- 1948] Final Bambino Sighting: Babe Ruth is seen publicly for the last time attending the premiere of "The Babe Ruth Story" in Manhattan (7/26)...
- 1956] Tragedy at sea: The Stockholm collides with the Andrea Doria off the coast of Nantucket. Survivors number 1,660 but 51, including the crew, goes down with the ship (7/25). The Andrea Doria lies in 200 feet of water, 45 miles south of Nantucket. Divers continue to brave the depth and sharks in order to salvage valuables that still remain...
- 1965] Curtains: At the age of 75 and nursing a broken hip, Casey Stengel calls it quits as manager of the New York Mets (7/24)...1978] A tearful Billy Martin gives his famous "One is a born liar, the other a convict" speech. The liar was Reggie Jackson, the convict - George Steinbrenner. With that statement made, Billy Martin "retired" as Yankee manager (7/24)...
- 1969] Splashdown: The Apollo 11 astronauts (Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins) splash down safely in the Pacific Ocean after their historic walk on the moon (7/24)...
- 1978] Tubular belle: Louise Joy Brown, the first test-tube baby is born. Louise is a happily married postal employee with a 3-year old son, born naturally. Louise will be celebrating her 31st birthday (7/25)...
- 1981] I started to choke: New York Mayor Ed Koch is given the Heimlich maneuver when he chokes on chinese food. It saves his life (7/26)...
- 1983] The Pine Tar game: A George Brett home run is taken away from him for using too much pine tar on his bat. The score reverts back to 4-3 Yankees (7/24). Mel and Rob Phillips see Brett go berserk at Yankee Stadium. AL President Lee MacPhail overrules the umpires and the home run counts. The game is resumed on August 18th with KC winning the game 5-4 after the Yankees fail to score in the 9th inning...
- 1990] Rosanne Boo: Rosanne Barr gets booed in San Diego for her disgraceful singing of the "Star Spangled Banner". Following her mangling of the song, she grabs her crotch and spits on the ground (7/25)...
- 1992] "Happy Trails": Mary Wells, Motown's first Diva, dies from larynx cancer, first diagnosed in 1990. Mary was just 49 (7/26)...
- 1997] Going to Hall: Giants owner Wellington Mara and Dolphins coach Don Shula gain entrance into the NFL Hall of Fame (7/26)...For more on July 24 - 26:
Friday, July 24, 2009
(Weekend Edition) July 24 - 26, 2009...
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