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ROSS SIMPSON

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John Lennon (left) and Paul McCartney were introduced to each
other on this day in 1957.
 

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The first All-Star baseball game was held in Chicago on this day
in 1933. The American League beat the National League 4-2.

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The Biafran War erupted on this day in 1967. The war
lasted two-and-a-half years. About 600,000 people died.

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Frida Kahlo de Rivera (Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón)
(July 6, 1907 – July 13, 1954).
 

Mexican painter Frida Kahlo was associated with Surrealism and Magic Realism
and is best known for her 55 self-portraits. She was inspired by the indigenous
Mexican culture and Mexican mythology. Her childhood home, Casa Azul, was transformed into a Mexico City museum and tourist attraction after her death.

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Trailblazing athlete Althea Gibson became the first African-American player to win the Wimbledon women’s singles tennis title on this day
in 1957.

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

Known as the "King of the Cowboys", Roy Rogers 
appeared in over 100 films and numerous radio
and television episodes of The Roy Rogers Show
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SANDY KOZEL

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Sam Phillips (left) of Sun  Record Company and Elvis Presley.

Elvis Presley’s first commercial recording session took place in Memphis, TN
on this day in 1954.. He recorded "That’s All Right (Mama)" and "Blue Moon
of Kentucky” at Sun Studios. 

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The bikini bathing suit, created by Louis Reard, made its debut
during a fashion show at the Molitor Pool in Paris on this  day
in 1946. Micheline Bernardini (above) wore the two-piece outfit.

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Arthur Ashe became the first black man to win a Wimbledon singles
title when he defeated Jimmy Connors on this  day in 1975.  

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Arthur Robert Ashe Jr.
(July 10, 1943 – February 6, 1993)

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Larry Doby signed a contract with the Cleveland Indians, becoming
the first black player in the American League on this day in 1947.

    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
   
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Lawrence Eugene Doby
(December 13, 1923 – June 18, 2003)

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Theodore Samuel Williams
(August 30, 1918 – July 5, 2002)

Williams is regarded as one of the greatest players in
baseball history. Williams retired from playing in 1960
and was inducted into the
Baseball Hall of Fame in
1966.

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CAMILLE BOHANNON

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On this day in 1963

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Medgar Wiley Evers (July 2, 1925 – June 12, 1963)

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It was on this day in 1978.

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In 1987, David Berkowitz claimed to have become an evangelical 

Christian while in prison. According to his personal testimony,
his conversion occurred after reading Psalm 34:6 in a fellow
inmates Bible.

 

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The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum was dedicated in Cooperstown, New York.

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TIM MAGUIRE

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The Prophet of Islam, Muhammad, is depicted in his death bed. He 
died on this day in 632.

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James Earl Ray, alleged assassin of Martin Luther King, Jr was
captured and arrested at London’s  Heathrow Airport on this day
in 1967.

      

 

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Israeli airplanes attacked the USS Liberty in the Mediterranean
during the 6-Day War between Israel and its Arab neighbors on
this day in 1967.

Thirty four U.S. Navy crewmen were killed. Israel apologized for
the attack, saying that the USS Liberty had been attacked in error
after being mistaken for an Egyptian ship. 

Both the Israeli and U.S. governments conducted inquiries and
issued
 reports that concluded the attack was a mistake due to
Israeli confusion
 about the ship’s identity.
        
        
 
        
       

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The damaged USS Liberty after the attack.

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The New York Yankees retired Mickey Mantle’s number (7) on
this day in 1969.

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Mickey Mantle giving his speech the day his number was retired.

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Mickey Charles Mantle (October 20, 1931 – August 13, 1995)

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FORMER MLB PLAYER HAS DIED AT 87

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James Anthony Piersall  (November 14, 1929 – June 3, 2017)

(AP) – Former major leaguer Jim Piersall, who bared his soul about his struggles
with mental illness in his book "Fear Strikes Out," has died.

According to the Boston Red Sox, Piersall died Saturday at a care facility in
Wheaton, Illinois, after a month long illness. Piersall played for seven of his
17 seasons in the majors with the Red Sox.

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