1906 – After pitching 187 consecutive complete games, Cubs pitcher Jack Taylor’s streak comes to an end with a three-inning outing against the Dodgers. 1948 – The US wins the gold medal in men’s basketball, defeating France 65-21 at the Olympics in London.  1955 –...

1900 – Boston Beaneaters pitcher Kid Nichols records his 300th career victory. 1912 – Jim Thorpe wins the gold medal at the Pentathlon at the Stockholm Olympics. He would later be stripped of the medal after it was discovered he played pro baseball. It would be...

1903 – Boston Beaneater pitcher Wiley Piatt becomes the only pitcher in the 20th century to lose two complete games in one day, dropping both games to Pittsburgh 1-0 and 5-3. 1918 – Babe Ruth becomes the second player in American League History to hit a home run in...

1927 – Babe Ruth hits home runs #19 and #20 of his record-setting 60 home run season. 1938 – Cincinnati Reds pitcher Johnny Vander Meer throws the first of back-to-back no-hitters, shutting down the Boston Braves. 1955 – 83 spectators are killed in an accident at Le...

1910 – The Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States is renamed the National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1936 – Yankees outfielder Joe DiMaggio picks up three hits in his MLB debut. 1952 – The Kentucky Derby is aired on television for the first...

1862 – 40,000 people watch Union army men play baseball at Hilton Head, South Carolina. 1888 – 1st indoor baseball game played at fairgrounds in Philadelphia. 1956 – Detroit’s future Hockey Hall of Fame right wing Gordie Howe picks up a Xmas hat-trick & 3 assists...

1889 – Daniel Stover & William Hance patent bicycle with back pedal brake. 1921 – Ottawa’s Harry Broadbent scores in a 10-0 Senators blowout of the Montreal Canadiens; first in a 16-game NHL record goal-scoring streak; Charlie Simmer’s 13-game streak (1979) is...

1918 – Jack Dempsey KOs Carl Morris in 14 seconds. 1923 – National Football League Championship: undefeated Canton Bulldogs (11-0-1) repeat as champions. 1926 – Kenesaw Mountain Landis renewed 7-years as baseball commissioner. 1928 – National Football League...