TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
1930 - The New York Yankees signed Babe Ruth to a two-year contract worth $160,000.
1954 - Herb McKenley set a world record for the quarter mile when he ran the distance in 46.8 seconds.
1954 - The Milwaukee Hawks and the Baltimore Bullets played the first double header in NBA history
1971 - Joe Frazier retained his world heavyweight championship by defeating Muhammad Ali in a 15-round decision. It was Ali's first loss in 32 professional fights
1986 - Martina Navratilova became the first woman tennis player to win more than $10 million in her career
1954 - Herb McKenley set a world record for the quarter mile when he ran the distance in 46.8 seconds.
1954 - The Milwaukee Hawks and the Baltimore Bullets played the first double header in NBA history
1971 - Joe Frazier retained his world heavyweight championship by defeating Muhammad Ali in a 15-round decision. It was Ali's first loss in 32 professional fights
1986 - Martina Navratilova became the first woman tennis player to win more than $10 million in her career
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