1999Tori 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.
Titanic Wreckage Discovered (1985)
OceanographyMaritime HistoryExplorationShipwreck
FranceFranceUnited StatesUnited StatesCanadaCanada

🥊 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.
George Foreman Wins Heavyweight Boxing Titles, Becoming Oldest Champion (1994)
BoxingSportsAthletics
United StatesUnited 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.
WNBA's Inaugural Game Held in Los Angeles (1997)
SportsWomen's RightsGender EqualitySociety
United StatesUnited 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.
Tori Murden Rows Across the Atlantic (1999)
AdventureWomen's HistorySportsExploration
SpainSpainFranceFranceUnited StatesUnited States

⚾ Boston Red Sox Win World Series, Breaking "Curse of the Bambino"

October 2327: Boston Red Sox wins the World Series for the first time since 1918, ending the Curse of the Bambino.
Boston Red Sox Win World Series, Breaking "Curse of the Bambino" (2004)
SportsAmerican CultureEntertainment
United StatesUnited 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.
Hideki Matsuyama Wins the Masters Tournament (2021)
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