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Ty Cobb Sliding into Base
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SpotlightBaseball! The
American League was organized in
Philadelphia on this date in 1900, with 8 founding teams. In 1936, the first members were inducted into the
Baseball Hall of Fame:
Ty Cobb,
Babe Ruth,
Honus Wagner,
Walter Johnson, &
Christy Mathewson.
Quote"I think about baseball when I wake up in the morning. I think about it all day and I dream about it at night. The only time I don't think about it is when I'm playing it." --
Carl Yastrzemski
Word of the dayphiz -- phisiognomy: face
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Today's History
- Liliuokalani -- became Hawaii's last monarch, following the death of her brother, King Kalakaua (1891)
- San Francisco 49ers -- won their fifth Super Bowl (1995)
- Monica Lewinsky -- was subpoenaed by the Senate in President Clinton's impeachment trial (1999)
Today's Birthdays
- Thomas Paine -- author of Common Sense (1737-1809)
- William McKinley -- U.S. president (1843-1901)
- Anton Chekhov -- author of The Cherry Orchard (1860-1904)
- W.C. Fields -- sardonic film comedian (1880-1946)
- Oprah Winfrey -- talk show host extraordinaire (51)