1819 1st bicycles (swift walkers) in US introduced in NYC1866 1st-class debut of cricketer Fred Grace aged 15 years 159 days at the Magdalen Ground,
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1734 1st Jockey Club forms in South Carolina1879 5th Kentucky Derby: Charlie Shauer aboard Lord Murphy wins in 2:371900 II Summer (Modern) Olympic Games open
1905 Tom Jenkins beats Frank Gotcha for heavyweight wrestling champ1928 54th Kentucky Derby: Chick Lang aboard Reigh Count wins in 2:10.41929 Cloudburst causes stampede in
1880 6th Kentucky Derby: George Lewis aboard Fonso wins in 2:37.51897 MLB American baseball New York Giants’ Bill Joyce sets record of 4 triples in
1860 German football club TSV 1860 München is founded1875 1st Kentucky Derby: Oliver Lewis aboard Aristides wins in 2:37.751881 7th Kentucky Derby: Jim McLaughlin aboard
1882 8th Kentucky Derby: Babe Hurd aboard Apollo wins in 2:40.001884 10th Kentucky Derby: Isaac Murphy aboard Buchanan wins in 2:40.251894 Fire in Boston destroys
1862 First baseball enclosure opens at Union Grounds, Brooklyn1876 2nd Kentucky Derby: Bobby Swim aboard Vagrant wins in 2:38.251894 20th Kentucky Derby: Frank Goodale aboard
1885 11th Kentucky Derby: Babe Henderson aboard Joe Cotton wins in 2:37.251886 12th Kentucky Derby: Paul Duffy aboard Ben Ali wins in 2:36.501888 14th Kentucky
1887 15th Preakness: William Donohue aboard Dunboyne wins in 2:39.251890 18th Preakness: W Martin aboard Montague wins in 2:36.751891 17th Kentucky Derby: Isaac Murphy aboard
1890 First official County Cricket Championship match begins; Yorkshire beats Gloucestershire by 8 wickets at Bristol; James Cranston scores first century (101) in the competition1909