal of the season.

  • 2 Oct 1965

    A team of scientists invented the sports drink Gatorade in a University of Florida lab.

  • 30 Aug 1965

    Casey Stengel announced that he was retiring from managing the New York Mets after 55 years in baseball.

  • 4 May 1965

    San Francisco Giants outfielder, Willie Mays, broke the record for home runs.

  • 10 Oct 1964

    The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, were held in Tokyo, Japan.

  • 12 Aug 1964

    South Africa was banned from the Olympic Games due to the country’s racist policies.

  • 6 Mar 1964

    Boxing champion Muhammad Ali relinquished his 'slave name' of Cassius Clay and joined Islam.

  • 6 Mar 1964

    Athlete Tom O'Hara smashed a world record by running 1 mile in just 3 minutes and 56.4 seconds.

  • 25 Feb 1964

    Muhammad Ali becomes world heavyweight champion.

  • 25 Jan 1964

    Nike was founded.

  • 2 Jun 1962

    Chile and Italy played one of the most violent soccer games in history.

  • 15 Feb 1961

    Sabena Flight 458 crashed, killing the entire US Figure Skating team.

  • 24 Jul 1958

    Boston Red Sox player Ted Williams was fined $250 for spitting on fans.

  • 24 Sep 1957

    Camp Nou, a stadium that seats over 99,000 opens its doors for football fans.

  • 17 Oct 1956

    The "Game of the Century" is a chess game that was won by the 13-year-old future FIDE World Champion Robert James (Bobby) Fischer, against Donald Byrne.

  • 8 Oct 1956

    New York Yankees' Don Larsen pitches only World Series perfect game.

  • 26 Aug 1955

    First Tennis Match to be Telecast in Color.

  • 11 Jun 1955

    More than 80 people die in the Le Mans car race disaster.

  • 16 Aug 1954

    The first issue of Sports Illustrated magazine is published.

  • 15 Jun 1954

    The Union of European Football Associations is founded.

  • 6 May 1954

    British man, Roger Bannister, became the first athlete to run one mile in less than four minutes.

  • 19 Mar 1954

    Willie Mosconi sets the world record for running most consecutive pool balls without a miss.

  • 18 Jul 1951

    American boxer Jersey Joe Walcott became the oldest heavyweight champion aged 37.

  • 31 Oct 1950

    The Big Cat, aka Earl Lloyd, became the first African-American to play in the NBA.

  • 13 May 1950

    The first Formula One World Championship season kicks off.

  • 18 Aug 1949

    Adi Dassler founded Adidas with a vision to improve athletic performance.

  • 29 Jul 1948

    King George VI officially opened the 11th modern-day Olympic Games at the Wembley Arena in London, UK.

  • 27 Apr 1947

    Babe Ruth Day was commemorated for the first time to celebrate one of baseball's greatest players of all time.

  • 10 Apr 1947

    Jackie Robinson signed the first Major League Baseball contract for a Black ballplayer.

  • 6 Jun 1946

    The National Basketball Association (NBA) is founded.

  • 6 Mar 1945

    A circus performer patented the modern trampoline.

  • 30 Sep 1939

    The NBC broadcasted the first live American football game.

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