October 22 First baseball union formed   On Oct. 22, 1885, John Ward, best known for being the radio play-by-play broadcaster for the University of Tennessee, and several teammates secretly formed the Brotherhood of Professional Baseball Players, the first baseball union in history.   October 23 Jackie Robinson signs Montreal Royal contract   Jackie Robinson, […]

October 15 NHL player Wayne Gretzky breaks point record Wayne Gretsky broke the points record in 1989 for NHL, a record previously held by Gordie Howe. Gretsky started against the Edmonton Oilerswith 1.849 points and tied Howe’s record by the first period. He didn’t play for nearly the whole game, but when he got called […]

By: Laurel Gallaudet October 8, 1983 First NHL overtime game occurs between the Washington Capitals and the New York Islanders. The first overtime in a regular-season game in the NHL made history as the New York Islanders beat the Washington Capitals 8-7. Because of war-time restrictions, overtime— which was previously a 10 minute period— had […]

First NHL overtime game occurs between the Washington Capitals and the New York Islanders. The first overtime in a regular-season game in the NHL made history as the New York Islanders beat the Washington Capitals 8-7. Because of war-time restrictions, overtime- which was previously a 10 minute period- had been suspended until the 1983-84 season, […]

September 17 Reggie Jackson hits 500th home run On Sept. 17, 1984, Reggie Jackson, fivetime baseball World Series champion and two time World Series MVP, became the 13th player in Major League Baseball (MLB) to hit 500 home runs. At the end of his career, he had hit a total of 563 home runs, placing […]

September 10 Cleveland Rams play their first NFL game The Cleveland Rams, now renamed the Los Angeles Rams, played their first NFL game on Sept. 10, 1937. At the time, the Rams were under heavy competition from the NFL’s “big four”: the Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, New York Giants and the Washington Redskins. The […]

April 16 Tim Ford becomes youngest winner in Boston Marathon history On April 16, 1906, 18-year-old Timothy Ford took first place in the Boston Marathon with a time of 2:45:45. His record still stands as the youngest individual to win the race. The Boston Marathon is an long distance running event held in Massachusetts that […]

Golf hall of fame is established On April 9, 1941, the Professional Golf Association established the first golf hall of fame. Eventually, the hall merged with the Pinehurst Hall in the 1980’s. According to thought.co the requirements for male golfers is a combined 15 tour wins among the PGA Tour, European Tour, Japan Golf Tour, […]

March 27 Longest championship fight takes place Arthur Chambers, a British lightweight boxer, gained recognition in America after his victory over Billy Edwards in 1872. On March 27, 1879, Chambers faced American Johnny Clark in Chippewa Falls, Canada, in what is known as the first great lightweight bout in history. This bout lasted 136 rounds […]

March 19, 1975 Pennsylvania allows girls to play with the boys Pennsylvania is first state to allow girls to compete with boys in high school sports. This is due to a court’s decision that said the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association’s rule that banned girls from playing on boys team was invalid. This case was focused […]