1913 : Notre Dame upsets Army 35-13, 1st to use forward pass effectively
1924 : 1st US NHL franchise, Boston Bruins founded
1946 : NY Knicks 1st basketball game beat Toronto Huskies 68-66
1950 : 1st negro player in NBA, (Celtic's Charles Cooper) Ft Wayne Ind
1951 : Brooklyn Dodger catcher Roy Campanella wins 1st of his 3 NL MVP
1951 : Brooklyn catcher Roy Campanella wins NL MVP
1959 : 1st NHL goalie to wear a hockey mask (Jacques Plante)
1959 : Jim Brown scores 5 TDs in Cleveland Browns 38-31 win over Balt
1966 : NFL awards New Orleans its 16th franchise (All Saints Day)
1968 : US pro soccer 14 teams merged into 1 all star team
1970 : 1st regular season Giants-Jets game, Giants win 22-10 at Shea
1972 : Germaoin Gagnon scores 1st Islander hat trick
1981 : 3rd meeting of Giants-Jets, Jets up 2-1 with 26-7 win
1984 : 1st NBA game at LA Memorial Sports Arena - Clipper beat Knick, 107-105
1984 : Despite Mike Bossy 4 goals Islanders lose 5-6 to Canadians
1986 : Horse Racing Breeders' Cup Champs: Brave Raj, Capote, Lady's Secret,
1987 : 17th NYC Women's Marathon won by Priscilla Welch in 2:30:17
1987 : 18th NYC Marathon won by Ibrahim Hussein in 2:11:01
1987 : 22,000 run in NYC Marathon (won by Ibrahim Hussein of Kenya 2:11:01)
1987 : NY Jets retire Don Maynards #13
1987 : New Orleans Saints shutout Atlanta Falcons 38-0
1992 : 22nd NYC Women's Marathon won by Lisa Ondieki in 2:24:40
1992 : 23rd NYC Marathon won by Willie Mtolo in 2:09:29

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