- 1876 - Albert Spalding with $800 starts sporting goods co, manufacturing 1st official baseball, tennis ball, basketball, golf ball, & football
- 1942 - Baseball owners agree to permit each club up to 14 night games in 1942
- 1948 - Dick Button becomes 1st world figure skating champion from US
- 1951 - Dick Button wins US skating title for 6th time
- 1956 - Toni Sailor becomes 1st Olympic skier to sweep 3 alpine events
- 1972 - 11th Winter Olympic games opens in Sapporo, Japan (1st in Asia)
- 1975 - Billy Herman, Earl Averill, & Bucky Harris elected to Hall of Fame
- 1979 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Linda Fratianne
1979 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Charles Tickner - 2002 - Super Bowl XXXVI: New England Patriots beat St. Louis Rams, 20-17 at the Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans. The MVP is Tom Brady, New England, QB