Roger Bannister, First Athlete to Break 4-Minute Mile, Dies at 88 The Briton ran a mile in 3:59.4, becoming the first man ever to do so, breaking through a mystical barrier and creating a seminal moment in sports history. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Russian Flag Is Unfurled on Salisbury Cathedral. Residents See a Morbid Prank.Rift Between Trump and Europe Is Now Open and AngryKarl Marx’s Tomb in London Is Splashed With Red PaintLand Mines Block Saudi-led Assault in Yemen, Killing CiviliansIndia Dispatch: ‘The Pirate Days Are Over’: Goa’s Nude Hippies Give Way to India’s YuppiesBritish Woman Who Joined ISIS and Wants to Return to U.K. Gives Birth in Syria