1897 :1st American marathon ran, John J McDermott wins in 2:55:10 (
1900 :Highest scoring opening game, Phils beat Braves 19-17 in 10
1901 :James J Caffrey wins Boston marathon (2:29:23.6)
1947 :Suh Yun Buck wins world record marathon (2:25:39)
1954 :7-time winner of Boston Marathon, 65-year-old Clarence Demar,
1954 :runs his last race at Boston finishing 78th
1956 :1st ML baseball game in NJ, Dodgers beat Phils in Roosevelt S
1966 :In 1st regular season game at Anaheim Stadium, Angels lose 3-
1970 :24th Tony Awards: Borstal Boy & Applause win
1979 :Following a 6-3 loss to the Orioles, Yanks Goose Gossage & Cl
1979 :Johnson brawl, Gossage sustains a sprained ligament in his le
1981 :innings, game suspended at 4:07 AM (Pawtucket later wins in 3
1981 :Oakland A's runs record to 11-0
1987 :Brewers score 5 runs in 9th to win 6-4 & record 12th straight
1996 :South Africa defeat Pakistan to win the Pepsi Cup in Sharjah
1998 :wins City of Hope Golf Classic