On this day in...
1929 – Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 500 home runs in his career with a home run at League Park in Cleveland, Ohio.
1934 – First civilian prisoners arrive at Federal prison on Alcatraz Island.
1965 – Race riots (the Watts riots) begin in Watts area of Los Angeles, California.
1972 – Vietnam War: the last United States ground combat unit departs South Vietnam.
1988 – Al-Qaeda is formed.
Births
1933 – Jerry Falwell, American preacher (d. 2007)
1946 – John Conlee, American country music singer
1949 – Eric Carmen, American musician
1953 – Hulk Hogan, American professional wrestler
1961 – Craig Ehlo, American basketball player
1967 – Joe Rogan, American television host, comedian
1976 – Will Friedle, American actor
1984 – Melky Cabrera, Dominican baseball player
How can I not make my boyhood hero (probably still my hero) Hulk Hogan the highlight birthday? But I'm not going to make you listen to the 'Real American' song again (even though it is the greatest song ever recorded by humans). So here are some behind the scenes clips of 'Rocky 3' instead.
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