1999 ⟶ Tori Murden Rows Across the Atlantic
December 3: Tori Murden becomes the first woman to cross th...
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🚢 Titanic Wreckage Discovered
September 1: 73 years after its infamous disaster, the wreck of the Titanic is found off the coast of Newfoundland by a joint French–American expedition led by Jean-Louis Michel of IFREMER and Robert Ballard of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.⟶
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Canada🥊 George Foreman Wins Heavyweight Boxing Titles, Becoming Oldest Champion
November 5: George Foreman wins the WBA and IBF World Heavyweight Championships by KO'ing Michael Moorer becoming the oldest heavyweight champion in history.⟶
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United States🏀 WNBA's Inaugural Game Held in Los Angeles
June 21: The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) plays its first game at The Great Western Forum in Los Angeles.⟶
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United States🚣♀️ Tori Murden Rows Across the Atlantic
December 3: Tori Murden becomes the first woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean by rowboat alone, when she reaches Guadeloupe from the Canary Islands.⟶
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SpainFranceUnited States⚾ Boston Red Sox Win World Series, Breaking "Curse of the Bambino"
October 23 – 27: Boston Red Sox wins the World Series for the first time since 1918, ending the Curse of the Bambino.⟶
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United States⛳ Hideki Matsuyama Wins the Masters Tournament
April 11: Hideki Matsuyama wins the 2021 Masters Tournament, becoming the first man from Japan to win a major golf championship.⟶
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