Koufax’s total of 18 strikeouts in the game broke Dizzy Dean’s 26-
year-old National League record, and tied the major league record
held by Cleveland Indian ace Bob Feller.
Koufax’s total of 18 strikeouts in the game broke Dizzy Dean’s 26-
year-old National League record, and tied the major league record
held by Cleveland Indian ace Bob Feller.
On this day in 1980.
The burned remains of a C-130 cargo plane used in the aborted
raid to rescue U.S. embassy hostages.
Barbara Joan "Barbra" Streisand is 75 today.
Barbra Streisand is among a small group of entertainers
who have been honored with an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar,
and Tony Award, and is one of only two artists who have
also won a Peabody. Streisand is one of the best-selling
music artists of all time, with more than 68.5 million albums
in the U.S.and a total of 145 million records sold worldwide.
Black and Blue is the 13th British and 15th American studio album by the
band the Rolling Stones. It was the band’s first studio album released with
Ronnie Wood as the replacement for Mick Taylor. The album spent an
interrupted four-week spell at number 1 in the US, going platinum.
DC Comic book ad.
Glen Travis Campbell turned 81 yesterday, Saturday!
In June 2011, Campbell announced he had been diagnosed with
Alzheimer’s disease. On March 8, 2016, Rolling Stone reported
he was living in a Nashville memory care facility and that he was
in the "final stages" of his disease. He was unable to communicate
with people and understand what people said to him. However, his
family also said he was receiving good care and was "happy" and
"cheerful”. The latest update on his condition stated he no longer
can play the guitar. His final studio album, Adiós, is slated for
release on June 9, 2017. It contains previous recordings.
1954 Topps Hank Aaron Rookie Card
On this day in 1954, Hank Aaron hit the first of his 755 major-league
home runs.
James Earl Ray (March 10, 1928 – April 23, 1998)
James Earl Ray, the convicted assassin of civil rights leader
Martin Luther King Jr.,died at age 70 in a Nashville hospital
from complications related to kidney disease and liver failure
caused by hepatitis C.