In 1970, Boston Bruins Head Coach Harry Sinden retired a few days after winning Boston's first Stanley Cup in 29 years.

In 2010, the Philadelphia Flyers came back from a 3 goal deficit to beat Boston 4-3 in game seven of their Stanley Cup playoff series. The Flyers also came back from a 3 games to none deficit to win the series 4-3.

In 1938, the English starting 11 was photographed giving the Nazi salute to German leaders prior to their international friendly against Germany.

In 1967, Mickey Mantle hit career home run number 500.

In 1986, Reggie Jackson hit career home run number 537, passing Mantle on the all-time HR list.