American athlete Jesse Owens won the first of four gold medals at the Berlin Olympics.
21st June 1919: The German High Seas naval fleet is scuttled at Scapa Flow
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The 9th July 1877 saw the world’s first official lawn tennis tournament begin at Wimbledon in London.
On the 20th April 1965, workers began painting skylight windows at the Houston Astrodome to limit glare from the sun.
Ninety-six Liverpool Football Club fans died and hundreds more were injured in a crush at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield.
WrestleMania grossed a reported $12 million and, although reviews of the first event were mixed, it marked the start of the longest-running professional wrestling competition in history.
The match went all the way to the 15th round before Frazier was declared the winner by unanimous decision.
Volleyball was invented by William G. Morgan, the Director of Physical Education at the YMCA in Holyoke, Massachusetts.
On the 6th February 1958, British European Airways flight 609 crashed at Munich-Riem Airport while carrying the Manchester United football team, supporters and journalists.
It has since been adapted into numerous formats and is still printed in more than 40 countries.
On the 6th December 1956, the “Blood in the Water” water polo match took place between the USSR and Hungary.
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11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
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20th September 1835: The start of the Ragamuffin War
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19th September 1879: The Blackpool Illuminations turned on for the first time
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11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
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9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
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