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Mike Tyson knocks out Trevor Berbick in the second round to become the youngest heavyweight champion in boxing history. Tyson was 20 years and four months old when he defeated Berbick in Las Vegas.
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August 30, 1967 The U.S. Senate confirms the appointment of Thurgood Marshall to the U.S. Supreme Court by President Lyndon Johnson. Marshall becomes the […]
April 13, 1997 Orange County native Eldrick “Tiger” Woods shoots a record-breaking18-under-par, beating the second-place finisher by 12 strokes and becoming the youngest (age 21) […]
On July 6, 2002, the tennis world witnessed a defining moment in Black history and sports when former Compton resident Serena Williams captured her first […]