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1902 - First night football game, Philadelphia Athletics beats Kanaweola AC, 39-0.

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1914 - Billy Mallett of Hamilton Tigers kicks 9 singles in a game.

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1934 - New York Yankees buy Joe DiMaggio from San Francisco Seals.

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1970 - New York Knicks' first game against Cleveland Cavaliers, Knicks win 102-94 at Madison Square Gardens, New York.

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1971 - New York Rangers score a NHL record eight goals in one period.

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1980 - Gene Michaels replaces Dick Howser as New York Yankees' 25th manager.

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1988 - Ted Turner officially buys Jim Crockett Promotions, known as NWA Crockett, and turns it into World Championship Wrestling (WCW).

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1991 - Terry Pendleton wins Major League Baseball's National League's Most Valuable Player Award.

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2004 - The Toronto Argonauts win the Canadian Football League Championship for the first time in seven years, defeating the British Columbia Lions in the 92nd Grey Cup 27-19 at Frank Clair Stadium in Ottawa, Canada.

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