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The Jockey Club developed
the Jockey club was officially developed in 1750 -
National association of professional baseball players formed
National association of professional baseball players was formed by a group of professional teams. -
William Hubert created the pennant race
Created the pennant race because his teams were losing games to non professional teams -
First Modern-day Olympics games started in 1896
these were the first modern Olympics and was held in Athens Greece -
First Rose Bowl football game
Was played at tournament park in pasadena, california -
The Isle of Mann Motorcycle Races was organized
This was the first year for the Isle of Mann Motorcycle race and is still a popular event. -
The USPGA was held for the first time
The first PGA Championship was held at Siwanoy Country Club in Bronxville, New York and was won by Jim Barnes -
Baseball world series won by the New York giants
The New York Giants won the 1921 World series against the New York Yankees. -
Olympics were held in the untied states
the winter games were held lake placid, and the summer games were held in Los Angeles. -
The Australian Open and the Wimbledon were canceled
The Australian Open and the Wimbledon were canceled because of world war 2 -
Bobby Locke won the British open
Bobby Locke won the British open for the fourth time in his career, he never had any other success. -
First super Bowl held
The first Super Bowl was held in Los Angeles and was won by the Green Bay Packers -
Professional Athletes in the Olympics
Professional Athletes were allowed to participate in the Olympics for the first time -
The La Lakers lose their 33 game win streak
The La Lakers lose their 33 win streak, to the Milwaukee Bucks, they went on to win 69 games that season -
First World Weightlifting Championship held
It was held in London, and was won by Edward Lawrence Levy of England -
Basketball was invented
James Naismith was given the task of creating a sport that could be played indoors in the winter. -
FIFA world cup held in Italy
the world cup was held in Italy and was won by west Germany -
Tiger Woods won his first US open
Tiger Woods won by a 15 stroke lead over the runner up -
Lance Armstrong banned
Lance Armstrong was banned and striped of his 7 Tour de France titles -
Cristiano Ronaldo was named FIFA's best player in the world
This being his fourth time, he also scored his 600th career goal