Sports are an integral part of human history.
The first-ever Wimbledon Championship began.
Nelly Saunders and Rose Harland fought in America's first public women's boxing match.
The Cincinnati Red Stockings played their first game, winning with 45-9 against the Great Westerns of Cincinnati.
The National Association of Baseball Players was established in New York.
The first-ever all-female golf tournament was held.
A first-of-its-kind boxing match took place to settle a feud between a butler and a butcher.
The US held its first horse race in Long Island, New York.
