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This is a timeline about the first annual sports competitions to start.
This is a timeline about the first annual sports competitions to start.
1800
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The 1800's. Physical education was first stamped into the school system in 1820 when gymnastics, hygiene, and care of the human body found its introduction into the curriculum.
1820
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1855
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In 1855, the practice of physical education was truly born in the United States, beginning with a city school system in Cincinnati, Ohio, which became the first entire schooling system to implement the program.
1866
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California followed soon after, in 1866, as the first state to pass a law requiring twice a day exercise in public schools.
November 6, 1869
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November 6, 1869. The first football tournament held in a collage.
October 1, 1903
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October 1, 1903. The first annual baseball world series ever held.
July 13, 1930
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July 13, 1930. The start of the first annual soccer world cup.
1950
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By 1950, over 400 United States colleges and universities were offering the physical education major to teachers.
1980 - 1990
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In later years, physical fitness programs saw cutbacks during times of recession, and in 1980 and 1990 many programs were dropped from educational institutions.