January 19: First Tour de France Announced
On this day, in 1903, the dates of the first Tour de France were announced. The six-stage bicycle race took place from July 1-19. French cyclist Marice Garin went on to win the race.
January 20: UCLA Bruins’ winning streak ends
In 1968, the Houston Cougars ended the UCLA Bruins’ 47-game winning streak with a score of 71-69.
January 21: Wayne Gretzky becomes second all-time scorer
On this day, in 1989, Wayne Gretzky passed Marcel Dionne and became NHL’s second all-time scorer.
January 22: George Foreman wins heavyweight boxing titles
In 1973, George Foreman won WBC and WBA heavyweight boxing titles in Kingston, Jamaica. Foreman TKO’d Joe Frazier in both rounds.
January 23: Steffi Graf wins single crowns
In 1988, German, Steffi Graf won the first of three consecutive Australian singles crowns. She beat out Chris Evert 6-1 and 7-6.
January 24: Mike Bossy scores a thousandth point
On this day in 1986, Mike Bossy of the New York Islanders scored his 1,000th point.
January 25: Michael Jordan scores ten-thousandth point
In his fifth season in the NBA, Michael Jordan scored his 10,000th point with the Chicago Bulls.
