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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

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Singer Madonna Louise Ciccone is 64 years young today.


The singer, songwriter, and actress is referred to as the "
Queen
of Pop
". Rolling Stone listed her among its greatest artists and
greatest songwriters of all time.

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PITCHING ACE THROWS FIRST NO -HITTER

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On August 14, 1971, St. Louis Cardinals ace Bob Gibson threw
the first no-hitter of his storied career. Gibson’s heroics helped
his team sail to an 11-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Gibson died on October 2, 2020, at age 84, under hospice care
after fighting pancreatic cancer for more than a year.

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Robert Gibson (Pack Robert Gibson) 
(November 9, 1935 – October 2, 2020)

Nicknamed "Gibby" and "Hoot"
(after actor
Hoot Gibson)

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BASEBALL SPORTSCASTER HAS DIED AT 94

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Vincent Edward Scully (November 29, 1927 – August 2, 2022)

Vin Scully was a sportscaster, best known for his 67
seasons calling games for
Major League Baseball‘s
Los Angeles Dodgers, beginning in 1950 (when the
franchise was located in
Brooklyn) and ending in 2016.


In addition to Dodgers baseball, Scully called various
nationally-televised football and golf contests for
CBS
Sports
from 1975 to 1982, and was NBC Sports lead
baseball play-by-play announcer from 1983 to 1989. He
also called the
World Series for CBS Radio from 1979
to 1982 and again from 1990 to 1997.
Scully died at his
home in
Hidden Hills, California
      
       
     

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THE ‘’BABE’’ MADE HIS MLB DEBUT IN 1914

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On July 11, 1914, in his major league debut, George Herman
“Babe” Ruth
pitches seven strong innings to lead the Boston
Red Sox over the Cleveland Indians (now known as the Cleveland Guardians), 4-3.

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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

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ROSS SIMPSON

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Roy Rogers (born Leonard Franklin Slye)
(November 5, 1911 – July 6, 1998)


Rogers was a co-founder of the
Sons of the
Pioneers
who went on to became one of the
most popular Western stars of his era. Known
as the "King of the Cowboys", he appeared in
over 100 films and numerous radio and television
episodes of The Roy Rogers Show.

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Roy Rogers on his palomino horse Trigger.

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