Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels became the first rookie in Major League history to hit 30 home runs and steal 40 bases in a season as the Angels defeated the Texas Rangers 5-4.
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In 1927, Babe Ruth hits his 60th home run of the season to lead the New York Yankees to a 4-2 victory over the Washington Senators. See more sports moments from this date:
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One year ago: In a major victory for pop star Britney Spears, a judge in Los Angeles suspended the singer’s father from the conservatorship that had controlled her life and money for 13 years, saying the arrangement reflected a “toxic environment.” (The judge would end the conservatorship we…
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In 1954, Giants' Willie Mays makes his iconic over-the-shoulder catch in Game 1 of the World Series against Cleveland. See more sports moments from this date.
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Barack and Michelle Obama dug shovels into the ground during a celebratory groundbreaking for the Obama Presidential Center along Lake Michigan in Chicago, near the Obama family home.
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In 1976, Muhammad Ali wins a unanimous 15-round decision over Ken Norton at Yankee Stadium in New York to retain his world heavyweight title. See more sports moments from this date:
Playboy founder Hugh Hefner died at the age of 91.
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Barack and Michelle Obama dug shovels into the ground during a celebratory groundbreaking for the Obama Presidential Center along Lake Michigan in Chicago, near the Obama family home.
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In 1976, Muhammad Ali wins a unanimous 15-round decision over Ken Norton at Yankee Stadium in New York to retain his world heavyweight title. See more sports moments from this date:
Playboy founder Hugh Hefner died at the age of 91.
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In 1998, Mark McGwire gives baseball a new magic number, hitting two homers to reach No. 70 in the St. Louis Cardinals’ season finale. See more sports moments from this date.
In 1998, Mark McGwire gives baseball a new magic number, hitting two homers to reach No. 70 in the St. Louis Cardinals’ season finale. See more sports moments from this date.
“Moulin Rouge! The Musical,” a jukebox adaptation of Baz Luhrmann’s hyperactive 2001 movie, won the best new musical crown at the Tony Awards as Broadway looked back to honor shows that were shuttered by COVID-19; “The Inheritance” by Matthew Lopez was named the best new play. G
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In 1961, Roger Maris of the New York Yankees ties Babe Ruth’s 34-year-old record with his 60th homer. See more sports moments from this date:
Five years ago: President Donald Trump tweeted that NBA star Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors was no longer invited to the White House because Curry had said he didn’t want to make such a visit with his championship team; NBA star LeBron James responded with a tweet calling Trump a…
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In 1979, St. Louis’ Lou Brock steals his 938th base to break Billy Hamilton’s record. See more sports moments from this date:
In 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, declaring all slaves in rebel states should be free as of January 1, 1863, and more events that happened on this day in history.
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In 1969, Willie Mays joined Babe Ruth in the 600-home run club. Here's a look back at sports happenings on this date in history.
Melvin Van Peebles, a playwright, musician and movie director whose work ushered in the “blaxploitation” films of the 1970s, died at his New York home; he was 89.
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