On February 25, 1951, before a packed stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentine President Juan Perón officially opened the first Pan American Games, inaugurating what would become the Western Hemisphere’s premier multi-sport competition. Modeled loosely on the modern Olympic Games but confined to the nations…
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On August 20, 1920, seven men, including one of America’s greatest athletes of all time, Jim Thorpe, held a meeting to organize what may be the most pivotal moment in sports history. Coming together in a local auto dealership in Canton, Ohio, the National…
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On August 15, 1954, Americans got their first ever copy of their new favorite magazine, Sports Illustrated. The initial cover photo snapped by Mark Kauffman on June 9, 1954 showed Milwaukee Braves slugger Eddie Mathews taking a swing against the New York Giants while…
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On July 29, 1948, the world that had been torn apart joined together again in the spirit of unity through sports in what has been called one of the most important Olympiads ever. Held in London, that year’s Olympics, known as the “Austerity Games,”…
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Amid the global conflagration of World War II and the accelerating transformation of professional football into a faster, more punishing spectacle, April 7, 1943, marked a quiet yet consequential turning point: the National Football League formally mandated helmet use for all players. Though it…
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