The video game console Atari 2600 was released.
Frenchman Jacques Mayol became the first free diver (no scuba or other source of air) to reach the incredible depth of 100 meters.
Romanian gymnast Nadia Comăneci scored the world's first perfect 10 for gymnastics at the 1976 Olympics.
The first Cricket World Cup begins.
Muhammad Ali won the bout through a technical knockout in the 11th round against Ron for the heavyweight boxing title.
Daredevil Walks a High Wire Between Twin Towers of the World Trade Center.
O.J. Simpson became the first NFL running back to rush for 2,000 yards in a season.
Billie Jean King wins the Battle of the Sexes.
Secretariat made history when he finished the Kentucky Derby in record time.
Baseball player Roberto Clemente was elected to the Hall of Fame.
Pong was released. It was the first commercially successful video game.
The tennis player Chris Evert won the first WTA Tour Championship in Florida.
Massacre begins at Munich Olympics.
Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney found Atari, Inc.
Athlete Beth Bonner became the first woman to win the New York City Marathon with a time of 2:55:22.
In the Fight of the Century, Joe Frazier triumphs over Muhammad Ali.
Astronaut Alan Shepard was the first to hit a golf ball on the Moon.
66 football fans die in the Ibrox disaster.
Pelé, the legendary Brazilian soccer star, scored his 1,000th goal.
Arthur Ashe became the first black person to be ranked number one in tennis.
Gold medalist Tommie Smith was suspended for performing the Black Power salute during the Olympics.
Manchester United became the first English football team to win the European Cup.
Jim ''Catfish" Hunter of the Oakland Athletics pitched the ninth perfect game, defeating the Minnesota Twins (4-0).
The Stanley Cup Finals took place with the Toronto Maple Leafs beating the Montreal Canadiens.
Boxing Champion Muhammad Ali lost his boxing title after refusing to join the army.
The first Super Bowl was played in Los Angeles.
England won the FIFA World Cup Final in London against Germany with a score of 4-2.
NBA hired the first African American coach Bill Russell for the Boston Celtics.
Canadian ice hockey pro, Bobby Hull, set a new record with his 51st goal of the season.
A team of scientists invented the sports drink Gatorade in a University of Florida lab.
Casey Stengel announced that he was retiring from managing the New York Mets after 55 years in baseball.
San Francisco Giants outfielder, Willie Mays, broke the record for home runs.
The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, were held in Tokyo, Japan.
South Africa was banned from the Olympic Games due to the country’s racist policies.
Boxing champion Muhammad Ali relinquished his 'slave name' of Cassius Clay and joined Islam.
Athlete Tom O'Hara smashed a world record by running 1 mile in just 3 minutes and 56.4 seconds.
Muhammad Ali becomes world heavyweight champion.
Nike was founded.
Chile and Italy played one of the most violent soccer games in history.
Sabena Flight 458 crashed, killing the entire US Figure Skating team.
Boston Red Sox player Ted Williams was fined $250 for spitting on fans.
Camp Nou, a stadium that seats over 99,000 opens its doors for football fans.
The "Game of the Century" is a chess game that was won by the 13-year-old future FIDE World Champion Robert James (Bobby) Fischer, against Donald Byrne.
New York Yankees' Don Larsen pitches only World Series perfect game.
First Tennis Match to be Telecast in Color.
More than 80 people die in the Le Mans car race disaster.
The popular board game Scrabble went on sale in the UK.
The first issue of Sports Illustrated magazine is published.
The Union of European Football Associations is founded.
British man, Roger Bannister, became the first athlete to run one mile in less than four minutes.
