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The First College Football Game
The first college football game was played between Rutgers University and Princeton University, which was called the College of New Jersey at the time. Rutgers won by a score of 6 "runs" to Princeton's 4. -
USA Track and Field
William B. Curtis founded the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), which governed the sport of track and field in the United States. In 1992, USA Track and Field got its name to increase recognition for the organization and for the sport in the United States. -
Invention of Basketball
James Naismith, who was a physical education teacher at the YMCA, invented the game of basketball by using a soccer ball and a peach basket. -
First College Basketball Game
The first college basketball game was played on January 18, 1896, when the University of Iowa invited student athletes from the University of Chicago for an experimental game. The final score was 15-12, which Chicago winning. -
Eminems first hit song
The lead single, "The Real Slim Shady", became Eminem's first song to enter in the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100. "Stan" was the most successful single outside of the States, while it failed to reach the top fifty in the rapper's home country. -
Micheal Jordan comes back to the NBA
When Michael Jordan retired for the second time in January of 1999, he said he was "99.9 percent certain" that he would never in the NBA again. Less than two years later, on September 25, 2001, that 0.1 percent chance won out. Jordan announced his return to the NBA, this time as a member of the Washington Wizards. -
Athens Olympics
Had one of the largest amount of sponsors world wide.They had public transportation for the sponsors which made the advertised companies more popular which made the more wealthy. -
Rose Bowl
The 2006 National Championships were won by Texas.Texas grew popularity from the media,coaches,and the commentators -
Opening of Phoenix stadium
The total cost was $455 million and all of that money came into good use because they used this stadium for the super bowl,NCAA March Madness Regional's,and the Fiesta Bowl. -
Cardinals Win World Series
Jeff Weaver was astounding, allowing one earned run and fanning nine in eight innings, while David Eckstein had two RBIs and scored a run to lead the Cardinals to their first World Series win since 1982. Yadier Molina had three hits and scored twice for the Cards, who were crowned at home in the first season at new Busch Stadium. -
I phone Invention
On January 9, 2007, Steve Jobs announced the iPhone at the Macworld convention, receiving substantial media attention. Jobs announced that the first iPhone would be released later that year. On June 29, 2007 the first iPhone was released. -
"The Blind Side" movie comes out
Michael Oher (Quinton Aaron), a homeless black teen, has drifted in and out of the school system for years. Then Leigh Anne Tuohy (Sandra Bullock) and her husband, Sean (Tim McGraw), take him in. The Tuohys eventually become Michael's legal guardians, transforming both his life and theirs. Michael's tremendous size and protective instincts make him a formidable force on the gridiron, and with help from his new family and devoted tutor, he realizes his potential as a student and football player.
