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Events

1862

  • The Union Grounds opened in Brooklyn. It was baseball's first enclosed park.

1901

1912

  • Ty Cobb, sick of the heckling from the New York fans, climbs into the stands and attacks a man with one hand. The handicapped man, identified only by a fake name, was unable to defend himself.

1918

1919

1926

  • The New York Rangers were granted a franchise in the NHL. Chicago and Detroit were also going to be joining the league when the season began.

1935

1941

  • Joe DiMaggio's 56 game hitting streak begins. It wouldn't end until July 17.

1944

1952

1960

1965

  • The Canadian Football Players Association was organized

1973

1981

1991

1993

1995

  • Christian Ruutu and Geoff Courtnall score shorthanded goals only 17 seconds apart, setting an NHL playoff record

1998

2002

  • Tony Pena was named manager of the Kansas City Royals, replacing interim manager, John Mizerock. Tony Muser began the season at the helm of the Royals, but was fired on April 29.

2005

  • The Chicago White Sox drop a game to the Baltimore Orioles by a score of 6-2. It was the first game of the season in which they didn't have a lead at any time during the game. Their 37 consecutive games of having a lead at some time in a game sets a major league record for most games to begin a season.


Debuts

2004


Births

1953

1980

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