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1871 33rd Grand National: Irish 1868 winner The Lamb claims second GN at 11/2; ridden by Tommy Pickernell 1872 34th Grand National: John Page…

1891 53rd Grand National: Irish jockey, trainer Harry Beasley wins aboard 4/1 Come Away 1892 54th Grand National: Capt. Roddy Owen wins aboar…

1880 42nd Grand National: Tommy Beasley aboard Irish 8/1 chance Empress wins by 2 lengths from defending champion The Liberator 1892 3 brothe…

1875 37th Grand National: Tommy Pickernell wins his 3rd GN aboard 100/6 chance Pathfinder 1876 English FA Cup Final Replay, Kennington Oval, …

1876 British high jump champion Marshall Jones Brooks clears 1.83m at Oxford, England for unofficial world record; thought to be first leap ov…

1872 1st English FA Cup Final: Wanderers defeat Royal Engineers, 1-0, with Morton Betts scoring the winner at Kennington Oval, London 1875 En…

1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings become baseball's first professional team with ten salaried players 1877 Australian batsman Charles Bannerm…

1874 English FA Cup Final, Kennington Oval, London: Oxford University beats Royal Engineers, 2-0 1899 Stanley Cup, Montreal Arena, Westmount,…

1861 23rd Grand National: Joseph Kendall wins aboard Jealousy at 5/1 1875 English FA Cup Final, Kennington Oval, London: Royal Engineers and …

1862 24th Grand National: Harry Lamplugh wins aboard The Huntsman; first French trained winner; only human fatality recorded in the event, joc…

1863 25th Grand National: George Stevens wins his 2nd GN aboard 4/1 Emblem; winning mare's full sister Emblematic wins the following year …

Sullivan vs Mitchell 1888 Heavyweight Boxing champ John L. Sullivan draws Charlie Mitchell in 30 rounds 1900 Stanley Cup, Montrea…

1864 26th Grand National: George Stevens wins his 3rd GN aboard 10/1 Emblematic; winning mare's full sister Emblem the race winner the pre…

1865 27th Grand National: Captain Henry Coventry wins aboard French outsider Alcibiade at 100/7 1900 NL decides to go with 8 teams They exclu…

1855 17th Grand National: John Hanlon wins aboard Irish horse Wanderer at 25/1 1857 Baseball decides 9 innings constitutes an official game, …

1858 20th Grand National: William Archer wins aboard outsider Little Charley at 100/6 1867 29th Grand National: John Page wins aboard Irish 1…

1840 2nd Grand National: Bartholomew Bretherton wins aboard 16/1 Jerry; a then smallest field of 13 1845 7th Grand National: William Loft abo…

1846 8th Grand National: William Taylor aboard outsider Pioneer wins by 3 lengths from Culverthorpe 1857 19th Grand National: Charlie Boyce w…

1841 3rd Grand National: Horatio Powell wins aboard 14/1 Charity; first mare to win the race 1847 9th Grand National: Denny Wynne wins aboard…