On this day in sports: August 14

1. 1920 The 1920 Summer Olympics, having started four months earlier, officially open in Antwerp, Belgium, with the newly adopted Olympic flag and the Olympic oath being raised and taken at the Opening Ceremony for the first time in Olympic history. Source
2. 1959 Founding and first official meeting of the American Football League. Source
3. 1991 Born: Giovanny Gallegos, Mexican baseball player Source
4. 1999 Died: Pee Wee Reese, American baseball player and sportscaster (born 1918) Source
5. 2000 Born: Johan Rojas, Dominican baseball player Source
6. 2010 The inaugural edition of the Youth Olympic Games opened in Singapore for athletes aged between 14 and 18. Source

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