On Christmas Day 1934, the venerable Art Deco track in present day Arcadia first presents horse racing. Santa Anita is arguably the oldest horseracing track…
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On March 18, 1947, a basketball game tips off at the U.S. Naval Hospital, Corona. It has all the makings of any high stakes game.…
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Joltin’ Joe DiMaggio is born in Martinez, California on November 25, 1914 to a fisherman father who sails the family cross the bay when Joe…
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Growing up in Long Beach, Billie Jean King saves $8.29 in a Mason jar to buy her first tennis racquet, using nail polish to hold…
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