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1939 \u2014 Stanley Cup Final, Boston Garden, Boston, MA: Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 3-1 for a 4-1 series win; first best-of-7 SC Final series.<\/p>\n
1940 \u2014 Bob Feller of Cleveland defeats the White Sox 1-0 in Chicago in the only opening day no-hitter in the major leagues.<\/p>\n
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1949 \u2014 The Toronto Maple Leafs win 3-1 to sweep the Detroit Red Wings for the second straight year in the Stanley Cup Finals.<\/p>\n
1953 \u2014 Stanley Cup Final, Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec: Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 1-0 for a 4-1 series win.<\/p>\n
1954 \u2014 The Detroit Red Wings edge the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 in the seventh game to win the Stanley Cup.<\/p>\n
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1957 \u2014 The Montreal Canadiens beat the Boston Bruins 5-1 to take the Stanley Cup in five games.<\/p>\n
1958 \u2014 Arnold Palmer edges Doug Ford by one stroke to capture the Masters.<\/p>\n
1961 \u2014 The Chicago Blackhawks win the Stanley Cup in six games with a 5-1 triumph over the Detroit Red Wings.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n 1978 \u2014 Cardinals\u2019 Bob Forsch no-hits Philadelphia Phillies, 5-0, in St. Louis.<\/p>\n 1980 \u2014 Arthur Ashe retires from professional tennis.<\/p>\n 1983 \u2014 Steve Garvey sets NL record by playing in 1,118 consecutive games.<\/p>\n 1987 \u2014 Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls scores 61 points in a 117-114 loss to the Atlanta Hawks and becomes the second player to surpass the 3,000-point mark in a season.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n 1989 \u2014 Costa Rica beats US 1-0, in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup.<\/p>\n 1990 \u2014 Gelindo Bordin becomes the first Olympic men\u2019s champion to win the Boston Marathon. The Italian finishes in 2:08:19. Rosa Mota of Portugal wins the woman\u2019s division in 2:25:24.<\/p>\n 1991 \u2014 The St. Louis Blues become the eighth team in NHL playoff history to come back from a 3-1 deficit, beating the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 in the seventh game.<\/p>\n 1995 \u2014 PGA Seniors\u2019 Championship Men\u2019s Golf, PGA National GC: Raymond Floyd wins by 5 strokes.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n 2000 \u2014 PGA Seniors\u2019 Championship Men\u2019s Golf, PGA National GC: Doug Tewell wins first of 2 Champions Tour major titles.<\/p>\n 2001 \u2014 Lee Bong-ju of South Korea wins the Boston Marathon, ending a 10-year victory streak for Kenyan men. Kenya\u2019s Catherine Ndereba wins the women\u2019s race.<\/p>\n 2003 \u2014 The Anaheim Mighty Ducks beat the Detroit Red Wings in a 3-2 overtime victory, making the Red Wings the first defending Stanley Cup winner in 51 years to be swept the following season in a four-game opening series.<\/p>\n 2003 \u2014 Washington Wizards\u2019 Michael Jordan plays his final NBA game.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n 2008 \u2014 Jason Kidd gets the 100th triple-double of his career with 27 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds in Dallas\u2019 111-98 victory over New Orleans.<\/p>\n 2013 \u2014 Two bombs explode in the crowded streets near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing three people and injuring more than 270 in a bloody scene of shattered glass and severed limbs. 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