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• 1859 - The first intercollegiate Regatta was held in Worcester, MA, with Harvard beating Yale and Brown.

• 1928 - Gene Tunney beat Tom Heeney by a technical knockout in the 11th round at Yankee Stadium to retain the world heavyweight title.

• 1948 - Babe Ruth was seen by the public for the last time, when he attended the New York City premiere of the motion picture, "The Babe Ruth Story."

• 1992 - Miguel Indurain of Spain won his second straight Tour de France.

• 1996 - American swimmer Amy Van Dyken won the 50-meter freestyle to become Atlanta's first quadruple gold medalist and the first U.S. woman to win four in a single Olympics.

• 1998 - Three spectators were killed and six were injured by flying debris from a one-car crash at the U.S. 500 at Michigan Speedway. They were the first fan deaths at a major race in the United States in more than a decade.

• 2004 - The Arizona Diamondbacks ended their club-record losing streak of 14 games.

Mark Andrew Spitz is an American swimmer and nine-time Olympic champion. He was the most successful athlete at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, winning seven gold medals, each in world-record time. 

Born: 1950 (age 74 years), Modesto, CA

“If you fail to prepare, you've prepared to fail.”

- Mark Spitz

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TODAY'S SPORTS TRIVIA QUESTIONS

QUESTIONS

1) What Major League Baseball team signed Michael Jordan to a minor league contract in 1994?

2) How many Super Bowls did the Bills lose in the '90s?

3) What team was having their best season ever when Major League Baseball went on strike in 1994?

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