Historically Speaking of July 6th

Interesting events from this date:

• 2005 - Time magazine reporter Matt Cooper agrees to testify to grand jury that perpetually mendacious Bush aide Karl Rove did in fact leak Valerie Plame’s name to him as an undercover CIA agent
• 1976 - The U.S. Naval Academy admits women for 1st time in its history
• 1971 - World renowned jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong dies at the age of 69
• 1958 - President Eisenhower makes Alaska the 49th state
• 1956 - Commissioner Ford Frick inaugurates the Cy Young Award to honor baseball’s best pitcher each season
• 1941 - Joe DiMaggio goes 4 for 5 in game 1 and 2 for 4 in game 2 of doubleheader against Philadelphia A’s to extend hitting streak to 48 games
• 1933 - Baseball’s first All-Star game is played at Comiskey Park in Chicago

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