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1941: Joe Dimaggio’s hitting streak of 56 games is stopped by Al Smith and Jim Bagby of the Indians before 67,000 at Cleveland.

1955: Beverly Hanson beats Louise Suggs by three strokes in a playoff to capture the first LPGA championship.

1966: Jim Ryun becomes the first American to hold the record in the mile since 1937. With a time of 3:51.3 at Berkeley, Calif., Ryun shatters Michel Jazy’s mark of 3:53.6 by 2.3 seconds.

1974: Bob Gibson strikes out Cesar Geronimo of the Reds in the second inning to become the second pitcher in major league history with 3,000 strikeouts.

1979: Sebastian Coe breaks the world record in the mile with a time of 3:48.95 in Oslo, Norway.

1983: Bobby Hebert passes for 314 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Michigan Panthers to a 24-22 win over the Philadelphia Stars in the first USFL championship game.

1994: Brazil wins a record fourth World Cup soccer title, taking the first shootout in championship game history over Italy.

2005: Tiger Woods records another ruthless performance at St. Andrews, closing with a 2-under 70 to win the British Open for his 10th career major. He wins by five shots, the largest margin in any major since Woods won by eight at St. Andrews five years before. He joins Jack Nicklaus as the only players to win the career Grand Slam twice.

2006: Stacey Nuveman and Lovieanne Jung each homer to power the United States to the World Cup of Softball title with a 5-2 victory over Japan.