In 1968, American Peggy Fleming won the only Gold Medal for the US during the '68 Olympics.

In 1992, American Bonnie Blair won her second Gold Medal in the 500m Speed Skating event.

In 1962, American Jim Beatty became the first human to run a sub-4 minute mile indoors.

In 1949, Jumpin' Joe Fulks dropped 63 points to set the record for most points scored in an NBA game. His record stood for a decade until Elgin Baylor scored 64 in 1959.

In 2012, New York Knick Jeremy Lin scored 38 in a 92-85 win against Kobe and the Lakers.

In 1998, the USMNT beat Brazil 1-0 in the Concacaf Semifinal.

In 1996, IBM's Deep Blue beat Chess Grand Master and World Champ Gary Kasparov.