1882 - Kentucky ratifies law that accidentally banned baseball in their state.  Luckily for Kentuckians everywhere, no laws were accidentally enacted forbidding relatives to marry (Zing!).

1947 - Josh Gibson, "The Black Babe Ruth", dies at the young age of 37 with a brain tumor.  Gibson, like Ruth, was known for his unique ability to both hit prodigious homers and die at a young age.

2001 - Former Texas Rangers owner George W. Bush is sworn in as the 43rd president.  No comment*.

2006 - Ozzie Guillen celebrates his 42nd birthday by becoming an American citizen.  America coughs descretely and pretends not to notice.

2009 - Barack Obama sworn in as president and proves to be nowhere near as good at baseball as his predecessor.  America decides to give him a shot anyway.

(* you can't see it right now, but I'm literally** biting my tongue right now)

(** okay, not literally.  That would be quite painful)

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