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1888 - Chicago and All America baseball teams play exhibition in Auckland, New Zealand.

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1899 - Columbia (US) beats Shamrock (England) in 11th America's Cup.

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1910 - First appearance of cork centered baseball in World Series (World Series #7).

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1946 - Frank Seno returns kickoff 105 yards, Chicago Cardinals versus New York Giants.

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1955 - New York Yankees begin 16-game exhibition in Japan.

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1960 - Ralph Houk replaces Casey Stengel as New York Yankees manager.

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1963 - Jim Brown sets NFL single-season rushing record, 1,863 yards.

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1973 - US President Richard Nixon proclaims Jim Thorpe greatest athlete of first half century.

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1976 - New York Nets' Julius "Dr J" Erving sold to the Philadelphia 76ers.

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1982 - During the UEFA Cup match between FC Spartak Moscow and HFC Haarlem at least 63 people are crushed to death.

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