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Jockey clubs
Around 1750 jockey clubs are invented. -
National league
The national association of professional baseball players is formed. -
Hulbert created the pennant race
The first pennant race is created in baseball. -
First professional baseball game
First professional baseball game against the New York Metropolitans and the Washington Nationals. -
First modern Olympics
The first modern Olympic games are held in Athens, Greece. -
Boston marathon
The second Boston marathon is won by Ron Mcdonald. -
Newcastle badminton club forms in England
January 24th of 1900 the first badminton club forms. -
First cork centered baseball
The first cork centered baseball is used in the 1910 World Series (#7) -
First women wins Olympics
First women ever wins Olympics (Ethelda Bleibtrey) -
Fred Corcoran becomes the tournament director of the PGA
Fred Corcoran become tournament director for the PGA then 12 years later becomes director for WPGA -
Third American football league
The third American football league plays their first game. -
The PGA allows black participants
The PGA starts allowing black participants -
First football hall of fame inductees
Jim Thorpe, Red Grange, and George Halas are the first 3 men inducted into the football hall of fame. -
Baseball Hall of Fame
Stan Coveleski and Waite Hoyt are voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. -
Professional athletes in Olympic games.
Professional athletes could compete in the Olympic games. -
World football league is founded.
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Mike Tyson wins boxing title.
Mike Tyson wins his first world boxing title by beating Trevor berbick in Las Vegas, Nevada. -
ESPN radio
ESPN radio is debuted for the first time ever. -
Derek Jeter
Derek Jeter gets his 2,000th hit and becomes the 8th player in Yankees history with 2,000 hits. -
Mark McGwire admits to using steroids
Mark McGwire admits to using steroids when he broke the MLB home run record in 1998