THE NEWS THAT MADE HISTORY

Today-In-Historytitle

sandy kozel 3
SANDY KOZEL

Related image
George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799)

Death of Washington, Dec: 14 . A.D. 1799

Related image

MTVernonseenfromtheriver.jpg
Mount Vernon Estate seen from the Potomac River.

Related image
Statue of George Washington, State
Capitol, Richmond, Virginia.

AssociatedPressLogo-main

Related image

Image result for roger maris 1984
Roger Eugene Maris (September 10, 1934 – December 14, 1985)

Roger Maris was an professional baseball player who played four seasons
in the
minor leagues and twelve seasons in the major leagues. He played
right field on four Major League Baseball (MLB) teams, from 1957 through
1968 and set the MLB record for
home runs during the 1961 season with
61, breaking
Babe Ruth‘s single-season record of 60 home runs in 1927.


Roger Maris was diagnosed with
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 1983 and
died at age 51 at
M.D. Anderson Hospital in Houston, Texas.


Roger Maris plaque in Yankee Stadium’s Monument Park.

October 2, 1961.  Cover of Sports Illustrated magazine featuring Roger Maris hitting one of his late-season, record home runs, with full story by Roger Kahn, “Pursuit of No. 60: The Ordeal of Roger Maris”.
October 2, 1961 cover of Sports Illustrated magazine
featuring Roger Maris hitting one of his late-season,
record home runs.

Image result for the annual roger maris golf tournament

Maris organized the annual Roger Maris
Celebrity Golf Tournament to raise money
for cancer research and treatment.  

posted by Bob Karm in Accord,ANNIVERSARY,Baseball,DEATH,Expedition,Explorer,HISTORY,Peace treaty,President and have No Comments

Place your comment

Please fill your data and comment below.
Name
Email
Website
Your comment