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Dr. James Naismith an instructor at a Christian school in Springfield, Massachusetts invents basket ball (it was two words back then.)
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For the first time ever a group of students and workers at this Christian school play a public game.
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On March 22, 1893 Smith’s college in Massachusetts becomes the first womens school to play basket ball.
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Then in 1894 the free throw line is moved from 20 feet to 15 feet.
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The first professional basket ball game is played in Trenton, New Jersey.
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The spelling of basket ball changes to basketball.
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Passaic High School in Mass. sets a record for boys with 159 consecutive wins.
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The first college basketball doubleheader is played at Madison Square Garden in front of over 16,000 fans, New York University defeats Notre Dame 25-18, & Westminster beats St. John's 37-33.
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Basketball becomes an official Olympic sport, United States defeats Canada 19-8 for the gold medal. The games were played in Berlin, Germany.
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The Minneapolis Lakers become the first team to win back-to-back championships.
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The East defeats the West 111-94 in the first ever all-star game.
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A crowd of 75,000 people a record for a basketball game, watched the Harlem Globetrotters perform at Berlin Olympic Stadium!
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The NBA widens the foul line from 6 ft. to 12 ft.
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North Carolina wins the NCAA championship with a perfect record of 32-0.
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Boston Celtics win the first of their 8 consecutive titles.
