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1926 – The Chicago Blackhawks play in the first game in franchise history, beating the Toronto St. Patricks 4-1. 1940 – The Green Bay Packers are the first NFL team to travel by plane to a game. 1953 – The St. Louis Browns officially move to Baltimore and become the Orioles. 1956 – Syracuse defeats Colgate 61-7 in a college football showdown. Leading the…

1926 – The New York Rangers play in the franchise’s first ever game, defeating the Montreal Maroons 1-0. 1929 – USC and Notre Dame play a football game in front of 112,912 people at Solider Field in Chicago. The Fighting Irish win 13-12. 1945 – The EC Roosevelt Rough Riders win the mythical football state championship after beating SB Central 23-0. 1957 – The…

1960 – Lakers guard Elgin Baylor scores 71 points in a game against the Knicks. 1970 – The expansion Cincinnati Bengals, under coach Paul Brown, beat Brown’s old team, the Cleveland Browns. Brown calls it his “greatest victory”. 1972 – Dick Allen of the White Sox is named AL MVP. 1975 – The Valparaiso Vikings football team beat Carmel 14-13 to cap off an…

1943 – Bears quarterback Sid Luckman throws seven touchdowns in a game against the Giants, setting an NFL record. 1947 – The EC Roosevelt football team wins their 31st consecutive game, beating SB Washington 15-0. 1964 – Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings becomes the NHL’s all-time leading goal scorer with 627 career goals. 1966 - Muhammad Ali TKOs Cleveland Williams for the…

1875 – Harvard and Yale play in the first college football game to feature the team wearing uniforms. 1964 – Bob Pettit of the St. Louis Hawks becomes the first player in NBA history to score 20,000 career points. 1982 – The University of Alabama football team loses at home for the first time since 1963, falling to Southern Miss 38-29. The Crimson Tide…

1892 – William “Pudge” Heffelfinger becomes the first professional football player after he receives $500 to play for the Alleghany Athletic Association in a game against the Pittsburgh Athletic Club. 1920 – Kennesaw Mountain Landis is elected to become the first commissioner of Major League Baseball. 1959 – White Sox second baseman Nellie Fox is named AL MVP. 1969 – Minnesota Twins Harmon Killebrew…

1944 – The New York Rangers end its league record 25 game winless streak with a 5-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings. 1946 – The New York Knicks play its first basketball game in Madison Square Garden. They would lose to the Chicago Stags, 78-68. 1981 – Dodgers rookie sensation, Fernando Valenzuela becomes the first rookie in MLB history to win the Cy…

1934 – The first penalty shot in NHL is awarded to Montreal Canadiens forward Armand Mondou. The shot is stopped by Maple Leafs goalie George Hainsworth. 1940 – The Steelers and Eagles play in one of only four penalty free games in NFL history. The Steelers won 7-3. 1960 – The Hammond High Wildcats win the AP state title with a 19-7 win over…

1950 – The White Sox release Luke Appling, who had been a member of the team since 1930. Appling was a seven time All-Star and was voted into the Hall of Fame. 1953 – The US Supreme Court rules that Major League Baseball is exempt from antitrust laws. 1961 – The PGA eliminates its Caucasians only rule. 1962 – Hammond High football wins the…