On This Day in Boomer History
July 27
1952: | Emile Zatopek runs Olympic record marathon (2:23:03.2) |
1953: | Dizzy Dean, Al Simmons Chief Bender, Bobby Wallace, Harry Wright, Ed Barrow, and Bill Klem and Tom Connolly are inducted into Hall of Fame |
1958: | Louise Suggs wins LPGA French Lick Golf Open |
1963: | Fritz Von Erich beats Verne Gagne in Omaha, to become NWA champ |
1965: | President Johnson signs a bill requiring cigarette makers to print health warnings on all cigarette packages about the effects of smoking |
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