Today In Sports History 8/17

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

Baseball

• In 1933 MLB player Lou Gehrig plays record 1,308th consecutive game.

Boxing

• In 1938 Henry Armstrong wins his third concurrent boxing championship.

Football

• In 1969 the New York Jets beat New York Giants 37-14 in their 1st meeting, it’s a pre season game.

Golf

• In 1969 at the PGA Championship Ray Floyd wins his first of his four major titles by 1 stroke from South African Gary Player.

Miscellaneous

• In 2008 China wins its 33rd gold medal of the Beijing Olympics by beating Singapore in the table tennis women’s team event, it’s the most successful Olympiad ever for China, wins all 10 singles and all 5 doubles matches.

Olympics 

• In 2016 America sweep in 100m women’s hurdles at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics with Brianna Rollins taking gold ahead of Nia Ali & Kristi Castlin, it’s the first time US has swept medals in an Olympic women’s track & field event.