ON THIS DATE

1908: Tommy Burns knocks out Bill Squires in the 13th round at

Sydney, Australia, to retain the world heavyweight title.

1963: The Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa., is

covered by ABC’S Wide World of Sports for the first time.

1963: Don Schollander becomes the first swimmer to break the two-minute barrier in the 200-meter freestyle with a 1:58.4 time in a meet at Osaka, Japan.

1988: Minnesota North Stars forward Dino Ciccarelli is sentenced to one day in jail and fined $1,000 for hitting another player with his stick. Ciccarelli, who was given a match penalty and 10-game suspension by the league for the Jan. 6, 1988, attack on Toronto’s Luke Richardson, is believed to be the first NHL player to receive a jail term for an on-ice attack of another player.

1996: Hsieh Chin-hsiung sets a Little League World Series record with his seventh home run as Taiwan wins the title for the 17th time with a 13-3 victory over Cranston, R.I.

2003: Jockey Julie Krone becomes the first female rider to win a million-dollar race, taking the Pacific Classic at Del Mar aboard Candy Ride.

2007: The NFL indefinitely suspends Michael Vick without pay just hours after he acknowledged in court papers that he did, indeed, bankroll gambling on dogfighting and helped kill some dogs not worthy of the pit.

2008: On the final day of the Beijing Games, the United States beats Spain 118-107 and win the gold medal in men’s basketball for the first time since 2000.