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The Volleyball Hall of Fame enshrined Peter Blangé, Mike Dodd, Lyudmila Buldokova, Georgy Mondzolevskiy, Mauricio Lima and Jeff Stork as part of its 27th induction class.

Prince Fielder hit his 30th home run of the season making him and his father Cecil Fielder, the first father-son duo to hit 30 home runs for the same American League team.

With Alex Rodriguez hitting his 300th home run as a Yankee, the New York Yankees became the first in Major League history to have six players each hit 300 or more home runs for the team.

The 2012 NFL regular season began with the defending Super Bowl XLVI champion New York Giants hosting the Dallas Cowboys, and the Cowboys beat the Giants 24–17.

The Mariners' ace Felix Hernandez, born in Venezuela, became the first American League pitcher born outside the USA to throw a perfect game history

Safeco Field is the first park in Major League history to have two perfect games thrown on their field during the same season.

South African Oscar Pistorius is the first double-leg amputee to compete in Olympic history, he ran in the 400m at London 2012.

Chinese swimmer Sun Yang set a record time in the 1500 metres freestyle swimming race at the London Olympic Games.

The London Olympics opening ceremony officially began at 9:00 pm British Summer Time in the Olympic Stadium and the ceremony was called "Isles of Wonder".

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