- 1621] The Dutch West India Co. receives a charter for New Netherlands, which will be changed to New York City...
- 1932] Lou Gehrig becomes the 2nd player to hit 4 home runs in one game against the Philadelphia A's. The first player to do so was the immortal Bobby Lowe in 1894. Gehrig was the 1st in the modern era...
- 1937] Wedding Bells: The Duke of Windsor marries American divorcee Wallis Warfield Simpson in Monts, France. The Duke abdicated the British throne as a wedding present...
- 1965] Astronaut Edward White becomes the 1st American to walk in space during the flight of Gemini 4...
- 1968] It must have been the pop art: Andy Warhol is shot and critically wounded in his New York City film studio by actress Valerie Solanas. Warhol will recover fully...
- 1975] "Happy Trails": Ozzie Nelson dies of cancer at 68...1989] Iran's spiritual leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini dies from cancer at 89...
- 1988] Margo Adams files a palimony suit against Wade Boggs after their 4-year relationship sours. The married Boggs and Adams will settle out of court. Boggs was hitting his normal .310 when the incident become public but it did not affect his play with the Red Sox. He would finish at .380 and win his 5th batting championship...
- 2001] Mel Brooks' musical comedy "The Producers" wins a record 12 Tony Awards...
- 2003] The Cubs' Sammy Sosa breaks a bat filled with cork and suddenly forgets how to speak English...
- 2004] The Braves' Julio Franco (now retired) becomes the oldest player to hit a grand slam. Julio was 45...
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
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