Our past has shaped the present by many things in history including sports, here is how sports marked our history today.
Baseball
- In 1868 the first baseball game is played in an enclosed field in San Francisco, at 25th & Folsom.
College Football
- In 1955 at the 20th Iron Bowl Auburn beats Alabama 26-0 in Birmingham.
Hockey
- In 1917 NHL forms with Montreal Canadians, Montreal Maroons, Toronto Arenas, Ottawa Senators & Quebec Bulldogs; National Hockey Association disbands.
Miscellaneous
- In 1956 American weightlifter Charles Vinci wins bantamweight gold medal at the Melbourne Olympics with world-record 3-lift (snatch, clean & jerk, overhead press) total of 342.5 kilograms.
NFL
- In 1990 the Buffalo Bills become sixth 1st place NFL team to lose on same weekend.