2019: Los Angeles Lakers PF Anthony Davis set a NBA record for the most PTS by any player in their 1st matchup against their former team as he exploded for 41 points in New Orleans
2015: Houston Rockets SG James Harden scored 50 points in a 116-114 win over the 76ers that gave Philadelphia its 27th consecutive loss, the longest losing streak in professional sports history
2007: Washington S Sean Taylor was tragically shot and killed during an attempted robbery at his home in Florida
1994: Kansas City Chiefs QB Joe Montana became the 5th player in NFL history to surpass 40,000 career passing yards
1985: St. Louis Cardinals OF Vince Coleman became just the 4th unanimous NL Rookie of the Year
1966: Washington defeated the New York Giants 72-41, the highest-scoring game with the most combined TDs ever scored (16) in NFL history while Washington’s 72 PTS are still the most by any team ever
1963: San Francisco Warriors C Wilt Chamberlain set an NBA record by converting 18 consecutive FGAs in a victory over the New York Knicks
1960: After trailing the Denver Broncos 38-7 late in the 3rd quarter, the Buffalo Bills stormed back 38-38, but the game unfortunately ended in a tie
1956: Brooklyn Dodgers SP Don Newcombe was awarded the very 1st Cy Young award and was also named NL MVP making him also the 1st ever to win both the Cy Young & MVP
1947: New York Yankees OF Joe DiMaggio was named AL MVP for the 3rd time in his career, beating out Boston Red Sox OF Ted Williams yet again by just a single vote this time
1947: Philadelphia Warriors SF Howie Dallmar went 0-15 from the field against the Knicks, setting an NBA record that would stand until 1991 (Tim Hardaway)
1941: New York Yankees OF Joe DiMaggio was named AL MVP in large part for his record-setting 56-game hit streak, beating out Boston Red Sox OF Ted Williams’ .406 batting average