In 1923, the New York Renaissance, the first all-Black pro basketball team, is organized. Rens become one of the dominant basketball team of the 1920s and 1930s. See more from this date.
1923: The New York Renaissance, the first all-Black pro basketball team, is organized
1923 — The New York Renaissance, the first all-Black pro basketball team, is organized. Rens become one of the dominant basketball team of the 1920s and 1930s.
In this Feb. 19, 2014 photo, a professional basketball contract between the New York Renaissance and James Usry is shown as part of an exhibit entitled "The Black Fives," at the New-York Historical Society in New York. Dozens of teams flourished between 1904 and 1950 in what became known as the Black Fives Era, an often-overlooked piece of black history that is the subject of an exhibition opening at the New-York Historical Society on March 14. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
1937: NFL's Redskins move from Boston to Washington
1937 — The NFL Redskins move from Boston to Washington.
Washington Redskins quarterback Sammy Baugh is pictured in 1937. (AP Photo)
1948: Dick Button, the Olympic gold medalist, beats Hans Gerschwiler to win world title
1948 — Dick Button, the Olympic gold medalist, beats Hans Gerschwiler again to win the men’s World Figure Skating championship in Davos, Switzerland.
Dick Button of Englewood, N.J., U.S. and North American men's figure skating champion, and winner of the European title, executes a jump during a practice session at St. Moritz, Switzerland, January 19, 1948, in preparation for the Winter Olympics of 1948. Button was runner-up in the 1947 international competition. (AP Photo)
1977: Julius Erving, playing in his first NBA All-Star Game, is voted MVP
1977 — Julius Erving, playing in his first NBA All-Star Game, is voted MVP, despite his East team losing 125-124. Erving scores 30 points and grabs 12 rebounds.
Julius "Dr. J" Erving (6) of the Sixers flies down the lane above the heads of other players and delivers a slam dunk for two of his 30 points at the NBA All-Star game in Milwaukee, Wis., Feb. 13, 1977. Erving was named MVP as the West won the game 125-124. (AP Photo)
1994: Tommy Moe wins the men’s downhill over local hero Kjetil Andre
1994 — Tommy Moe wins the men’s downhill over local hero Kjetil Andre Aamodt at the Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. Moe won by .04 seconds, the closest Alpine race in Olympic history. Norwegian speed skater Johann Olav Koss has a world record-setting gold medal performance in the 5,000 meters in 6 minutes, 34.96 seconds.
Men's downhill winners Kjetil Andre Aamodt (silver), left, of Norway, Tommy Moe (gold), center, of the United States and Ed Podivinsky (bronze), right, of Canada display their medals after receiving them, Sunday, Feb. 13, 1994, Lillehammer, Norway. (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara)
2015: Ted Ligety wins the giant slalom at world championships
2015 — Ted Ligety wins the giant slalom at world championships held at Beaver Creek, Colo. Ligety defeats Austrian rival Marcel Hirscher by 0.45 seconds, to attain his third straight world giant slalom title.
United States' Ted Ligety holds a flag after winning the men's giant slalom at the alpine skiing world championships Friday, Feb. 13, 2015, in Beaver Creek, Colo. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)
2018: American Chloe Kim becomes first woman to land back-to-back 1080s, wins gold
2018 — Chloe Kim saves the best for last in winning women’s halfpipe snowboarding event at the Pyeongchang Games. The 17-year-old from Torrance, California, puts up a leading score of 93.75 on the first of her three finals runs, and then betters it with a near-perfect 98.75 on her final run. Kim, with the gold already well in hand, becomes the first woman to land back-to-back 1080s, confirming her dominance in the sport.
Chloe Kim, of the United States, jumps during the women's halfpipe finals at Phoenix Snow Park at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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