History Home Events     Birthdays     Deaths     Years
Add "Today in History" or "Today's Birthdays" to Your Site - it's Easy! Web brainyhistory.com

Competition

1992 FCC votes to allow competition for local phone service 1991 1st South African international competition in 25 years, gymnastics 1991 North and South Korea form a joint team for table tennis competition 1986 5' 7" Spud Webb of Atlanta Hawks wins NBA Slam Dunk Competition 1981 Amanda Maccaro becomes 1st American to win Russian Ballet Competition 1981 Maya Yang Lin wins competition to design the Vietnam War Memorial 1959 2-time champ Monterrey Mexico barred from 1959 Little League competition for using players outside predetermined geographical area 1954 Russia wins title in their 1st international ice hockey competition 1952 Dick Button performs 1st figure skating triple jump in competition 1950 Althea Gibson becomes 1st black competetor in national tennis competition 1940 Jesus Lopez-Cobos, Toro Spain, conductor, International Conductor Competition 1937 Michael Ponti, Freiburg Germany, pianist, Boston Competition 1964 1935 300 Dutch ice cream salesmen protest against Italian competition 1932 America enter Olympic 2-man bobsled competition for 1st time 1930 1st-ever soccer World Cup competition began in Uruguay 1919 Sam Wanamaker, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Holocaust, Competition, Raw Deal 1900 1st Davis Cup tennis competition, named after Dwight Filley Davis, began at Longwood Cricket Club in Massachusetts, and won by U.S. 2 days later 1888 1st organized rodeo competition held, Prescott, Arizona 1877 Ottawa Rough Riders 1st outside competition vs Britannia 404 Last gladiator competition in Rome

History Home    Copyright 2007 BrainyMedia.com	About Us Inquire Privacy Terms Copyright