This Day in Sports History — August 26

Here are just some of the notable sports moments that happened on August 26:

1933 — Tennis champion Helen Wills Moody lost a match for the first time since 1926 — breaking a stretch of 158 straight victories — at the United States nationals at Forest Hills, NY. (More info.)

1939 — TV station W2XBS transmitted the first-ever telecast of a major league game: the Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Dodgers from Ebbets Field in Brooklyn. (More info.)

1960 — Swimmer John Devitt of Australia was awarded the gold medal over American Lance Larson in the 100-meter freestyle final at the Summer Olympics in Rome, even though experimental electronic timers showed Larson with a faster time. (More info.)

1962 — Jack Kralick of the Minnesota Twins no-hit the Kansas City Athletics, 1-0, at Metropolitan Stadium in Minnesota. (More info.)

1972 — The Summer Olympics opened at Munich, Germany. (More info.)

1991 — Bret Saberhagen of the Kansas City Royals no-hit the Chicago White Sox, 7-0, in Kansas City. (More info.)

1999 — American Michael Johnson set the world record in the 400 meters in 43.18 seconds at the World Track and Field Championships in Seville, Spain. (More info.)