They say we should use this time to learn something new – so we thought we’d offer up a history lesson free of charge!
We’re going to be recapping all the important sporting moments each and every day on the Ladbrokes Blog.
So if it’s AFL, NRL, Basketball, Cricket, Golf or even Wrestling, be sure to return each morning as we take a trip back through the history books to relive some of the great and important sporting moments in This Day In Sport!
1979 – The First 3 Pointer!
Chris Ford of the Boston Celtics became the first man to score a three-point shot in NBA History on this day back in 1979.
The NBA had adopted a three-point line for a one year trial for the 1979-80 season, which many at the time saw as an unnecessary gimmick.
The season opener between the Celtics and Houston at Boston Garden aslo marked the debut of a young rookie by the name of Larry Bird.
1968 – Mexico City Games Begin
The Mexico City Olympic Games got underway on this day back in 1968, the first games to be staged in Latin America and in a Spanish-speaking nation.
Political tension was high at the time, but the games went on.
The Opening Ceremony was a far more simple set up to what we see today with lots of colourful baloons and the stadium which was meant to only hold 63,000 fans managed to take in 100,000 spectators for the occassion.
A prominent feature of the 1968 Opening Ceremony was that it was the first time a woman – Enriqueta Basillo an 80 meter Mexican hurdles national champion lit the Olympic Cauldron.