16 August 1954 August 15, 2020 Author: Staff The first issue of Sports Illustrated is published. Famous Words of Inspiration..."When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years." Mark Twain — Click here for more from Mark Twain Related posts: 18 February 1954 21 August 1979 12 November 1954 7 August 1858 16 August 1954 24 August 1954 21 August 1979 6 May 1954 10 May 1954 6 May 1954 Categories: History