Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra is a former American Major League Baseball catcher,
outfielder, and manager. He played most his entire 19-year baseball career (1946- 
1965) for the New York Yankees. Berra was one of only four players to be named
the Most Valuable Player of the American League three times and is one of only
six managers to lead both American and National League teams to the World
Series. As a player, coach, or manager, Berra appeared in 21 World Series. He
was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972.
 
 

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Burt Bacharach is 84 today

"Magic Moments" (1957) with music by Burt Bacharach and
lyrics by Hal David, one of the first compositions by the duo.

Perry Como

”Blue Skies” was written by Irving Berlin in 1926. Willie Nelson‘s
version of the song was a #1 country music hit in 1978.

        
           Irving Berlin (May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989)

Irving Berlin was a composer and lyricist, widely considered one of the
greatest songwriters in American history. He published his first song,
"Marie from Sunny Italy", in 1907 and had his first major international
hit with "Alexander’s Ragtime Band" in 1911.

"God Bless America" is a patriotic song written by Irving Berlin in
1918. He revised it in 1938 and it was then recorded by Kate Smith,
becoming her signature song.