April 10, 1910 — Sam Schulman born
Born in New York City, most of Schulman’s life was lived on the opposite coast. His companies provided backing money...
January 7, 2020
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June 4, 1913 — Emily Davison runs in front of a horse at the Epsom Derby
No one really knows what Emily Davison had in mind when she ran in front of the racehorse Amner that...
December 14, 2019
January 29, 1921 — Gene Klein born
Born in the Bronx, Klein moved to California as a young man and became wealthy running car dealerships, and later...
September 1, 2019
July 17, 1941 — Joe DiMaggio’s record hitting streak finally ends
Joltin’ Joe DiMaggio was one of the all time greats of baseball, and no greater proof exists than his hitting...
January 19, 2019
October 8, 1949 — DiMaggio leads the New York Yankees to victory in the World Series
It wasn’t quite a lockout, but it was close. The 1949 World Series, played between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the...
August 19, 2018
December 11, 1951 — Joe Di Maggio retires from professional baseball
One of the game’s true greats, Joe Di Maggio played his entire pro baseball career with a single team, the...
May 14, 2018
September 23, 1952 – Rocky Marciano becomes world Heavyweight Champion
Rocky Marciano had been a professional boxer for only a little over four years when he defeated Jersey Joe Walcott...
May 5, 2018
August 11, 1953 — Hulk Hogan born
Born Terry Gene Bollea in Augusta, Georgia, and from the age of about 16, he doesn’t seem to have ever...
April 7, 2018
May 3, 1957 — The Brooklyn Dodgers agree to relocate to California
In 1957, there were no professional baseball teams in the World Series (that is, the baseball league of the USA)...
February 12, 2018
September 25, 1962 — Sonny Liston defeats Floyd Patterson
Charles L. ‘Sonny’ Liston pushed hard to get his shot at the title. He was a kid from the wrong...
September 19, 2017
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