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May 6, 2020 - What happened on that day?

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222624) • United States 6 May 20

National Nurses Day International No Diet Day 1915 - Babe Ruth hit his first major league home run. 1954 - Roger Bannister becomes the first person to run a mile in less than 4 minutes. 1961 - George Clooney was born. He is...

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August 11 - Let's discuss what happened on that day

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222624) • United States 11 Aug 19

Son and Daughter Day Play in the Sand Day 1929 - Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 500 home runs with a home run at League Park in Cleveland, Ohio. 1934 - The first prisoners arrive at the Alcatraz Island...

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May 6 - Let's discuss what happened on this day

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222624) • United States 5 May 19

International Day of Fighting Against Stupidity 1889 - The Eiffel Tower officially opened to the public. 1915 - Babe Ruth hit his first major league home run. (pictured above) 1961 - George Clooney was born. He is an American...

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Lou Gehrig: Baseball Hero

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 4 Feb 16

Lou Gehrig was born just after the turn of the century, in 1903. He was probably one of the first baseball players to achieve national hero status. Born in New York, he began his baseball career with the New York Yankees in 1925,...

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Farewell to Yankee Stadium

whimsystoryteller @whimsystoryteller (1743) • United States 21 Sep 08

Unlike most Americans, I've never been much of a baseball fan. In fact, the only time I've liked it was in the movies like "A League Of Their Own" and "Field Of Dreams" and a number of the old baseball films of the 40's and...

The Greatest Baseball Player

Steve West @zebra2222 (5268) • United States 14 Sep 08

There have been many great baseball players that have played professionally. If I had to choose the greatest baseball player, I would have to go with Babe Ruth. Babe was larger than life. He was a prolific player and famous...

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stories from our grandparents

TCampbell @TCampbell (180) • United States 15 Jun 08

I just responded to the grandfather turning 100 post and it set me to thinking about my granddad. Papaw, as we called him, been dead for almost 20 years now but he lived a long and happy life. I remember listing to his stories and...

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