Mar 2, 1962 – Philadelphia Warriors star Wilt Chamberlain set a single-game record with 100 points in a win over the New York Knicks. Chamberlain’s record still stands as the most points scored in a single NBA game.
May 6, 1954 – In 1954, Englishman Roger Bannister rewrote the record books when he became the first person to run a sub-four-minute mile. This record has been broken many times since (the current record is 3:43), Bannister was the first to show it was possible.