Can you name the 100 Defining Moments of the 20th Century?

created by lakelandQB12
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Jackie Robinson retires
New York Mets win WS
Packers win 2nd Super Bowl, beat Raiders 35-14
NBA record 106 fouls
First forward pass thrown
Bulls have 72-10 record, breaks record
Rube Foster suffers nervous breakdown
Babe Ruth hits 11 homeruns
Bulls complete first three-peat of the decade
AFL is founded
'Hammerin' Hank Aaron hits 715th homer
US wins 25 gold medals at Olympics
Bobby Jones wins US Amateur Open
Seattle Mariners and Toronto Blue Jays debut
Baseball Hall of Fame is dedicated
Chicago Cubs win their only World Series
Red Grange turns pro 2 days after college ends
Second MLB All-Star Game
Walter Payton dies
Celtics-Lakers Finals rivalry begins with Celts winning 4-1
Giants beat Packers for NFL title
NY Giants (baseball) refuse to play in WS
Drew Bledsoe sets pass completions and pass attempts
Cleveland Rams move to L.A.
Jesse Owens wind 4 gold in Berlin
Baseball's NY Giants sign two blacks
Cal Ripken Jr. breaks Lou Gehrig's consecutive game record
Lester Reiff is highest paid horse jockey of decade
Chicago Bulls win first of six titles in next eight years
First NFL Pro Bowl
Black boxer Jack Johnson beats James Jeffries
First Indy 500
Packers win 2nd straight NFL title
EventYear
Second shutout in WS history
John Heisman wins college football championship
MLB starts interleague play
Orlando Cepeda becomes first designated hitter
Packers win first of 13 NFL titles
Packers win 1st Super Bowl, beat Chiefs 35-10
First NFL Pro Bowl
Wilt 'The Stilt' Chamberlain scores 100 points in single game
Milwaukee Brewers go to WS, then lose to St. Louis Cardinals
Pete Rose breaks Ty Cobb's all-time hit record
Bobsledding debuts in Olympics
Packers win 3rd straight NFL title
BYU wins National Championship
LeRoy Irvin sets NFL record 207 punt return yards
First PGA Championship held
Bears-Packers rivalry founded
Vince Lombardi dies
Chicago Bears win 2nd straight NFL title
Packers beat Cowboys in famed Ice Bowl
Yankees win their 10th WS title
Rollie Fingers breaks Hoyt Wilhelm's career saves record
NFL is founded
Flu pandemic shuts down pro football
First NFL Championship game
Roger Maris hits 61 homers; breaks Babe Ruth's record of 60
Nolan Ryan pitches no-hitter
Jamie Morris of Washington Redskins has 45 rushing attempts
College Football almost ended
MLB Players and coaches will vote for All Star Game
Thurmon Munson dies in plane crash
'Broadway' Joe Namath guarantees a victory in 3rd Super Bowl
Yankee Stadium is first built
Tony Dorsett sets NFL record 99 yard run from scrimmage
EventYear
Coaches Poll established
Wilt Chamberlain elected to NBA Hall of Fame
Pittsburgh Steelers win another Super Bowl
AFL play is founded
World Series founded
FDR gives MLB go-ahead to play
Milwaukee Bucks win only NBA title
First Heisman winner is Jay Berwanger
15 year old Joe Nuxhall is youngest to pitch in MLB
Yankees shutout Pirates 4-0 in WS
Steve Young wins MVP, Joe Montana plays for Chiefs
Jackie Robinson is first black in MLB
Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa break Roger Maris' homerun record
Bears set record for most points with 73
BAA is founded
Seattle Seahawks and Tampa Bay Buccaneers founded
33 events at Olympics
Chicago Bears meet Packers in playoffs for the 1st of 2 times
First running of the Mount Marathon race
Original Yankee Stadium opens
Joe DiMaggio marries Marilyn Monroe
Roberto Clemente becomes only player to hit walk-off grand slam inside the park homerun
First Rose Bowl held
Miami Dolphins have only perfect NFL season, finish 14-0
Yale wins college football's National Championship
First Cotton Bowl held
Kansas Jayhawks fieldhouse opens (Allen Fieldhouse)
Brooklyn Dodgers move to Ebbets Field
Detroit Pistons shutout L.A. Lakers 4-0
First Pro Football Hall of Fame class inducted
Pittsburgh Pirates win WS 4-3
Indiana beats Syracuse for Men's College Basketball Championship
Jim Bunning pitches perfect game
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