Sports timeline
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Byron Nelson wins the 9th Masters Tournament
The 1942 Masters was the last one before play was suspended due to World War II, so the champion in 1942 held his title until the tournament... Read more
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The All-America Football Conference Is Founded
The All-America Football Conference (AAFC) was a professional American football league that challenged the established National Football League... Read more
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Billy Sianis and his Billy Goat Murphy are Ejected from Game Four of the 1945 World Series, Starting the 'Curse of the Billy Goat'
The curse was allegedly placed on the Cubs during the 1945 World Series by Billy Goat Sianis himself. Sianis happened to be a Cubs fan and... Read more
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Herman Keiser wins the 10th Masters Tournament
Playing the first post-war Masters, Herman Keiser and Ben Hogan both three-putted the 72nd hole to allow Keiser to win by one stroke. Read more
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Jimmy Demaret wins the 11th Masters Tournament
Demaret won by posting sub-par scores in all four rounds, and he was the first golfer to do that in The Masters. He finished at 7-under 281, two... Read more
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Claude Harmon wins the 12th Masters Tournament
The winner of the 1948 Masters was Claude Harmon. You might not recognize that name. After all, Harmon's only win on the PGA Tour was ... the 1948... Read more
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Games of the XIV Olympiad Held in London, United Kingdom
The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in London,... Read more
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The Green Jacket is First Awarded at The Masters Tournament
The winner of the Masters tournament is presented with a distinctive green jacket, awarded since 1949. The green sport coat is the official attire... Read more
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Sam Snead wins the 13th Masters Tournament
Back-to-back 67s in the final two rounds propelled Sam Snead to a three-stroke victory. That year the Green Jacket was first awarded to the Masters... Read more
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Jimmy Demaret wins the 14th Masters Tournament
With his victory at the 1950 Masters, Jimmy Demaret became the first three-time winner of the tournament. The flashily attired, quick-with-a-quip... Read more
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Uruguay Defeats Brazil to Win the 1950 FIFA World Cup
The 1950 FIFA World Cup, held in Brazil from 24 June to 16 July, was the fourth FIFA World Cup, and the first staged in 12 years due to World War... Read more
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Ben Hogan wins the 15th Masters Tournament
Skee Riegel and Sam Snead began the final round of the 1951 Masters with 1-stroke leads over Ben Hogan. Riegel played well, but Hogan played... Read more
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Sam Snead wins the 16th Masters Tournament
Battling strong winds the final two days, Sam Snead won his second Masters title, this one by four strokes over Jack Burke. Ben Hogan hosted the... Read more
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Games of the XV Olympiad Held in Helsinki, Finland
The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland in... Read more
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Ben Hogan wins the 17th Masters Tournament
Scoring four rounds of 70 or better, Ben Hogan broke the Masters Tournament scoring record by five strokes with a 14-under-par 274. The record... Read more
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Sam Snead wins the 18th Masters Tournament
One of the better-known Sam Snead quotes is this: "The three things I fear most in golf are lightning, Ben Hogan and a downhill putt." At the... Read more
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West Germany Defeats Hungary to Win 1954 FIFA World Cup in "The Miracle of Bern"
The 1954 FIFA World Cup, the fifth staging of the World Cup, was held in Switzerland from 16 June to 4 July. As the year saw the 50th anniversary... Read more
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Cary Middlecoff wins the 19th Masters Tournament
Cary Middlecoff scored a 65 Friday, including a then-record 31 on the first nine, to win. At the time, his seven-stroke victory over Ben Hogan was... Read more
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Jack Burke Jr. wins the 20th Masters Tournament
Jack Burke scored a final round 71, one of only two subpar rounds Sunday, to rally from a Tournament record eight shots back and defeat amateur Ken... Read more
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Games of the XVI Olympiad Held in Melbourne, Australia
The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in Melbourne,... Read more
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Doug Ford wins the 21st Masters Tournament
Doug Ford first played The Masters in 1952, and he last played it in 2001. That's 49 times playing The Masters, which was the record for most... Read more
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Arnold Palmer wins the 22nd Masters Tournament
The 1958 Masters is where Palmer became the biggest star in golf. It was his first major championship victory, and the first of his eventual four... Read more
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Art Wall Jr. wins the 23rd Masters Tournament
Art Wall birdied five of the last six holes for a final round 66 to pass 12 players and win the Masters by one stroke. Read more
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Arnold Palmer wins the 24th Masters Tournament
Arnold Palmer went wire-to-wire to win the 1960 Masters, finishing at 6-under par and one stroke in front of Ken Venturi. Palmer birdied the... Read more
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Amos Alonzo Stagg Announces His Retirement
On September 16, 1960, college football coach Amos Alonzo Stagg (1862-1965), then ninety-eight years old, announced his retirement after seventy... Read more