- 1850] No floggin zone: Flogging is abolished as a form of punishment in the U.S. Navy. Hey maybe it can replace water-boarding...
- 1920] Dirty Sox: Eight members of the Chicago White Sox are indicted in the 'Black Sox' scandal. All eight are accused of throwing the 1919 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds. They will be acquitted in 1921...
- 1941] Teddy Ballgame: Ted Williams goes 6 for 6 in a doubleheader and finishes with a .406 batting average. No one has done it since. Same date 10 years later in 1951, Williams hits a home run in his last at-bat...
- 1951] Oh-no x 2: The Yankees' Allie Reynolds pitches his second no-hitter of the season, beating the Red Sox 8-0. Yogi Berra gets a second chance to catch a foul pop-up after muffing one. This time he catches it ending the game and saving the no-hitter...
- 1955] In living color: The World Series is televised in color for the first time. I watched it in a store window on 13th Avenue in Borough Park - not happy to see the Dodgers win. This was the game that Sandy Amoros made his remarkable grab in left field...
- 1961] Premiered on this date: Richard Chamberlain starts making house calls as "Dr. Kildare". Four days later "Ben Casey" debuts...
- 1976] Rubberband Man: Muhammad Ali wins the rubber-match against Ken Norton in 15 rounds to win back the heavyweight title at Yankee Stadium. Not everyone thought Ali should have gotten the decision...
- 1991] 'Happy Trails': Jazz great Miles Davis dies of a stroke at 65...2003] Tennis champion Althea Gibson dies at 76 from respiratory failure...2004] Legendary disc jockey Scott Muni passes away at 74 after suffering a stroke earlier in the year...
- 2005] DeLay dances away: House Majority Leader Tom DeLay is indicted by a Texas grand jury on a charge of conspiring to violate political fundraising laws. The charge is later thrown out. Perhaps DeLay was auditioning for 'Dancing With The Stars' which he's currently appearing on...
- 2005] Funny money: The U.S. Treasury unveils the new $10 bill, which features splashes of red, yellow and orange. I think they should have used 'monopoly gold' myself...For more on September 28:
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