Jul 10th 1947
Cleveland Indians' pitcher Don Black pitches a no-hitter against the Oakland A's. Black thanked Jackie Robinson for breaking the color barrier earlier in the season.
Jul 9th 2006
Italy beats France, 5-3, to win the World Cup. France failed to make up the difference on the judges' scorecards despite landing a devastating headbutt.
Dec 31st 1969
John L. Sullivan knocks out Jake Kilrain to retain his bare-knuckle world heavyweight title in Richburg, Mississippi, but Sullivan is arrested after the fight because boxing is illegal in Mississippi. Authorities explained to Sullivan that he could have avoided prosecution in the state if he had lynched Kilrain instead of boxed with him.
Jul 7th 1924
Harold Abrahams of Great Britain wins the Olympic 100-meters in Paris, a feat that will be recounted in the 1981 Oscar-winning film "Chariots of Fire." Abrahams attributed his victory to his regimen of slow-motion training.
Dec 31st 1969
Lottie Dod beats Blanche Hillyard, 6-2, 6-0, to win the fourth Wimbledon women's singles title. One-hundred and seven years later, rapper and women's tennis history buff Snoop Dogg penned an ode to Dod's victory, titled "Lodi Dodi," on his debut album, "Doggystyle."
Jul 5th 1994
Boxer James "Buster" Douglas comes out of a diabetic coma. Douglas is thought to have gotten diabetes from eating Sugar Ray Leonard.
Dec 31st 1969
A crowd of 10,000 at West Side Grounds watching a Chicago-Philadelphia game celebrates Independence Day by firing pistols into the air. 9,978 continued celebrating after the bullets fell back to the ground.
Jul 3rd 1954
Babe Didrikson Zaharias, making a miraculous recovery from cancer, wins the women's U.S. Open by a record 12 shots. Zaharias had been suffering from prostate cancer.
Jul 2nd 1993
New York Mets pitcher Anthony Young loses a major league record 25th consecutive decision. Young's decisions were later officially renamed "foregone conclusions."
Jul 1st 1910
The White Sox lose 2-0 to the St. Louis Browns in the first game ever at White Sox Park - later renamed Comiskey Park. The game was attended by 23,521 Chicagoans who couldn't get Cubs tickets.
