Sports are an integral part of human history.
Fifteen-year-old Tara Lipinski became the youngest Olympic figure skating gold medalist.
Basketball player Michael Jordan was offered the richest NBA one-year contract of $30 million from the Chicago Bulls.
Irina Privalova ran the world record female indoor 50-meter run in just 5.96 seconds.
Carlos Martinez famously hit a ball off Jose Canseco's head for a home run in major league baseball.
Baseball champion Reggie Jackson was elected to the Hall of Fame.
Philadelphia Phillies retired the future Baseball Hall of Fame third baseman Mike Schmidt's uniform #20.
The first Women's World Championship Ice Hockey Tournament took place in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
American tennis player John McEnroe became the first player to be expelled from the Australian Open.
George W. Bush and Edward W. Rose shared ownership of the Texas Rangers baseball team.
The Hillsborough disaster occurred.
The Fog Bowl, a heavy, dense fog rolled over Soldier Field in Chicago during the second quarter of the Bears vs. Eagles NFC Divisional Playoff Game.
Doug Williams became the first African-American quarterback to play in the Super Bowl.
The New Orleans Saints secured their first winning season after being in the NFL for 21 years.
The American baseball team New York Yankees, played their 13,000th game.
Mike Tyson won a technical knockout against Pinklon Thomas, winning the heavyweight boxing title.
American basketball champion David Robinson scored a career-high 50 points in the NCAA tournament.
The NFL started using the instant replay rule where video is analyzed to review what had just happened in a game.
The world's richest tennis player, Martina Navratilova, became the first to make $10 million.
After his first year with the Chicago Bulls, Michael Jordan was named NBA Rookie of the Year.
The Baltimore Colts NFL team relocated to Indianapolis, Indiana.
World tennis champion Martina Navratilova won her 74th match streak.
Reggie Jackson became the first major leaguer to strike out 2,000 times.
Wayne Gretzky became the first and only player in NHL history to score 200 points in a season.
Petra Schneider set a world record by swimming 1,500 meters freestyle in just 15:43:31.
Wilfred BenÃtez became the youngest 3-division world champion in history at age 22 after knocking out Maurice Hope in 12 rounds.
The world record for the longest table tennis doubles marathon was broken with a time of 101 hours.
The first Women's Pro Basketball League (WBL) game took place, with the Chicago Hustle vs. the Milwaukee Does.
Queen Elizabeth II opened the 11th Commonwealth Games held in Edmonton, Canada.
The Yuba County Five disappeared after attending a college basketball game.
The first Ironman Triathlon was held in Kona, Hawaii, USA.
Muhammad Ali won the bout through a technical knockout in the 11th round against Ron for the heavyweight boxing title.
O.J. Simpson became the first NFL running back to rush for 2,000 yards in a season.
Secretariat made history when he finished the Kentucky Derby in record time.
The tennis player Chris Evert won the first WTA Tour Championship in Florida.
Athlete Beth Bonner became the first woman to win the New York City Marathon with a time of 2:55:22.
Arthur Ashe became the first black person to be ranked number one in tennis.
Manchester United became the first English football team to win the European Cup.
Jim ''Catfish" Hunter of the Oakland Athletics pitched the ninth perfect game, defeating the Minnesota Twins (4-0).
The Stanley Cup Finals took place with the Toronto Maple Leafs beating the Montreal Canadiens.
Boxing Champion Muhammad Ali lost his boxing title after refusing to join the army.
The first Super Bowl was played in Los Angeles.
England won the FIFA World Cup Final in London against Germany with a score of 4-2.
NBA hired the first African American coach Bill Russell for the Boston Celtics.
Canadian ice hockey pro, Bobby Hull, set a new record with his 51st goal of the season.
A team of scientists invented the sports drink Gatorade in a University of Florida lab.
San Francisco Giants outfielder, Willie Mays, broke the record for home runs.
Boxing champion Muhammad Ali relinquished his 'slave name' of Cassius Clay and joined Islam.
Athlete Tom O'Hara smashed a world record by running 1 mile in just 3 minutes and 56.4 seconds.
Chile and Italy played one of the most violent soccer games in history.
Sabena Flight 458 crashed, killing the entire US Figure Skating team.
