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Native Americans used lacrosse as a form of trainer for Canadian, American, or foreign attacks.
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Richard Carew describes Cornwall, and seeing equal numbers, the ball not touching the ground, and the lack of a forward pass, all rules in early American Football.
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King James VI travels to London, and Robert Chester first takes him to play. -
King James I discovers the location while hunting, long horse association since the Iron age -
Played in Kent, England played between Weald and Upland versus Chalkhill, both defunct now.
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Examples of and the word 'curling" are found in a Scottish poem.
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Jasper Vinall dies due to injures from the sport, and is the first person to do so. -
Jean de Brébeuf, a French Jesuit missionary, watches a game of lacrosse among Native Americans, and notices that the sticks resemble a bishop's crosier or "la crosse" in French -
The 2nd oldest racecourse of all time, has dated back to England since 1661.
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The Duke of Albemarle has his footman and butcher box, being recorded as the first match in history -
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Zacharias Conrad von Uffenbach encounters a woman claiming she took part in a public womens match.
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James Figg opened that first fighting venue in London, which seated 1,000 people.
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East India Company mariners began to play in India, expanding the game.
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James Figg hosts a match between English livestocker Bob Whitaker and Venetian gondolier Alberto di Carni. The fight took place in London. -
Cricket became the first sport to charge to watch, starting at the Kennington Common in London
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Club was formed to give rules and set organization in England for horseracing. -
The Seven years war caused cricket to face a lack of players and investment from boosters and fans.
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The Golf Club of St. Andrews publishes "Rules of Golf", still seen as a relic today.
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One of the greatest horse racers of all time, Eclipse, retires after 18 undefeated races. -
Jack Broughton who created rules and the idea of rounds for boxing dies after contributing his life to the sport. -
In Pittsfield, Massachusetts a window was broken, banning "baseball" and other ball games from new buildings
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International play suspended until 1824 due to the escalation of the wars.
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The wars put a stop to international play due to escalation.
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Soccer began to become more popular in England and games were commonly played across England.
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Longest active sports club in North America
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The first forms of structured baseball are beginning
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Cambridge University constructs a soccer team -
A more organized form of Baseball is formed in New Jersey
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USA v Canada becomes the first international cricket match
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They become the first pro ball club. -
First pro soccer league away from Europe.
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Princeton v Rutgers is the first game, Princeton wins the first National Championship. -
First professional baseball league