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Great Moments in Drunken Mayhem

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In baseball , booze
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On June 4, 2007
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Today is the 33rd anniversary of one of the most staggering promotional failures in American sports history. On 4 June 1974, fans who showed up to watch the Cleveland Indians host the Texas Rangers were treated to a remarkably ill-conceived event known as “Ten Cent Beer...
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Worst American Birthdays, vol. XVII

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In birthdays
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On June 3, 2007
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One of the great injustices in Curtis Mayfield's short life was that he was forced by circumstance to share his birthday with Jefferson Davis, the former Mississippi Congressman and Senator who served as President of the Confederate States of America from 1861 to 1865. Born to...

Tragedy

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On June 2, 2007

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Steve Gilliard has passed away. It seems inconceivable to me, and he will be missed sorely by all who knew him. Condolences to his friends and family, who provided such.

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I hate to point this out, but . . .

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In Ann Althouse
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On June 2, 2007
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Jewel's talent, no matter how much you disparage it, has made thousands, and millions of people happy. That's a pretty good accomplishment for anyone. And what have you done? Established for a crowd of hundreds that Ann Althouse is a moron? Congratulations, you should be proud...
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