In 1936, when Adolf Hitler was expecting the Aryans to dominate the Olympics, Jesse Owens struck pure gold at major track events. He won four gold medals, proving Hitler wrong.

If you are a true boxing fan, you must watch the Thrilla in Manila, wherein Muhammad Ali created history by knocking out Joe Frazier after 14 grueling rounds for the title of heavyweight champion of the world in 1975.

21-year-old Tiger Woods rewrote the record books when he won his first ever Masters title, also becoming the youngest ever professional golfer to achieve this victory.

Jackie Robinson single handedly managed to break the barrier of race when he became the first African-American Major League Baseball player for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.

In the 2008 Olympics, when other athletes were hoping to win a gold medal for their country, Michael Phelps became the first ever athlete to win eight at a single Olympics.

“It’s gone! It’s 715! There’s a new home run champion of all time” is what the commentator on WSB radio yelled when Hank Aaron broke game legend Babe Ruth’s home run streak by securing his 715th career run in 1974.

Seconds before the buzzer, Jordan ran up to the basket to make a jump shot that ensured the series win for the Chicago Bulls against the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1989.

Roger Bannister became the first ever person to conquer the mile by running the distance in just under four minutes. The four-minute barrier was broken by him at Oxford University’s Iffley Road Track in 1954.

Brandi Chastain’s victory after scoring the winning penalty in the 1999 World Cup games is a moment forever etched in the memory of football fans across the world. This was their second world cup title.

Billie Jean King responded to a challenge raised by the former world no. 1 tennis champion Bobby Riggs and defeated him in three straight sets.

Babe Didrikson Zaharias certainly proved that it doesn’t matter when you start, as long as you do. She may have picked up golf late but mastered the sport to win the U.S. Women’s Open Golf Championship.

Diego Maradona is known for scoring a goal with his hand in the quarterfinals of the 1986 FIFA World Cup. The referee did not call a penalty, and it gave Argentina a lead that subsequently led to their win.

The 1972 Olympics witnessed one of the worst incidents in sporting history when terrorists killed 11 members of the Israeli team, including athletes, coaches, and officials. Mark Spitz still managed to win seven gold medals that year.

Pele became the youngest player to play in a World Cup final match and scored six goals for the Brazilian team in the 1958 FIFA World Cup.

Rafael Nadal will always be remembered for defeating the then top-ranked Roger Federer in the 2008 Wimbledon Men’s Singles Final. The Spanish player ascended to the number one spot after this match.

14-year-old Nadia Com?neci, a Romanian gymnast, set an example for aspiring female athletes by scoring a total of seven perfect 10s in gymnastics events at the 1976 Montreal Olympics. She won three gold medals and one silver and bronze each.

The 1980 Winter Olympics witnessed the speed skater Eric Heiden winning five gold medals, a feat that was not achieved by anyone in the games until then.

In the 1977 Open Championship, Tom Watson managed a birdie putt after his opponent Jack Nicklaus played an absolute stunner 35-foot shot to clinch the title. The tournament was dubbed as ‘Duel in the Sun’.

Injury did not stop Kerri Strugg from winning a gold medal in the pole vault event in the 1996 Olympics. Her coach holding Kerri on the winning podium is a moment to cherish in the history of the Olympics.

When the stakes were already high in the fifth inning of the 1932 World Series game three, Babe Ruth decided to call the shot to center field and hit a home run on the next pitch to the exact same spot.

It’s match point in the U.S. Open tournament of the open era and Arthur Ashe becomes the first African American male to win the title with that point.

Mary Lou Retton became the first American who achieved perfect 10s to win the first individual all-around gold medal in the 1984 Summer Olympics despite undergoing surgery for a knee injury just weeks before the event.

It took Dale Earnhardt 20 years of NASCAR racing to finally clinch victory at the Daytona International Speedway in 1998.

Three pitches were all it took for New York Yankees Reggie Jackson to hit three consecutive home runs in the sixth game of the 1977 World Series, a feat only achieved by Babe Ruth at the time.

A defining moment in boxing history in 1990 at the Tokyo Dome match, Buster Douglas delivered a knockout punch to Mike Tyson. Tyson’s defeat shattered his record for being the undisputed heavyweight champion.

Bill Walton was the center field player for his UCLA Bruins basketball team and scored 44 points in the 1973 NCAA men’s national championship, a game that helped secure the seventh consecutive title for his team.

Usain Bolt officially becomes the fastest man on earth when he shattered both the 100 meter and 200 meter world records, and later won the 4X100 meter relay with his team.

Sidney Crosby scored the winning goal for Canada in the 2010 Winter Olympics gold medal game, which was a rematch of the men’s tournament in ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics.

The game is tied at the bottom of the ninth inning in game seven of the 1960 World Series and Bill Mazeroski knocks one right of the park to clinch the last second victory by defeating the Yankees.