On June 21,1939, Lou Gehrig of the NY Yankees announced his retirement from baseball.
*Gif from the "luckiest man alive" speech which didn't happen until July 4th.
If you want to learn more about Lou Gerhig, Pride of the Yankees (1942) is a solid movie that is streaming free on a number of services in the U.S. and hopefully wherever you may be if you look for it. Alternatively, there are books but you know how I feel about reading.
Decades later in 1976 and only related in that it also happened on June 21st, Reba McEntire married steer-wrestling champion Charlie Battles. The relationship ended after about a decade, and the ozone layer her 80s hair contributed to is finally healing thirty plus years after they banned CFCs.
No real point. More random musings.
Happy Friday!
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