1997: The NBA hired its 1st 2 female referees, Dee Kantner and Violet Palmer. They became the 1st 2 women to officiate an all-male, major-league sport which paved the way for many female refs/umps in today’s game
1989: Oakland Athletics swept the San Francisco Giants to win the World Series after a 10-day delay due to an earthquake
1973: Los Angeles Lakers C Elmore Smith blocked an NBA-record 17 shots in a victory over the Portland Trail Blazers. Smith’s record still stands today with nobody else even having 16 BLK during 1 game
1962: New York Giants QB Y.A. Tittle threw for 505 yards and 7 touchdowns in a 49-34 win over Washington, tying the NFL single-game passing TD record which has yet to be surpassed
1959: The American Football League officially granted a charter franchise in Buffalo to Ralph Wilson
1924: The MLB’s Chicago White Sox and New York Giants played in Dublin, Ireland in front of less than 20 fans. The next day’s game was cancelled and subsequently moved to London, England