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1988 Women are allowed to compete in Little 500 bicycle race (Indiana)

1976 Greece's 98 year-old Dimitrion Yordanidis, is oldest man to compete in a marathon; he finishes in 7:33

1975 Penn is 1st state to allow girls to compete with boys in HS sports

1922 Anxious to compete with the Yankees, the New York Giants pay $65,000 and 3 players for Jack Bentley (hits .349 and is 13-1 as pitcher in 1922)

1919 Erik Elmsater, Sweden, 1st to compete in summer and winter Oly, 1948


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