1926 – The Chicago Blackhawks play in the first game in franchise history, beating the Toronto St. Patricks 4-1. 1940 – The Green Bay Packers are the first NFL team to travel by plane to a game. 1953 – The St. Louis Browns officially move to Baltimore and become the...

1926 – The New York Rangers play in the franchise’s first ever game, defeating the Montreal Maroons 1-0. 1929 – USC and Notre Dame play a football game in front of 112,912 people at Solider Field in Chicago. The Fighting Irish win 13-12. 1945 – The EC Roosevelt Rough...

1960 – Lakers guard Elgin Baylor scores 71 points in a game against the Knicks. 1970 – The expansion Cincinnati Bengals, under coach Paul Brown, beat Brown’s old team, the Cleveland Browns. Brown calls it his “greatest victory”. 1972 – Dick Allen of the White Sox is...