2013: Philadelphia Eagles QB Nick Foles became the 7th player to tie the NFL record with 7 TD passes in a victory over the Oakland Raiders
1997: Boston Red Sox SS Nomar Garciaparra became just the 7th player to unanimously win the AL Rookie of the Year Award after leading in hits
1996: San Francisco 49ers WR Jerry Rice became the very 1st player in NFL history to record 1,000 career receptions
1996: At 18 years, 2 months, and 11 days, SG Kobe Bryant made his debut with the Los Angeles Lakers as the youngest player in NBA history
1993: Braves SP Greg Maddux became the 1st pitcher in MLB history to win 2 consecutive Cy Young Awards with different teams (Cubs in 1992)
1990: Atlanta Hawks C Moses Malone passed Oscar Robertson to become the NBA’s all-time leader in free throws (7,694)
1989: Minnesota Timberwolves played their inaugural game, taking a 106-94 loss from the Seattle SuperSonics
1987: Oakland Athletics 1B Mark McGwire became just the 2nd player to unanimously win the AL Rookie of the Year Award (Carlton Fisk)
1962: San Francisco Warriors C Wilt Chamberlain scored 72 points on the Lakers, the 6th-highest scoring output in NBA history
1948: Washington Capitols won their 15th consecutive game to start the season, setting an NBA record that would stand until 1993
1935: The Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Boston Redskins 7-6 at Fenway Park; the QBs combined for an NFL-record 11 interceptions
1934: New York Yankees 1B Lou Gehrig won the AL Triple Crown (.363, 49 home runs, 165 RBI), but did not win the AL MVP Award (A’s catcher Mickey Cochrane)