In 1928, the Walt Disney cartoon character Mickey Mouse made his debut in the silent animated short “Plane Crazy.”
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In 2003, the three-year championship reign of the Los Angeles Lakers ends at the hands of Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs. See more sports moments from this date:
In 1961, Freedom Riders were attacked by violent mobs in Anniston and Birmingham, Alabama.
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In 1967, Mickey Mantle hits his 500th home run, a shot off Stu Miller that lifts the New York Yankees to a 6-5 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. See more sports moments:
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In 2019, Doris Day, the sunny blond film star and singer who appeared in comedic roles opposite Rock Hudson and Cary Grant in the 1950s and 1960s, died at her California home at the age of 97.
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In 1958, Stan Musial gets his 3,000th hit with a pinch-double off Chicago’s Moe Drabowsky at Wrigley Field. The Cardinals win 5-3. See more sports moments from this date:
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Ten years ago: Miami’s LeBron James became the eighth player in NBA history to receive the MVP award three times.
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In 1970, Ernie Banks hits his 500th career home run off Pat Jarvis in the Chicago Cubs’ 4-3 victory over Atlanta at Wrigley Field. See more sports moments from this date:
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In 1981, legendary reggae artist Bob Marley died in a Miami hospital at age 36.
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In 1992, the Portland Trail Blazers win the highest-scoring playoff game in NBA history, 153-151 in double overtime against the Phoenix Suns in the Western Conference semifinals. See more sports moments from this date:
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Legendary car designer Carroll Shelby, 89, died in Dallas.
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In 1970, Bobby Orr’s goal gives Boston its first Stanley Cup in 29 years. The Bruins beat the St. Louis Blues 4-3 for a four-game sweep. See more sports moments in history:
In 1980, 35 people were killed when a freighter rammed the Sunshine Skyway Bridge over Tampa Bay in Florida, causing a 1,400-foot section of the southbound span to collapse.
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