TODAY IN HISTORY

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Jan 15th 1934 New York Yankees slugger Babe Ruth, nearing the end of illustrious career, signs a 1-year contract worth $35,000; represents a pay cut of $17,000 for "The Babe"

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Jan 21st, 1967 US female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming

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Jan 23 1972 22nd NFL Pro Bowl, LA Memorial Coliseum: AFC beats NFC, 26-13; MVPs: Jan Stenerud, Kansas City Chiefs, PK; Willie Lanier, Kansas City Chiefs, LB

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1935 - Krueger Brewing Company placed the first canned beer on sale in Richmond, VA.

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1924 1st Winter Olympic Games open in Chamonix, France

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Jan 26 1951 Mel Ott & Jimmie Foxx elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

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Jan 27th 1944 Casey Stengel, manager of the Boston Braves since 1938, resigns Lou Perini, Guido Rugo, & Joseph Maney buy control of Boston Braves

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Jan 29th 1900 American League organized in Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Milwaukee and Minneapolis

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1953 New York, Cleveland, & Boston retaliate at Bill Veeck, forcing the Browns to play afternoon games to avoid sharing TV revenues

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Feb 1st 1965 Martin Luther King Jr. and 700 demonstrators arrested in Selma, Alabama.

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April 6th, 1997 - A hearty but paltry gathering of 1,677 comes out to see the Blue Jays blank the White Sox at Comiskey Park. The game was originally scheduled at night, but was moved to daylight because of extreme cold. The only thing lower than the attendance (the paid take was just 746) was the temperature, which was 34 degrees at game time. It is the smallest crowd to see the Sox in 27 years.

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April 12th baseball history 1994 - Scott Cooper hit for the cycle and drove in five runs, leading the Boston Red Sox to a 22-11 victory over the Kansas City Royals.

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On this date in 1960, the Dallas Cowboys were established.

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In 1900 American League organized in Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Milwaukee, and Minneapolis

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Today in sports 1953 New York, Cleveland, & Boston retaliate at Bill Veeck, forcing the Browns to play afternoon games to avoid sharing TV revenues

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1995 - John Stockton (Utah Jazz) became the first player to register 10,000 assists.

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1960 - Red Sox catcher Sammy White announces he will retire rather than report to Cleveland, where he had been traded.

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1970
Apollo 13 launches to the moon

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Today in baseball history1994 - Scott Cooper hit for the cycle and drove in five runs, leading the Boston Red Sox to a 22-11 victory over the Kansas City Royals.

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1984 - Pete Rose lashes a double off Jerry Koosman in a 5-1 Expos victory over the Phillies to join Ty Cobb as the only player to reach 4,000 career hits.