Event:
Joe DiMaggio wins his 3rd MVP, beating Ted Williams by 1 vote
Joe DiMaggio History:
March 8, 1999 - Joe DiMaggio, athlete, dies at 84
October 22, 1967 - Joe DiMaggio is hired as executive Vice President of A's by Charlie Finley
January 14, 1954 - New York Yankee Joe DiMaggio marries actress Marilyn Monroe
December 11, 1951 - Joe DiMaggio announces his baseball retirement
November 13, 1951 - Lefty O'Doul's all-stars, including Joe DiMaggio and Billy Martin, lose 3-1 to Pacific League all-star team (Japan)
July 8, 1951 - Yankee Joe DiMaggio and manager Casey Stengel feud
September 10, 1950 - Joe DiMaggio becomes 1st to hit 3 home run in a game at Griffith Stadium
August 11, 1950 - Hitting just .279, Yank great Joe DiMaggio is benched for 1st time
June 21, 1950 - Joe DiMaggio gets his 2,000th hit
June 20, 1950 - Joe Dimaggio's 2,000th hit, Yankees beat Indians 8-2
February 7, 1949 - Joe DiMaggio becomes 1st $100,000/year baseball player (New York Yankees)
May 23, 1948 - Joe DiMaggio hits 3 consecutive home runs
May 21, 1948 - New York Yankees Joe Dimaggio hits for cycle (single, double, triple, home run)
February 17, 1943 - New York Yankee Joe DiMaggio, enlists into the U.S. army
November 27, 1941 - Joe DiMaggio is named AL MVP
July 17, 1941 - New York Yankee Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak ends in Cleveland
July 16, 1941 - Joe Dimaggio goes 3 for 4, hitting in his 56th straight game
July 1, 1941 - Joe Dimaggio on way to 56, ties Willie Keeler's 44 game hit streak
May 15, 1941 - Joe DiMaggio starts 56-game hitting streak; Yankees lose 13-1
October 24, 1939 - Joe DiMaggio wins AL MVP, Jimmie Foxx is runner-up
July 5, 1937 - Joe DiMaggio's 1st grand slammer
June 13, 1937 - Joe DiMaggio hits 3 consecutive home runs against St. Louis Browns
March 26, 1937 - Joe DiMaggio takes Ty Cobb's advice and replace his 40 with 36 oz bat
June 24, 1936 - Joe DiMaggio becomes 5th to hit 2 home runs in 1 inn, Yankees beat Browns 18-4
May 3, 1936 - New York Yankee Joe DiMaggio makes his major-league debut, gets 3 hits
November 21, 1934 - New York Yankees buy Joe DiMaggio from San Francisco Seals (Pacific Coast League)
July 26, 1933 - Joe Dimaggio ends 61 game hitting streak in Pacific Coast League
November 25, 1914 - Joe DiMaggio, Yankee Clipper, 56 game hitting streak
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1960 Gordie Howe becomes 1st NHLer to score 1,000 points
1951 1st missle to intercept an airplane, White Sands, New Mexico
1910 New Yorks's Penn Station opens as world's largest train station
1895 Alfred Nobel establishes Nobel Prize
