1897 – Michigan beats Ohio State 34-0 in the first ever football meeting between the two rivals. 1946 – Playing in his first NHL game, Gordie Howe scores a goal and gets into two fights. 1968 – American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos give the Black Power...

1906 – The White Sox beat the Cubs 8-3 to win an all Chicago World Series. It is also the first time an American League team won a World Series title. 1908 – The Cubs win the World Series with a 2-0 win over the Detroit Tigers. Only 6,210 fans were in attendance – the...

1903 – The Boston Pilgrims win the first World Series, beating the Pirates in the eighth game to take the championship. 1947 – The first NHL All-Star Game is played in Toronto. 1960 – Bill Mazeroski hits a home run in the bottom of the ninth to beat the Yankees 10-9...

1907 – The Cubs beat the Tigers 2-0 to win the World Series. 1940 – The University of Tennessee football team records their 17th consecutive regular season shutout, beating the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga 53-0. 1968 – The Summer Olympics open in Mexico City....

1911 – Ty Cobb (American League) and Frank Schulte (National League) are the first ever MLB MVPs. Each is awarded a car. 1980 – The Dallas Mavericks play in their first ever game, defeating the San Antonio Spurs 103-92. 1992 – Deion Sanders plays for the Falcons in a...

1892 – The entire Hong Kong national cricket team dies in a shipwreck near Taiwan. 1920 – Bill Wambsganns of the Cleveland Indians makes the first unassisted triple play in World Series history. 1920 – The Chicago Cardinals play their first NFL game, ending in a...

1909 – Ty Cobb steals home in a World Series game.  1915 – Woodrow Wilson becomes the first sitting US President to attend a World Series game. 1919 – The Reds beat the White Sox to win the World Series, which would eventually be known for the Black Sox scandal. 1938...