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James Naismith created basketball to train football players in the winter and provide an athletic distraction for rowdy students.
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Philo Farnsworth demonstrated his invention of the first working all-electronic television system in San Francisco, CA.
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The start of the war is generally held to be 1 September 1939, beginning with the German invasion of Poland; Britain and France declared war on Germany two days later.
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The first game to be televised was a match between Fordham and the University of Pittsburgh at Madison Square Garden.
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Officers in training were taught basketball to provide a sense of unity and comfort in their stressful situtations.
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The tensions and disagreements over communism and democracy between the Soviet Union and the United States.
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Chuck Cooper was the first black man to be drafted and play in the NBA
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The national minimum wage increase 60 cents between 1960 to 1968.
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NBA players start demanding a raise in their salaries to adjust to the better economy.
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More women were allowed to play college basketball increasing in the 1970s.
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Law put in place that said no person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. This Liberated women.
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The tension in this game between the USSR and the US teams was heightened by the Cold War. The US lost in a controversial last second play.
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The number of HIV and AIDs cases increased in this area and brought a new fear to American society
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The NBA Drug Act was put in place to deal with the rampant use of cocaine by players.
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The U.S. experienced a nationwide increase in use of illegal drugs
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He had contracted HIV and the fear of death forced him into early retirement.
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The riots started after a trial jury acquitted four Los Angeles Police Department officers of assault and use of excessive force.
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After the riots in L.A. the amount of professional basketball players to come from that area has decreased drastically.
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It was a major global recession characterised by various systemic imbalances, and was sparked by the outbreak of the U.S. subprime mortgage crisis and financial crisis.
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Lowering attendance and fewer sales causes the NBA to bring in less money.