On this date in 1925, a headache became history.
When Wally Pipp asked to sit out the game, @Yankees manager Miller Huggins turned to his bench and penciled in Lou Gehrig at first base.
The Iron Horse held the job for 14 consecutive seasons. https://t.co/IXB1NnMb6o
Bill White debuted for the New York Giants 70 years ago today, homering in his first at-bat.
He would blaze trails in the game as a standout performer at every level, culminating with the Hall of Fame’s Buck O’Neil Lifetime Achievement Award to be presented this summer.
Kent State happened 56 years ago today. We remember "Four dead in Ohio," but let us also remember their names... Allison B. Krause, 19. William Knox Schroeder, 19. Sandra Lee Scheuer, 20. Jeffrey Glenn Miller, 20.
67 years old
Happy Birthday Robert Smith, lead guitarist of Siouxsie and the Banshees from 1982 to 1984 and continuous member of post-punk band The Cure since 1978, born on this day in 1959 in Black Pool, UK
📸 Tom Sheehan
#robertsmith#postpunk#history#otd
OTD in 1960, @TeamUSA won its first Olympic hockey gold in Squaw Valley.
In 1980, our team brought gold home again in Lake Placid.
In 2026, a new generation joined the🏅club.
3 teams. 3 moments. 1 shared history. 🇺🇸🏒🥇
#OTD#OlympicGold#MiracleOnIce#GoldClub@usahockey
On this day in 1960, Team USA clinched its first-ever Olympic gold medal in men’s hockey, beating Czechoslovakia 9-4 after scoring six unanswered goals in the third period🥇
The U.S. men have won two golds since: the “Miracle on Ice” in 1980 and this past Sunday on Jack Hughes’ golden goal in overtime.
OTD in 1980, we defeated the mighty Russians 4–3 in one of the greatest upsets in Olympic history. Our captain Mike Eruzione’s third-period goal put the U.S. ahead for good and set the stage for a chance at Olympic gold! 🏒🏅🇺🇸
#OTD#LakePlacid#Olympics#MiracleOnIce
February 22, 1980🇺🇸
“Great moments are born from great opportunities - and that’s what you have here tonight, boys…This is your time. Now go out there and take it.” - Herb Brooks
5 February 1976. In one of the greatest sporting moments, Austrian skier Franz Klammer produced an exceptional and exhilarating run to win the Men’s Downhill gold medal at the Innsbruck Winter Olympic Games.
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Lamonte McLemore, founding member of Fifth Dimension. Lamonte and the group brought unforgettable joy, harmony, and soul to The Ed Sullivan Show stage, helping define a golden era of music and television. Rest in peace, Lamonte. 🎶💙