Sports on the Timeline

Iconic moments across every sport — order them on the timeline. Here’s a taste of the Sports pack — 496 verified moments and counting.

1. 1869 Rutgers beats Princeton 6-4 in the first intercollegiate (college) football gameNovember 6 →
2. 1881 Richard Sears defeats William Glyn at the Newport Casino to win the first U.S. National men's singles tennis title.September 3 →
3. 1892 Pudge Heffelfinger is paid $500 to play for the Allegheny Athletic Association, becoming the first pro football playerNovember 12 →
4. 1903 The inaugural Tour de France begins outside Paris, eventually won by Maurice GarinJuly 1 →
5. 1914 The Miracle Braves complete the first World Series sweep, stunning Connie Mack's heavily favored Athletics.October 13 →
6. 1924 Walter Johnson wins in relief as the Senators edge the Giants in twelve innings for their only World Series title.October 10 →
7. 1931 Jackie Mitchell, a teenage pitcher for the Chattanooga Lookouts, strikes out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in an exhibitionApril 2 →
8. 1936 Adolf Hitler oversees the opening ceremony of the Berlin Summer OlympicsAugust 1 →
9. 1941 Yankees legend Lou Gehrig, the 'Iron Horse,' dies of ALS at age 37June 2 →
10. 1947 Jackie Robinson breaks baseball's color barrier, debuting for the Brooklyn DodgersApril 15 →
11. 1951 Rookie Willie Mays hits his first major-league home run, off Warren Spahn, for his first big-league hitMay 28 →
12. 1955 Rocky Marciano knocks out Archie Moore in his final fight, retiring undefeatedSeptember 21 →
13. 1959 The Yankees acquire Roger Maris from the Kansas City Athletics in a seven-player deal, two seasons before his 61-homer yearDecember 11 →
14. 1962 Sandy Koufax ties the MLB record with 18 strikeouts in a game against the CubsApril 24 →
15. 1967 The Green Bay Packers beat the Kansas City Chiefs 35-10 in the first Super Bowl, with Bart Starr named MVPJanuary 15 →
16. 1968 Tommie Smith and John Carlos raise black-gloved fists on the 200m medal podium in Mexico CityOctober 16 →
17. 1970 Carlos Alberto finishes a flowing team move as Brazil beats Italy in the World Cup final.June 21 →
18. 1973 Secretariat wins the Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths to seize the Triple CrownJune 9 →
19. 1975 Muhammad Ali outlasts Joe Frazier in a brutal Manila heat; Frazier's corner stops it after fourteen rounds.October 1 →
20. 1978 Muhammad Ali defeats Leon Spinks to win the heavyweight title for a record third timeSeptember 15 →
21. 1980 Rookie Magic Johnson starts at center and scores 42 points to clinch the NBA title for the LakersMay 16 →
22. 1982 Rickey Henderson breaks Lou Brock's single-season stolen-base recordAugust 27 →
23. 1985 Larry Bird scores 60 points for the Boston Celtics against the Atlanta Hawks, a franchise recordMarch 12 →
24. 1986 Jack Nicklaus charges to a closing 65 at Augusta, winning the Masters in his mid-forties.April 13 →
25. 1988 Diver Greg Louganis wins springboard gold in Seoul a day after striking his head on the board.September 20 →
26. 1990 Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey Jr. become the first father-son pair in the same MLB lineup for the MarinersAugust 31 →
27. 1992 Boston Celtics legend Larry Bird announces his retirementAugust 18 →
28. 1994 Germany beats Bolivia 1-0 on a Jurgen Klinsmann goal in the World Cup opener at Soldier Field in ChicagoJune 17 →
29. 1996 A bomb explodes in Centennial Olympic Park during the Atlanta Summer OlympicsJuly 27 →
30. 1998 Michael Jordan hits 'The Last Shot' over Bryon Russell to clinch the Bulls' sixth NBA titleJune 14 →
31. 2000 Tiger Woods wins the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach by a record 15 strokesJune 18 →
32. 2004 The Athens Summer Olympics opens, returning the Games to their birthplaceAugust 13 →
33. 2007 Barry Bonds hits his 756th home run to pass Hank Aaron as the career home-run leaderAugust 7 →
34. 2009 Robin Soderling hands Rafael Nadal his first-ever French Open defeat in a stunning fourth-round upsetMay 31 →
35. 2012 Sergio Aguero scores in stoppage time against QPR to win Manchester City their first league title in 44 yearsMay 13 →
36. 2014 Germany humiliates hosts Brazil seven to one in a stunning World Cup semi-final at Belo Horizonte.July 8 →
37. 2016 Simone Biles wins the Olympic women's gymnastics all-around gold medal in Rio.August 11 →
38. 2017 Serena Williams beats Venus in Melbourne for a record twenty-third Grand Slam singles title.January 28 →
39. 2018 Alex Ovechkin's Capitals beat Vegas in Game 5 to win the franchise's first Stanley Cup.June 7 →
40. 2020 Tyson Fury overwhelms Deontay Wilder for a seventh-round stoppage to claim the WBC heavyweight crown.February 22 →