On This Day

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Aug. 18, 1964, that it revoked the South African Olympic and National Games Association’s invitation to the Summer Olympics in Tokyo due the organization’s lack of opposition to its country’s aparthei

President Harry S. Truman is the first to attend a nighttime MLB game (in Washington).

The American Football League awarded its ninth franchise to Joe Robbie and entertainer Danny Thomas fora team in Miami, the Dolphins.

Brooklyn Dodger pitcher John Quinn, became the oldest pitcher at 49 years old to win a MLB game, decades later Jamie Moyer will become the oldest by a few months.

Trans-National Communications bought the Boston Celtics for an NBA record $6 million dollars, Red Auerbach described the president as "the absolute worst" owner he had ever worked for.

The World Championship was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1948 to 1957, in 1951 Babe Didrikson-Zaharias won it.

The gymnastics competition at the Berlin Olympics concludes with Germany dominating, winning 6 of 9 gold medals including the men’s & women’s teams events.

Indians pitcher Willis Hudlin threw a high fastball which “left home plate much higher and ten times faster than it arrived.

The first half of the game was played under Canadian Football League rules (three downs to pick up a first down and 12 players per team), while the second half used NFL rules (four downs and 11 players on each side).

American track star Jesse Owens won his 2nd gold medal at the Berlin Olympics by beating German Luz Long in the long jump final with an Olympic record