Sports History
1862 - Brooklyn's Union Grounds opened. It was the first enclosed baseball park.
1926 - The New York Rangers were officially granted a franchise in the NHL. The NHL also announced that Chicago and Detroit would be joining the league in November.
1935 - The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Philadelphia Phillies 20-5.
1941 - Joe DiMaggio began his major league baseball hitting streak of 56 games. The streak ended on July 17th.
1965 - The Canadian Football Players Association was organized.
1973 - Nolan Ryan (California Angels) pitched his first no-hitter.
1980 - The U.S. Basketball League canceled its summer schedule.
1991 - U.S. President Bush took Queen Elizabeth to Oakland A's-Baltimore Oriole game.
1993 - The Montreal Expos retired Rusty Staub's #10. It was the first number retired by the team.
1993 - In San Antonio, TX, the Alamodome opened.
1995 - The Vancouver Canucks set an NHL playoff record when Christian Ruutu and Geoff Courtnall scored shorthanded goals only 17 seconds apart.