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NCAA was officaly formed
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RCA established the National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
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The Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) is founded.
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Lou Gehrig appeared on a Wheaties box.
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All-American Girls Professional Baseball League was formed due to many Major League Baseball players serving in WWII.
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Wilson Sporting Goods signed golfer Babe Didrickson Zaharias to an endorsement contract for $100,000 per year.
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Disneyland in Anaheim, California opens costing $17 million to build.
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Six Flags opens in Texas
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The Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida opens costing $375 million the build
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Title IX is enacted, mandating equal access to educational opportunities for men and women.
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Rich Foods pays $60,000/year for the naming rights to the Buffalo Bills football stadium.
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The US boycotts the Summer Olympics in Moscow.
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CNN, the first all news network, is launched by Turner Cable Network
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Prince Charles and Diana Spencer are married on international television
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Olympic Park in Atlanta, GA is bombed.
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Events in 2007
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Nancy Pelosi becomes first female Speaker of the House
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Indianapolis Colts def. Chicago Bears 29-17 in Super Bowl XLI
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Bob Barker airs his last episode of The Price is Right.
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Boston Redsox win the world series
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The Writers Guild of America goes on strike.