- 1926 NFL rules college students ineligible until college classes graduates
- 1926 St Louis Browns acquire catcher Wally Schang from NY Yankees
- 1932 1st Olympic dog sled race at Lake Placid, New York (demonstration sport)
- 1936 IVWinter Olympic Games open in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
- 1936 IV Winter Olympic Games open in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
- 1947 Compton & Arthur Morris both complete dual tons in same Test Cricket
Donald Bradman
- 1948 World & European champion Barbara Ann Scott becomes the first Canadian to win a women's figure skating Olympic gold medal at the St. Moritz Winter Games
- 1948 Nils Karlsson wins the 50k cross country gold medal at the St. Moritz Winter Olympics; Swedish skiers win all 3 cross-country events at the Games
- 1953 Ian Craig makes Test Cricket debut at 17 yrs 239 days, youngest Aussie
Event of Interest
1958 Ted Williams signs with Red Sox for $135,000, making him highest paid
Ted Williams
- 1958 21 dead in air crash in Munich; 7 of those are from the Manchester United football team
Boxing Title Fight
1967 Muhammad Ali pummels Ernie Terrell for 15 rounds to retain his world heavyweight boxing crown at Houston Astrodome; regains Terrell’s WBA belt as well
Muhammad Ali
- 1968 X Winter Olympic Games opens in Grenoble, France
- 1970 NBA expands to 18 teams with Buffalo, Cleveland, Houston & Portland
- 1971 1st time a golf ball is hit on Moon (by Alan Shepard)
- 1974 3rd time Rangers shut-out Islanders 6-0
- 1977 4th time Rangers shut-out Islanders 4-0
- 1983 NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: NFC beats AFC, 20-19; MVPs: Dan Fouts, San Diego Chargers, QB; John Jefferson, Green Bay Packers, WR
- 1986 NJ Devil Peter McNab becomes 42nd NHLer to score 350 goals
Event of Interest
1990 Brett Hull becomes 1st son of NHL 50 goal scorer (Bobby) to score 50
Brett Hull
- 1990 Groundbreaking begins on Baltimore Orioles' new $102 million stadium
NHL All-Star Game
1993 44th NHL All-Star Game, Montreal Forum, Montreal, QC: Wales beats Campbell, 16-6; MVP: Mike Gartner, NY Rangers, RW
Mike Gartner
Boxing Title Fight
1993 Riddick Bowe TKOs Michael Dokes in 1 for heavyweight boxing title
Riddick Bowe
- 1994 NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: NFC beats AFC, 17-3; MVP: Andre Rison, Atlanta Falcons, WR
Event of Interest
1995 Darryl Strawberry suspended from baseball for 60 days
Darryl Strawberry
NHL All-Star Game
2000 50th NHL All-Star Game, Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON: World beats North America, 9-4; MVP: Pavel Bure, Florida Panthers, RW
Pavel Bure
- 2005 Super Bowl XXXIX, Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, FL: New England Patriots beat Philadelphia Eagles, 24-21; MVP: Deion Branch, New England, WR
Event of Interest
2011 Super Bowl XLV, Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, TX: Green Bay Packers beat Pittsburgh Steelers, 31-25; MVP: Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay, QB
Aaron Rodgers
- 2018 Brazilian jockey Jorge Ricardo equals world record number of victories for a jockey - 12,844 in Rio de Janeiro
February in History
I'm Not Gay Insists 'Fruit-Flavoured, Mincing' Liberace
Entertainer Liberace died on this day, going to his grave insisting he was not gay. But his death from AIDS told a different story . . .
February 4, 1987
Soccer Star Dodges TV Trap
How did a 'This Is Your Life' surprise for footballer Danny Blanchflower backfire so badly and end with the Tottenham Hotspur star storming off the set?
February 6, 1961
2,000-year-old Glass Treasure Shattered by a Drunk
One of the British Museum's treasured pieces of Roman antiquity was shattered on this day by a drunken visitor.
February 7, 1845
Earthquakes and a Book Rock London
In the 18th Century, Englishmen went into a panic when London, of all places, was hit by earthquakes. But was there a stronger force than Mother Nature at work?
February 8, 1750