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Contents 1 Events 1.1 1943 1.2 1972 1.3 1973 1.4 1983 1.5 1996 1.6 1999 2 Debuts 2.1 1846 2.2 1867 3 Births 3.1 1903 3.2 1976 4 Deaths 4.1 1986

EventsEdit

1943Edit

• The National Football League approved the merger of the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers.

1972Edit

• The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the anti-trust exemption that major league baseball uses was Constitutional. The court then called upon the U.S. Congress to repeal the sport's special status.

1973Edit

• Gordie Howe left the NHL to join his sons Mark Howe and Marty Howe in the World Hockey Association. The three would play for the Houston Aeros.
• Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds got the 2,000th hit of his career.

1983Edit

• Michael Jordan is drafted to the Chicago Bulls in the 1983 NBA Draft, being passed up by the Portland Trail Blazers and New York Knicks.

1996Edit

• Mario Lemieux wons his third Hart Trophy as the NHL's Most Valuable Player and also won the Lester B. Pearson Trophy.

1999Edit

• The Dallas Stars won their first Stanley Cup by defeating the Buffalo Sabres in the third overtime of game six. The game actually ended on June 20th.

DebutsEdit

1846Edit

• The New York Knickerbocker Club played the New York Club in the first baseball game at the Elysian Field, Hoboken, NJ. It was the first organized baseball game.

1867Edit

• In New York, the Belmont Stakes was run for the first time.

BirthsEdit

1903Edit

• Lou Gehrig was born in New York

1976Edit

• Dustan Mohr was born in Missouri

DeathsEdit

1986Edit

• University of Maryland basketball star Len Bias died of a cocaine-induced seizure.