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Events on Saturday 9 February 1895 1
1895Volleyball inventedWilliam G. Morgan creates a new sport in MassachusettsOn 9 February 1895 physical education instructor William G. Morgan devised a new game called Mintonette at a YMCA in Holyoke, Massachusetts, intended as a less strenuous alternative to basketball. The game was soon renamed volleyball and spread through YMCA networks worldwide. It later became an Olympic sport.