<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_Ann_Early" id="mw5g" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Penny Ann Early">Penny Ann Early</a> becomes the first woman to play in a major professional men's basketball league, for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky_Colonels" id="mw5w" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Kentucky Colonels">Kentucky Colonels</a> in an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Basketball_Association" id="mw6A" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="American Basketball Association">ABA</a> game against the <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Stars" id="mw6Q" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Los Angeles Stars">Los Angeles Stars</a>.