76ers set the record for losses, Richard Riot erupts, and the Solar Plexus fight - This DiSH for March 17

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In 1973, the Philadelphia 76ers lost their 68th game of the season to set a new record. They eventually lost 73.

In 1937, the jump ball after every bucket rule was eliminated. Instead the jump ball would be used at the start of the game and the start of overtime.

In 1955, the Richard Riot started in Montreal. It was political bonfire with the suspension of Maurice 'the Rocket' Richard as the lit match.

In 1897, Robert Fitzsimmons and James J. Corbett fought in Nevada. This fight came to be known as the 'solar plexus' fight.

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