2014 Event American ice dancing pair Charlie White and Meryl Davis win the Olympic gold medal - the first gold won by the U.S. in this sport 2013 Event The International Olympic Committee announces that the sport of wrestling has been dropped from the 2020 Summer Olympics 2012 Event Turin, Italy, is selected as the European Capital of Sport for 2015 2011 Event The House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee recalls four News International executives for further examination of phone hacking within the organization 1994 Death Henk Terlingen, radio/TV-host (Sport in Image), dies at 52 1992 Birthday Libby [Elizabeth] Callahan, Columbia, South Carolina, sport pistol 1996 Olympics 1989 Event To gain deregulation WWF admits pro wrestling is an exhibition and not a sport, in a New Jersey court 1986 Event IOC announces baseball will become a medal sport in 1992 1969 Event "Soviet Sport" calls Emile Zatopek a public enemy 1967 Birthday Rein van Duynhoven, soccer player, Helmond Sport, MVV 1967 Event Helmond Sport soccer team forms 1957 Event Supreme Court decides 6-3, baseball is only antitrust exempt pro sport 1953 Event U.S. Supreme Court rules (7-2) baseball is a sport not a business 1953 Event U.S. Court of Appeals rules that Organized Baseball is a sport and not a business, affirming the 25-year-old Supreme Court ruling 1949 Birthday David Sullivan, English softporno/newspaper publisher, Sunday Sport 1948 Event NFL becomes 1st sport televised as sport of week 1944 Event Carl Wick publishes "Salmon Trolling for Commercial and Sport Fishing 1936 Birthday David Vine, British sport commentator 1932 Event 1st Olympic dog sled race, Lake Placid, New York (demonstration sport) 1922 Event U.S. Supreme Court rules organized baseball is a sport and not a business and thus not subject to antitrust laws 1897 Event George Davis (Giants) home run off Sport McAllister (Spiders) in DH 1876 Birthday Alban Collignon, Belgian sport journalist 1621 Event Governor Bradford of U.S. colony Plymouth disallows sport on Christmas Day
