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Events[]
American Independence Day!
1939[]
- Lou Gehrig delivers his historic "luckiest man on the face of the earth" farewell speech at Yankee Stadium.
2004[]
- Eric Gagne's consecutive saves streak ended at 84 in a 6-5 Los Angeles Dodgers victory against the Arizona Diamondbacks
Debuts[]
Finales[]
Births[]
1929[]
- Al Davis, Oakland Raiders owner
1930[]
- George Steinbrenner, New York Yankees owner.
1962[]
- Pam Shriver, Tennis player.