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Baseballl
Baseball was the first American Sport, it is also known as "America's Pastime" Alexander Cartwright, AKA the "Father Of Baseball", he invented baseball. -
First Women's pro sports team
The Dolly Vardens were the first women's pro sports team, they were all African American. -
MLB is created
The Major League Baseball (MLB) was founded in 1869 in Cincinnati, Ohio -
Football- Walter Camp
Football is a different version of Rugby.The man who pioneered the rule changes that slowly transformed rugby into American Football was named Walter Camp. -
Moses Fleetwood becomes the first African American Pro Athlete
Moses Fleetwood Walker was the first black pro athlete, as well as the first black pro baseball player, playing 6 decades before -
James Naismith invents Basketball
In the year 1891, Doctor James Naismith created the game of Basketball. -
The NFL Begins
The NFL was created on August 20th, 1920 in Canton, Ohio -
First ever FIFA World Cup
The first FIFA World Cup was in 1930 -
1933
The first MLB All Star game was on July 6th in 1933. -
1936
In 1936, the NFL had its first draft. -
Doctor James Naismith dies from a Hemorrhagic Stroke
On November 28th, 1939, the creator of basketball James Naismith died from a Hemorrhagic Stroke -
May 15th, 1941
On May 15th, Joe Dimaggio set the record for the most consecutive games with at least one hit with 56 straight games, this record is yet to be broken. -
First Ever NBA finials
On April 16th, 1947 the Philadelphia Warriors defeated the Chicago Stags 4-1 to become the first ever NBA finals. -
Basketball Hall Of Fame is built
The basketball hall of fame was built in the year 1959, this place was named the Naismith Basketball Memorial in honor of James Naismith who died on November 28th, 1939 -
March 2nd, 1962
On this day, Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points, which to this day is still the most points scored in a NBA game. -
NBA adds 3 point line
In the year 1967, the NBA added a 3 point line -
Packers win first Super Bowl against the Chiefs 31-10 in LA
On January 15th, 1967, Bryan Bartlett "Bart" Starr led the Green Bay Packers to the first Super Bowl ever, Starr also won the MVP of the game. -
"The fight of the century"
Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier fought in what is known as the "Fight Of The Century". -
Miracle On Ice
The Miracle on Ice was when the US Hockey Team upset the 4x defending gold medalist, the Soviet Union Hockey Team -
Hakeem Olajuwon makes NBA history
In 1994, Hakeem Olajuwon became the first NBA player to win MVP, the NBA championship, Finals MVP, and Defensive Player Of The Year, Olajuwon was also the first foreign-born player to win MVP -
Kobe Bryant is accused of Sexual Assualt
In June, 2003, Kobe Bryant was accused of sexual assault, he also signed a 4 year shoe deal with Nike, opting out of his contract with Adidas -
2006
On January 22nd, 2006, Kobe Bryant scored 81 points against the Toronto Raptors, which is the 2nd most points scored in a single game. -
Kevin Garnet becomes highest paid player in NBA history
KG gets paid $334.3,000,000 making him the highest paid player in NBA history. -
Sidney Crosby becomes the highest paid player in NHL history
In 2012, Crosby sighed a 12 year, $104.4,000,000 contract extension with the Pittsburgh Penguins, making him the highest paid player in NHL history. -
Kobe passes MJ for 3rd all time scoring
On December 14th, 2014, in a game against the Minnesota Timber wolves in Target Center, Kobe made a free throw to pass Jordan for 3rd all time in scoring. -
2016
In 2016, the Golden State Warriors set the record for the best record in NBA history going 73-9, they also won the NBA finials that same year -
Kobe Bryant has 2 numbers retired at Staples Center
On December 18th, 2017, the LA Lakers retired the 2 jerseys that Kobe wore while playing for the Lakers for 20 years. -
Klay Thompson makes 14 3s in a game
On October 29th, 2018, Klay Thompson famously wore a headband while making 14 3s in a game, which is the most in NBA history, -
Eli Manning becomes highest paid player in NFL history
This year, Eli Manning became the highest paid NFL player in history, earning $17,000,000. -
Mike Trout becomes highest paid MLB player in history
In the year 2019, Mike Trout signed a 12 year, $426,000,000 with the Angels, making him the highest paid athlete in history as well. -
LeBron passes MJ for 4th on All Time Scoring List
On March 6th, 2019, LeBron James passed Michael Jordan for 4th all time in scoring -
LeBron passes Kobe for 3rd all time in scoring
On January 25th, 2020, Lebron James passed Kobe Bryant for 3rd all time in scoring James needs 4,733 more points to surpass Kareem for the #1 spot on the all time scoring list, which means Lebron would have to average at least 20 points per game over the next 3 seasons. -
Kobe Bryant dies
January 26th, 2020 was a horrible day for all of sports... Kobe Bryant passed away in a helicopter crash
