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1915 \u2014 Jess Willard beats Jack Johnson in the 26th round to win the world heavyweight boxing title in Havana.<\/p>\n
1927 \u2014 Johnny Weissmuller breaks his own 200-meter freestyle record by seven seconds in 2:08. He also lowers his own record in the 100-yard freestyle to 51 seconds, a record that stood for 17 years.<\/p>\n
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1952 \u2014 Henry Wittenberg wins the 191-pound AAU wrestling title for the eighth time. Wittenberg won over 350 bouts in 13 years, including a gold medal in the 1948 Olympics.<\/p>\n
1959 \u2014 Art Wall birdies five of the last six holes to cap a final-round 66 and edge Fred Hawkins by one stroke to win the Masters.<\/p>\n
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