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Basketball starts
Dr James Naismith, an instructor at the School for Christian Workers in Springfield, Massachusetts, invents basket ball (then two words). -
First game is played
Students and workers at the School for Christian Workers play the first public game of basket ball. -
The lines from shooting gets changed
The free throw line is moved from 20 feet to 15 feet. -
The points value gets changed
The field goal value is changed from three points to two points. The free throw value is changed from three points to one point. -
Basketball becomes an actual olmypic sport
Basketball becomes an official Olympic sport. The United States defeats Canada 19-8 for the gold medal. The games were played in Berlin, Germany. -
The first basketball game played on t.v.
The first televised basketball games were played between Pittsburgh and Fordham (57-37) and New York University and Georgetown (50-27) at Madison Square Garden. -
7 foot tall man plays
Bob Kurland (7' tall) enrolls at Oklahoma and George Mikan (6' 10" tall) enrolls at DePaul. These were the first two dominant big men to play basketball. -
Boston Celtics win
Boston Celtics win the first of their 8 consecutive titles. -
Chicago packers neter the nba
The Chicago Packers enter the NBA as the first expansion team. -
A third refferee is added
The NBA Adds a third referee.
