Ahh…February 12. It’s definitely one of my top 300 days of the year. Hundreds of men around the world are slapping their foreheads at the realization that Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and we here at Fabu Daily’s This Day in History are celebrating the anniversary of some pretty significant sporting milestones.
Celebrate with us, won’t you?
1733 – Georgia Established as the 13th Colony - From the Bulldogs and Falcons to the Olympics and NASCAR, Georgia has a proud sporting legacy. But it’s the pinnacle of golfing excellence, the Masters, that gets me excited every year. If you can’t wait until April, ProGolf.com offers 15% off single items right now, so grab a new club and start swinging.
1855 – Michigan State University Founded – Sure, it’s an academic institution, but 75,000 people don’t fill Spartan Stadium to discuss the performance of the Physics department and its superconducting cyclotron. This is football country! Support the green and white by grabbing 15% off Spartans gear at Dick’s Sporting Goods.
1879 – America’s First Artificial Ice Rink Opens at MSG - Madison Square Garden saw nothing but first-date public skating until the Rangers came along in 1925 to mix things up a little. They won their first of four Stanley Cups the next year, so honor the legacy of the Blueshirts and save 10% on a Rangers Premier Jersey at Shop.NHL.com.
Famous Birthdays
- Charles Darwin, 1809 – Little Known Sporting Fact: Darwin originally sailed to the Galapagos Islands not to study wildlife, but for an Ultimate Frisbee tournament. (Probably not true)
- Abraham Lincoln, 1809 - Not Widely Known Athletic Achievement: Until he become President, Honest Abe’s greatest claim to fame was being selected as first alternate to the Kentucky State Whirlyball team. (Also unlikely)
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