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History of Sports and Physical Education in the United States
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1885-
1885
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-America Association for the Advancement of Physical Education founded.
1887
1887
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First National Women's Singles Tennis Championship
1888
1888
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Amateur Athletic Union founded.
1889
1889
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The city of Boston held a Conference on of Physical Training.
1891
1891
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Basketball invented by James Naismith
1899
1899
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Committee on Women's Basketball
1899
1899
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American Association for Advancement of Physical Education (AAAPE) formed
1900
1900
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Davis Cup tennis competition begins
1900
1900
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American League of Professional Baseball clubs started.
1903
1903
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First baseball World Series played
1905
1905
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IAAUS founded then becomes NCAA
1906
1906
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Playground Association of America founded.
1916
1916
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American Tennis Association founded by black tennis players
1919
1919
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Chicago Black Sox baseball scandal
1919-20
1919
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Man'O War wins 20 of 21 horse races
1922
1922
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Paris track meet sponsored by FSFI
1923
1923
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White House Conference on Women's Athletics
1929-
1929
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Carnegie Foundation's investigates men's college athletics
1930-
1930
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Journal of Health and Physical Education first published
1931
1931
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Mabel Lee first woman president of APEA
1934
1934
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Madison Square Garden host NCCA Men's Basketball Tournament
1950
1950
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National Intramural Association formed
1951
1951
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National Athletic Trainers Association formed
1952
1952
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NAIA Formation
1954
1954
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American College of Sports Medicine founded
1954
1954
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-Brown vs. Board of Education
1956
1956
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President’s Council on Youth Fitness established
1966
1966
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Presidential Physical Fitness Award was created.
1968
1968
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First Special Olympics is held
1972
1972
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Title IX passed
1974
1974
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Creation of Human Kinetics
1980-
1980
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The Olympic Boycott
1983
1983
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"May Month"- National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
1989
1989
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Spark Program started
1990
1990
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Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Enacted
1998
1998
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Olympic and Amature Sports Act
2004
2004
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Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act
2005
2005
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(SBE) adopts Physical Education Model Content Standards
2007
2007
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American Kinesiology Association Established
2011
2011
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Obesity at all time high