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1871 - Philadelphia Athletics beat Chicago for first National Association baseball pennant.

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1919 - Baseball league presidents call for abolishment of the spitball.

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1973 - Tom Seaver becomes first non-20-game winner to win baseball Cy Young award.

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1974 - The "Rumble in the Jungle" boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman takes place in Kinshasa, Zaire. Ali knocks out Foreman in the 8th round.

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1975 - John Bucyk, Boston Bruins, becomes 7th NHL player to score 500 goals.

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1988 - Jim Elliott (US) completes 24-hour paced outdoor race for 548.9 miles.

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1988 - New York Jets finally beat Pittsburgh Steelers for first time.

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1988 - Ayrton Senna clinches his first Formula One World Championship with a phenomenal drive in the Japanese Grand Prix, recovering from 16th place on the first lap to win the race and beat rival Alain Prost into second place.

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1989 - The qualification for the 1990 Football World Cup ends.

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2007 - Brazil is announced as the host of the FIFA World Cup 2014.

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