When was the game of Basketball invented?
In December 1891, Canadian gym teacher James Naismith invented the game of basketball. To keep his gym class active he created the game of basketball and framed simple rules for… Read more »
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When was the first women basketball game started?
Senda Berenson a lady gym teacher adapted Naismith’s rules for women and the first Women’s basketball game was first of all started in 1892. On 4th April 1896, the first… Read more »
When was the Softball game invented?
The Softball game was invented in the year 1887 by a reporter named George Hancock during Thanksgiving Day. It was commenced as a winter version of baseball and was first… Read more »
When was the Table Tennis or Ping Pong game created?
The Ping Pong game or Table Tennis was originated in 1800s in Britain and played by the upper class people. It was known by the name “Wiff Waff”. In 1901,… Read more »
When was the Volleyball game invented?
On 9th February 1895, William G. Morgan in Holoyke, Massachusettes in the United States invented the game of volleyball and called it Mintonrtte. Later it was re-named to volleyball by… Read more »
When was the puzzle of Tower of Hanoi invented?
In 1883, French mathematician Edourd Lucas invented the puzzle or mathematical game popularly called as Tower of Hanoi and also known as Towers of Brahma.
When was modern game of Ice Hockey invented?
In the mid 1850s, the British soldiers invented the modern game of ice hockey in Canada. In 1879, the students of McGill University in Montréal in Canada laid down the… Read more »
When was the first Crossword Puzzle invented?
In 1913, the English born New York journalist, Arthur Wynne invented the first crossword puzzle of diamond shape that was published in the Sunday New York World on December 21,… Read more »
When was NASCAR formed?
On 21st February 1948, Bill France Sr formed The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR). On 19th June 1949, the first race took place in Charlotte, North Carolina… Read more »
When was the first rubber soccer ball invented?
The first rubber soccer ball was created by Goodyear in 1855 by using vulcanized rubber. His football is on display at the National Soccer Hall of Fame in Oneonta, New… Read more »