2014 Event Fast food giant McDonald's announces that its third-quarter profit fell by 30 percent from the third quarter of last year; analysts attribute the trouble to greater competition and customer dissatisfaction with price increases 2014 Event Costa Rica shocks World Cup fans by beating Uruguay 3-1; The Uruguay team is considered one of the strongest and the Costa Rica team one of the weakest in the competition 2014 Event Colombian coffee company Juan Valdez announces plans to go public in a couple of years; in the meantime, the company plans to expand its higher-end coffee shops around the globe in direct competition with Starbucks 2014 Event Prince Harry initiates The Invictus Games, a sporting competition for wounded members of the military 2013 Event For the second year in a row, Novak Djokovic is the winner of the Shanghai Masters Tennis competition 2013 Event Oracle Team USA has a remarkable comeback, winning the America's Cup sailing competition; the team defeated New Zealand 9-8 2013 Event The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission announces that online scams cost Australians of AU$93 million in 2012 2013 Event The 2013 National Poetry Competition is won by Patricia McCarthy 2012 Event After placing first in the 2012 Tour de France, Bradley Wiggins becomes the first British cyclist to win the famous competition 1992 Event FCC votes to allow competition for local phone service 1991 Event 1st South African international competition in 25 years, gymnastics 1991 Event North and South Korea form a joint team for table tennis competition 1986 Event 5' 7" Spud Webb of Atlanta Hawks wins NBA Slam Dunk Competition 1981 Event Amanda Maccaro becomes 1st American to win Russian Ballet Competition 1981 Event Maya Yang Lin wins competition to design the Vietnam War Memorial 1979 Birthday Kelly Brook, born in Rochester, England, model, actress, appeared in 'Strictly Come Dancing' celebrity dance competition, appeared in film, 'Sorted' 1964 Birthday Etsuko Inoue, born in Japan, professional tennis player, first to win women's tennis competition at the Asian Games, 1982 1959 Event 2-time champ Monterrey Mexico barred from 1959 Little League competition for using players outside predetermined geographical area 1954 Event Russia wins title in their 1st international ice hockey competition 1952 Event Dick Button performs 1st figure skating triple jump in competition 1950 Event Althea Gibson becomes 1st black competetor in national tennis competition 1940 Birthday Jesus Lopez-Cobos, Toro Spain, conductor, International Conductor Competition 1937 Birthday Michael Ponti, Freiburg Germany, pianist, Boston Competition 1964 1935 Event 300 Dutch ice cream salesmen protest against Italian competition 1932 Event America enter Olympic 2-man bobsled competition for 1st time 1930 Event 1st-ever soccer World Cup competition began in Uruguay 1919 Birthday Sam Wanamaker, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Holocaust, Competition, Raw Deal 1900 Event 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 Event 1st organized rodeo competition held, Prescott, Arizona 1877 Event Ottawa Rough Riders 1st outside competition vs Britannia 404 Event Last gladiator competition in Rome
