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The rules of the game were formally written down in 1744, but people had already been playing for centuries. PGA was established in 1916. -
The first ever international cricket game was between the US and Canada in 1844. -
In June 1846, the sport Baseball was invented. MLB was established in 1903. -
The fabled first meeting of the FA took place on October 26th, 1863. The MLS was established in 1993. -
The first football game ever played was played on November 6, 1869. The NFL was established in 1920. -
The inventor of modern tennis has been disputed, but the officially recognized centennial of the game in 1973 commemorated its introduction by Major Walter Clopton Wingfield in 1873. Professional Tennis was established in 1927. -
The first organized ice hockey game, according to the International Ice Hockey Federation, was played on March 3, 1875. The NHL was established in 1917. -
Basketball was Invented by Springfield College instructor and graduate student James Naismith in 1891. The NBA was established on June 6, 1946. -
On July 22, 1894, the Parisian magazine Le Petit Journal organized what is considered to be the world's first motoring competition. -
Congressman Joel Pritchard, Barney McCallum, and Bill Bell invented the game of pickleball one summer afternoon in 1965. Fun fact, it was invented on Bainbridge Island, WA.