- 1905] Dodger pitcher Elmer Stricklett introduces the spitball helping Brooklyn beat the Giants 4-3...
- 1917] The man who would become our 35th president, John F. Kennedy is born in Brookline (MA)...
- 1922] The Supreme Court rules that organized baseball is not a business and exempts the sport from antitrust laws and interstate commercial rules. What were they thinking???
- 1953] Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and sherpa Tenzing Norgay become the 1st climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest...
- 1973] Clive Davis is fired from Columbia Records for allegedly misappropriating company funds...
- 1976] Houston's Joe Niekro beats brother Phil and the Braves 4-1...
- 1984] The Boston Red Sox retire Joe Cronin's #4 and Ted Williams' #9 at a ceremony at Fenway Park...
- 1998] "Happy Trails": Former Arizona senator and Republican presidential candidate Barry ("Mr. Conservative") Goldwater dies at 89 from complications of a stroke...
- 1999] The space shuttle Discovery completes its 1st docking with the International Space Station...
- 2004] America dedicates a memorial to World War II veterans in Washington (D.C.)...
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