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Canadian physical educator, James Naismith, invented the game of "basket ball', being played with peach baskets and a soccer ball, at an YMCA in Springfield, Ma. which is now Springfield College.
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Students and workers from the School for Christian Workers played the first public game of Basket Ball
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Iron hoops and hammock style baskets are now introduced.
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Smith College in Massachusetts becomes the first womens school to play Basket Ball introduced by Senda Berenson. Men were not allowed to watch them.
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Spalding & Bros. Naismith asks Saplding to create the first ever Basket Ball.
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Rules Clara Gregory Baer makes the first rule book for womens basketball.
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History of Free Throws The free throw line is now moved from a 20ft. distance from the goal to 15ft. and is now only worth 1 point.
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The Backboard In 1895 was when the backboard was created. Before they would hang baskets off the balconies which allowed fans to interfere with the play.
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College Time On this day the first college basketball game was played. The University of Iowa invited athletes from the newly opened University of Chicago for an experimental game.
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On the Cover Womens basketball is featured on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post
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This is when the "throw in" was first introduced. The opponent of the last player to touch the ball before it went out of bounds is given a throw in.
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The given name Basket Ball is now turned into one word, Basketball.
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Jersey Number Players are now required to wear numbers on the back of their jersey's.
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Olympics Mens Basketball is brought to the summer olympics in 1936 which were held in Berlin.
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Bringing Home the Gold The USA mens basketball team wins the gold medal in the first ever olympic basketball run.
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No More Laces The laces on the Spalding basketballs were removed.
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The first ever basketall game to be televised was actaully a college game played by Fordham and the University of Pittsburgh.
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NBA is Born The NBA was founded in New York City where a group of owners met to talk about upbringing a new league.
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First NBA Game The first game of the first season was held at Maple Leaf Garden where the New York Knicks played the Toronto Huskies.
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All-Star Game The first ever All-Star game was at the Boston Garden. The all star game consist of the leagues best players on the western and eastern conference going head to head.
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James Naismith was inducted into the Basket Ball hall of fame which was then called, Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame.
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First 3-Pointer With the score 118-116 Jerry Harkness made the first ever NBA 3-point shot, With the new rule in place many of the fans thought he had tied the game when he actaully won it.
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Changing the Ball The Offical NBA playing ball is moved from 4 panels to 8 panels.
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Women to the Olympics The women make their debut in the Summer Olympics in Montreal.
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The Womens Turn The Womens US basketball team takes home their first olympic gold medal in 1984
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Pros To Olympics Professional basketball players were now allowed to go to the olympics. Creating the "Dream Team" included Michael Jordan, Larry Bird and Magic Johnson.
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On this day the Womens professional basketball league was founded. It was approved by the NBA board members.
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A New Ball Spalding made the WNBA's signature orange and oatmeal basketball. It was also a collegiate size ball.
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Womens Tip Off The first WNBA was played by the New York Liberties and the Los Angeles Sparks at the Great Western Forum in California.
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The Womens Hall of Fame is opened in Knoxville, TN.
