Sports

55 historical events in sports.

• 1869 CEThe First College Football Game Is Played
• 1877 CEThe First Wimbledon Championships Are Held
• 1884 CEWimbledon Adds a Women's Championship
• 1893 CEThe Stanley Cup Is First Awarded
• 1895 CEBabe Ruth Is Born
• 1895 CEVolleyball Is Invented
• 1897 CEThe First Boston Marathon Is Run
• 1903 CEThe First Modern World Series Is Played
• 1903 CEThe First Tour de France Is Held
• 1904 CEFIFA Is Founded
• 1911 CEThe First Indianapolis 500 Is Held
• 1917 CEThe NHL Plays Its First Games
• 1920 CEThe NFL Is Founded
• 1924 CEThe First Winter Olympics Open
• 1930 CEThe First British Empire Games Open
• 1930 CEThe First FIFA World Cup Is Held
• 1934 CEThe First Masters Tournament Is Held
• 1935 CEThe First Heisman Trophy Is Awarded
• 1939 CEThe First NCAA Basketball Tournament Is Held
• 1940 CEPelé Is Born
• 1942 CEMuhammad Ali Is Born
• 1946 CEThe NBA Is Founded
• 1947 CEJackie Robinson Debuts in the Majors
• 1947 CEThe First Little League World Series Is Played
• 1953 CEFirst Confirmed Ascent of Mount Everest
• 1954 CERoger Bannister Breaks the Four-Minute Mile
• 1960 CEThe First Paralympic Games Are Held
• 1963 CEMichael Jordan Is Born
• 1967 CEThe First Super Bowl Is Played
• 1969 CEJets Win Super Bowl III
• 1972 CETitle IX Enacted
• 1975 CEThe First Cricket World Cup Is Held
• 1976 CENadia Comăneci Scores the First Perfect 10
• 1978 CEThe First Ironman Triathlon Is Held
• 1979 CENASCAR's Daytona 500 Gets a National TV Breakthrough
• 1980 CEMiracle on Ice
• 1981 CESerena Williams Is Born
• 1984 CEThe First Women's Olympic Marathon Is Run
• 1986 CEMaradona Scores the Hand of God in the World Cup
• 1987 CEThe First Rugby World Cup Is Held
• 1991 CEThe First FIFA Women's World Cup Is Held
• 1992 CEU.S. Dream Team Wins Olympic Basketball Gold
• 1995 CEThe First X Games Are Held
• 1997 CEThe First WNBA Games Are Played
• 1997 CETiger Woods Wins His First Masters
• 1999 CEU.S. Women Win World Cup on Penalties
• 2006 CEItaly Wins World Cup in Berlin
• 2008 CEBeijing Summer Olympics Open
• 2017 CEAlex Honnold Free-Solos El Capitan
• 2018 CEFIFA World Cup Final in Moscow
• 2020 CEMLB Recognizes the Negro Leagues as Major
• 2020 CETokyo Summer Olympics Held After COVID Delay
• 2022 CEBeijing Winter Olympics
• 2022 CEFIFA World Cup Kicks Off in Qatar
• 2024 CEParis Summer Olympics on the Seine