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This document is a companion piece to video titled Evolution of the Golf Ball and is intended as a resource for educators.

This document is a companion piece to video titled Volume, Displacement & Buoyancy and is intended as a resource for educators.

This document is a companion piece to video titled Evolution of the Club and is intended as a resource for educators.

Pablo Sandoval became the first Venezuelan-born World Series Most Valuable Player Award winner in Major League history.

The Volleyball Hall of Fame enshrined Peter Blangé, Mike Dodd, Lyudmila Buldokova, Georgy Mondzolevskiy, Mauricio Lima and Jeff Stork as part of its 27th induction class.

Prince Fielder hit his 30th home run of the season making him and his father Cecil Fielder, the first father-son duo to hit 30 home runs for the same American League team.

With Alex Rodriguez hitting his 300th home run as a Yankee, the New York Yankees became the first in Major League history to have six players each hit 300 or more home runs for the team.

The 2012 NFL regular season began with the defending Super Bowl XLVI champion New York Giants hosting the Dallas Cowboys, and the Cowboys beat the Giants 24–17.

The Mariners' ace Felix Hernandez, born in Venezuela, became the first American League pitcher born outside the USA to throw a perfect game history

Safeco Field is the first park in Major League history to have two perfect games thrown on their field during the same season.