Saturday, July 23, 2011

TODAY IN HISTORY

Gene AutryCover of Gene Autry
JULY 23
1925: Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees hits the first of 23 career grand slams off a pitch by Firpo Marberry of the Washington Senators in Yankee Stadium; the Yankees win 11-7. Gehrig remains the all-time leader in Major League Baseball grand slams, although current Yankee third baseman Alex Rodriguez is within one grand slam of tying the Iron Horse's long-standing record.

1950: Singing cowboy Gene Autry and his horse Champion move to the small screen with the debut of The Gene Autry Show on CBS, keeping viewers entertained and upholding the law in the American southwest.
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