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1925 — Bill Tilden wins his sixth straight U.S. Open tennis championship with a five-set victory over Bill Johnston. Tilden wins 4...
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1897 — England’s Joe Lloyd beats Scotland’s Willie Anderson by one stroke to win the U.S. Open in Wheaton, Ill.
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1921 — Radio station KDKA and announcer Harold Arlin provide the first broadcast of a major league game as the Pirates beat the...
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1751 — The first International World Title Prize Fight takes place in Harlston, England. The champion, Jack Slack of England, beats...
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1920 — The forerunner of the NFL, the American Professional Football Association, is founded in an automobile showroom in Canton,...
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1921 — Radio station KDKA and announcer Harold Arlin provide the first broadcast of a major league game as the Pirates beat the...
