Today In Sports History 5/16

Our past has shaped the present by many things in history including sports, here is how sports marked our history today.

Baseball

• In 1939 the first televised baseball game baseball game is broadcast on NBC, with Princeton defeating Columbia 2-1.

Golf

• In 1959 American Golfer Sam Snead sets a PGA record with a 122 in 36 holes.

Hockey

• In 1964 hockey player and businessman Tim Horton opens the first Tim Horton’s coffee donut shop with the location being in Hamilton Ontario.

Olympics

• In 1928 the ninth modern Olympic games opens in Amsterdam.