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mangers out of there job
Martin O'Malley maneuvers Branch Rickey out of his job. -
joseph macarthy
Joseph Raymond "Joe" McCarthy (November 14, 1908 – May 2, 1957) was an American politician who served as a Republican U.S. Senator from the state of Wisconsin from 1947 until his death in 1957. Beginning in 1950, McCarthy became the most visible public face of a period in which Cold War tensions fueled fears of widespread Communist subversion.[1] He was noted for making claims that there were large numbers of Communists and Soviet spies and sympathizers inside the United States federal governmen -
The Korean War begins.
The Korean War begins. -
tears
Mickey Mantle trips on a drainpipe and tears his knee. -
his retirement.
Joe DiMaggio announces his retirement -
game winer
Bobby Thomson hits his pennant-winning home run against the Dodgers. -
civil rghts
The African-American Civil Rights Movement encompasses social movements in the United States whose goal was to end racial segregation and discrimination against black Americans and enforce constitutional voting rights to them. This article covers the phase of the movement between 1954 and 1968, particularly in the South. -
Supreme Court decision.
Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision. -
World Series.
Willie Mays robs Vic Wertz with a catch in the World Series. -
perfect game in the World Series.
Don Larsen pitches a perfect game in the World Series. -
moves to California.
The New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers announce their moves to California. -
Soviet Union.
Sputnik launched by the Soviet Union. -
car accident.
Dodgers catcher Roy Campanella is paralyzed in a car accident. -
home run
Bill Mazeroski wins the World Series for the Pirates with a home run. -
demolished.
Ebbets Field is demolished. -
home run recored
Roger Maris breaks Babe Ruth's home run record -
died
Ty Cobb dies -
new york mets
Casey Stengel becomes manager of the expansion New York Mets. -
civil right
March on Washington in support of civil rights. -
john fitzgerald kennedy
John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, was assassinated at 12:30 p.m. Central Standard Time on Friday, November 22, 1963, in Dealey Plaza, Dallas, Texas. -
cbs purces
CBS purchases the New York Yankees. -
Rickey dies
Branch Rickey dies -
highs pay
Dodgers Don Drysdale and Sandy Koufax become the highest-paid players in baseball. -
his retirement.
Sandy Kofax announces his retirement. -
curt flood
Curt Flood refuses trade to the Phillies, starting a long legal battle against baseball's reserve clause. -
winners
The New York Mets win the World Series. -
jackie
Jackie Robinson dies. -
the sad dealth
Roberto Clemente dies in an airplane crash. -
established.
The designated hitter rule is established. -
buyer
George Stienbrenner buys the New York Yankees. -
established.
The designated hitter rule is established. -
hank
Hank Aaron breaks Babe Ruth's career home run record. -
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon resigns the presidency. -
rerserve
Arbitrator Peter Seitz is the deciding vote ending the reserve clause. -
peter
Arbitrator Peter Seitz is the deciding vote ending the reserve clause. -
vietnam war
The Vietnam War (Vietnamese: Chiến tranh Việt Nam), also known as the Second Indochina War,[31] and known in Vietnam as the Resistance War Against America or the American War, was a Cold War-era proxy war that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from December 1956[A 1] to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam—supported by the Soviet Union, China and other communist allies—and the government of South Vietnam—support -
world serices
Reggie Jackson hits three consecutive home runs in a World Series game. -
3 peet
Reggie Jackson hits three consecutive home runs in a World Series game. -
aids and hiv
AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) is the final stage of HIV disease, which causes severe damage to the immune system. -
betting
Pete Rose is banned from baseball for betting on the game -
home run
Ken Griffey, Sr. and Ken Griffey, Jr. hit back-to-back home runs. -
44
At 44, Nolan Ryan becomes the oldest player to throw a no-hitter. -
they year
the year without a World Series: the longest and costliest strike in baseball history begins on August 12, and lasts until the following spring. -
game
Cal Ripken breaks Lou Gehrig's streak with his 2,131st consecutive game. -
homers
Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa surpass Roger Maris' single-season home run record.
