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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
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