- 1914: George Herman “Babe” Ruth makes his major league debut as a 19-year-old for the Boston Red Sox.

-1967: Tony Perez homers in the 15th inning to give the National League the win in the longest All-Star game in history.

- 1985: Nolan Ryan becomes the first pitcher in MLB history to reach 4,000 strikeouts.

- 1987: Orioles manager Cal Ripkin becomes the first to manage his sons, Billy and Cal.

- 1989: Bo Jackson homers in his first plate appearance in the MLB All-Star game and the American League defeats the National League, 5-3.

- 2017: Venus Williams reaches the Wimbledon semifinals for the 10th time.

- 2021: Novak Djokovic beats Matteo Berrettini at Wimbledon to win a record-tying 20th Grand Slam title.