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    • Jul 31, 1948
    Jim Reeves is released by the Lone Star League's Henderson Oilers more than three months after he last pitched for the team. It's the end of the line in baseball for Reeves, hobbled by an injury
    Sep 30, 1950
    Patti Page forgets the words to the national anthem at Rice Stadium's first football game in Houston. The Rice Owls defeat the Santa Clara Broncos, 27-7   
    Apr 29, 1951
    NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt is born in Kannapolis, North Carolina. He's namechecked in the 2003 Chris Cagle single "Chicks Dig It" and the 2009 Tim McGraw hit "Southern Voice"
    May 30, 1951
    Lee Wallard wins the Indianapolis 500 at a speed of 126 miles per hour. The crowd includes Tiny Hill, who earned a hit months earlier with "Hot Rod Race"
    May 30, 1952
    Troy Ruttman wins the Indianapolis 500 auto race. Among the fans in attendance: country hitmaker Tiny Hill
    Dec 27, 1952
    Hank and Billie Jean Williams attend the Blue-Gray Football Classic at Cramton Stadium in Montgomery, Alabama. They leave before halftime of the NCAA game, a 28-7 win for the Gray team
    Jan 1, 1953
    Justin Tubb attends the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, where the Texas Longhorns shut out the Tennessee Volunteers, 16-0
    May 30, 1953
    Fourteen-year-old Jimmy Boyd gets chased by a 2,000-pound bull during the Al Tansor Rodeo at Memorial Auditorium in Canton, Ohio. He escapes harm by dashing into the dressing room
    Oct 29, 1956
    Charley Pride pitches four innings of shutout ball, as the Negro League All-Stars beat the Major League All-Stars, including Hank Aaron and Willie Mays, 4-2
    Dec 27, 1956
    Elvis Presley plays touch football at Memphis' Dave Wells Community Center. Pictures of the game actually appear in the newspaper



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