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Historic Events
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Lamar Clark
He sets pro boxing record for most consecutive knockouts with 44. -
Dallas Cowboys & Minnesota Vikings
The Dallas Cowboys and Minnesota Vikings franchises were created. -
World Series Walk off
The first time the world series was ended by a HR. Bill Mazeroski hits a HR in the Bottom of the ninth inning to win the 7th game of the world series for the Pirates against the Yankees. -
World Figure Skating Championship Canceled
The world figure skating championship canceled after Team US was killed in a plane crash. -
F.A. Cup
First telecast of an overseas sport. -
Wilt Chamberlain
Wilt Chamberlain scores 100 points vs the New York Knicks. -
Cuban Missle Crisis
The cuban missle crisis was a 13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union concerning Soviet ballistic missiles deployment in Cuba. -
JFK Assassinated
President John F. Kennedy killed in a parade in
Dallas, TX. -
Vietnam
President Lyndon B Johnson send troops to Vietnam. -
Super Bowl I
First super bowl; Greenbay Packers win. -
Mickey Mantle
Mickey Mantle hits his 500th career homerun. -
MLB All-Star Game
Longest all-star game; 15 innings; National league beats American league 2-1. -
Tennis
Open era of tennis begins. -
MLK Assassinated
Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and killed by James Earl Ray at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis -
Man on the Moon
Neil Armstrong becomes the first man on the moon.