chronology of sports

By Owen R
  • The first boxing matches in America

    The first boxing matches in America
    The first boxing matches held in America where in the 1700's
  • footballs first game

    footballs first game
    The first game of football was played in 1869 November 6th.
  • The first Olympics in america

    The first Olympics in america
    The first Olympics in America was in 1904 which was one of the first games held outside of Europe
  • The first African boxer to be champion

    The first African boxer to be champion
    The first African boxer was Jack Arthur Johnson who became the first heavyweight boxing champion in 1908 and held that title until 1915
  • NFL's founding

    NFL's founding
    The NFL was originally founded in 1920 September 17th. This however is NOT when football was first played
  • Winter Olympics

    Winter Olympics
    The first ever Winter Olympics was held in 1924 in France which America did participate in
  • The first broadcasted match

    The first broadcasted match
    The first broadcast boxing match was on February 4th, 1937.
  • First sport on tv

    First sport on tv
    on May 17th 1939 the first baseball game was broadcasted live on tv.
  • The first superbowl

    The first superbowl
    The first superbowl in the NFL wasnt played until the year 1967.
  • First UFC match

    First UFC match
    The first UFC match was held on November 12th 1993.
  • The first world cup in America

    The first world cup in America
    The first world cup that was in America was in 1994 in the Rose Bowl in California.
  • The last team

    The last team
    The last team added to the NFL was the Texans who where added in 2002.