Martelange, Belgium
Harold Fray, the Bailey bridge built across the Sure River on December 23 when we were attached to The Fourth Armored waiting for the bridge was built to cross the river to free Bastogne. 1945
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German and British troops forget about the war for a moment and play football in the Christmas Truce of 1914 in WWI
American troops treat a wounded dog on Orote Peninsula, 1944
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Testing Football Helmets in 1912
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Jackie Robinson became the first African American to play in the major leagues when he debuted for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947.
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Jesse Owens – Known as “The Buckeye Bullet,” Owens won four gold medals at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Adolf Hitler expected the Games to be a showcase of Aryan supremacy, but the United States won 11 gold medals, six of which were won by African-American athletes, and four of which were won by Owens. The defeat in his home city was an embarrassment for Hitler and cemented Owens into history. Though he was not met at home by fanfare at the time, he was eventually awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1976. (via Sports Illustrated)
“The Thrilla in manila” – The most brutal heavyweight fights of all time, Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier faced off for the third time in their careers. Ali won the series 2-1 by TKO after the 14th round.
Eiffel Tower under construction, 1887
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Oct 13, 1960 – Bill Mazeroski hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning in Game 7 of the World Series as the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the New York Yankees. Mazeroski’s shot is the only Game 7 walk-off home run in World Series history.
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