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The 1980's to 1999
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Eric Heiden Wins Five Winter Olympic Gold Medals
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Phillies Win The 1980 World Series
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Nolan Ryan No Hitter
Nolan Ryan of the Houston Astros becomes the first major leaguer to pitch five no-hit games, pitching his fifth no-hitter against the Los Angeles Dodgers. -
Wayne Gretzky becomes the first player in National Hockey League history to score 200 points in a season.
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Carl Lewis becomes the first man since 1886 to win three events at the U.S. Track anf Field Championships. He was victorious in the long jump and the 100- and 200-meter races.
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Led by Moses Malone, the Philadelphia 76ers become the National Basketball Association champions for the first time since 1967, sweeping the Los Angeles Lakers in four games in the finals.
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Calvin Smith breaks Jim Hines` 15-year-old world record in the 100-yard dash. His time of 9.93 seconds breaks the old mark by .02 of a second.
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Walter Payton of the Bears rushes for a 6-yard gain to become the National Football League`s all-time leading rusher. Payton passed Jim Brown, who rushed for 12,312 yards from 1957 to 1965.
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Eric Dickerson of the Los Angeles Rams gains 215 yards rushing against the Houston Oilers to pass O.J. Simpson`s single-season NFL rushing record of 2,003 yards. Dickerson finished the season with 2,105 yards rushing.
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Georgetown wins its first NCAA basketball championship by defeating Houston 84-75 in the final. The Hoyas` 34 victories were the most since the 36 registered by Kentucky in 1947-48.
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Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds collects his 4,192nd hit to break Ty Cobb`s 57-year-old record for most major league hits. The historic blow was a single off Eric Show of the San Diego Padres.
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The New York Mets defeated the Boston Red Sox in the seventh game to win the 1986 World Series.
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Butch Reynolds breaks one of the oldest track and field records when he runs 400 meters in 43.29 seconds. He broke the world record set by Lee Evans in Mexico City in 1968.
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"Bo Knows"
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Hubble Telescope Launched Into Space
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The Chicago Bulls of the Eastern Conference took on the Los Angeles Lakers of the Western Conference for the title
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After retiring because of contracting the HIV virus in November, 1991, Magic Johnson was voted a starter for the All-Star Game and then won MVP honors.
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Riots in Los Angeles After the Rodney King Verdict
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Many consider it the greatest team ever assembled -- the original Dream Team that won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
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World Trade Center Bombed
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Steady, dependable guard John Paxson hit a three-pointer with 3.9 seconds left to give Chicago its third straight NBA title.
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Rwandan Genocide
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Reggie Miller was "in the zone" in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Knicks, scoring 39 points, including 25 in the fourth quarter.
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Pulp Fiction
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Five games into his comeback, Michael Jordan shook off the rust and showed he still had big-time game by exploding for 55 points against the Knicks.
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Oklahoma City Bombing
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Mad Cow Disease Hits Britain
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The Bulls' 72-10 record during the 1995-96 regular season was the best in NBA history, and Chicago made its claim as one of the best sports teams ever.
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Tiger Woods Wins Masters
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Scientists Clone Sheep
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With Chicago trailing by three points, Michael Jordan scored on a drive, stripped the ball from Karl Malone, and then -- with 5.2 seconds left -- buried the game-winning shot.
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Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson II
