The tsunami of 26 December 2004. The cause of the tsunami in Sumatra on 26 December 2004 which affected the entire Indian Ocean was a very violent earthquake of magnitude 9.3 on the Richter scale.
DuSable High School Team, 1954 The first sport that Chicago-area schools adopted for competition was baseball. The earliest match-up on record took place between two academies in 1868, in the midst of the nation's postâCivil War baseball rage.niversities also played central roles in the growth of high-school sports. The University of Chicago sponsored major interscholastic track-and-field meets (1902â1933), tennis tournaments (1895â1932), and basketball tournaments (1917â1930). Northwestern sponsored swim meets (1914â1930) and indoor track (1910â1930).
Incorporating events such as 3 foot races: dolichos, diaulos, and stadion as well as the pentathlon events as well: long jump, discus, wrestling, boxing, hoplitodromos, and pankration. The sport of track and field began in the United States during 1860âs. The first athletic group of the country (The Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes in America) had the first competition in 1873. Following this in 1876 the United States held their first annual national championships.