Fri, 04 Jul 2014 20:44:57 GMT — On this day, July 4th, in 1939, New York Yankee Lou Gehrig delivered his famous farwell speech at Yankee Stadium. Other than his speech, Gehrig is best known for his ...

This Fourth of July brings with it a special anniversary for New Yorkers. On this day 85 years ago Yankees baseball great Lou Gehrig, suffering from ALS, the neurodegenerative illness now known as Lou ...

On June 13, 1939 — 75 years ago — Lou Gehrig arrived at the Rochester airport. He came to Rochester where he was to undergo a physical check-up at the Mayo Clinic. Weeks earlier (May 2), Gehrig took ...

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