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776 BCE
The first Olympic Games is held at Athens.
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The Grand National horse race was first run.
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The first recorded game of organized baseball was played at Elysian Fields, New Jersey
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The first modern game of ice hockey was played in Kingston, Ontario
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The first American football game was played between McGill University and Harvard
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The first Wimbledon tennis event was held.
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The first ever US golf open was held.
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The Tour de France was held for the first time
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The first year that the Australian Open Tennis Championship was held
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The first game of the National Football League (NFL)
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The first ever US Golf Masters was held
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The first year that the Super Bowl was held.
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Muhammed Ali becomes world heavyweight champion for the third time.
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US basketball champion Magic Johnson begins 12 years with the lakers
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US sprinter and long jumper Carl Lewis wins four gold medals at the Los Angeles Olympics
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20-year old US boxer Mike Tyson beats Trevor Berbick to become youngest ever heavyweight champion
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US Tennis player Pete Sampras wins first of seven Wimbledon Titles
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US golfer Tiger Woods wins both British Open and US Masters
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US cyclist Lance Armstrong retires from completion after winning seventh consecutive successive victory in Tour de France.
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Barry Bonds breaks baseball's previous record, hitting his 756th home run.