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Dr. James B. Naismith a canadian sports figure,an instructor at the School for Christian Workers, and inventor, invented the game of basketball at the YMCA in Springfield, Mass. A janitor provided peach baskets instead of the requested boxes. Then basketball was spelled basket ball.
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Students and workers at the School for Christian Workers play the first public game of basket ball.
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Smith College in Massachusetts becomes the first women's school to play basket ball. Men are not allowed to watch the games.
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The first known professional basketball game is played in Trenton, New Jersey.
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The first college basketball doubleheader is played at Madison Square Garden in front of over 16,000 fans.
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Basketball becomes an official Olympic sport. The United States defeats Canada 19-8 for the gold medal. The games were played in Berlin, Germany.
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The first televised basketball games were played between Pittsburgh and Fordham (57-37) and New York University and Georgetown (50-27) at Madison Square Garden.
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The NBA Agrees to Expand to Charlotte once again. bringing the number of teams to 30.
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