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1982 - Don Lever becomes the first captain of the New Jersey Devils.

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1985 - First National League pitcher to strike out 200+ in first two seasons (Dwight Goodin).

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1988 - Yordanka Donkova of Bulgaria sets 100m hurdle woman's record (12.21).

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1990 - George Steinbrenner steps down as New York Yankees owner.

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1990 - New York Yankees' player Kevin Mass is quickest to reach 15 home runs (approx 132 at bat).

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2008 - Jamaica's Usain Bolt wins the 200m sprint at the Beijing Olympic Games in new world record time of 19.30 seconds.

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2009 - At the Athletics World Championships in Berlin, Germany, Usain Bolt of Jamaica sets a new world record in the 200m dash with a time of 19.19 seconds.

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