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    • Jun 13, 1956
    Gene Autry's Golden West Broadcasters buys San Francisco radio station KSFO for a cool $1 million
    May 22, 1959
    Gene Autry's Golden West Broadcasters buys Seattle radio station KVI
    Dec 7, 1960
    Gene Autry is approved by the American League as the owner of a new Southern California baseball team, which he names the Angels. Autry pays $2.45 million to establish the franchise
    Dec 8, 1960
    A day after he started the Angels baseball team, singer/actor Gene Autry signs his first player, 38-year-old catcher Del Rice, at St. Louis' Park Plaza Hotel
    Dec 12, 1960
    Country legend Gene Autry names Bill Rigney the first manager of his new baseball team, the Los Angeles Angels
    Apr 11, 1961
    The fledgling Los Angeles Angels, owned by cowboy singer Gene Autry, play their first regular season baseball game at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium. The Angels defeat the Orioles, 7-2
    May 31, 1961
    Chuck Berry--the author of such country hits as "Maybellene," "Johnny B. Goode" and "Brown Eyed Handsome Man"--opens a new family shopping and entertainment site called Berry Park in Wentzville, Missouri
    May 5, 1962
    Gene Autry's Los Angeles Angels have their first no-hitter. Pitcher Bo Belinsky turns the trick against the Baltimore Orioles in a 2-0 Angels victory at Dodger Stadium
    May 27, 1962
    The Los Angeles Times reports Gene Autry and his Golden West Broadcasters have purchased Portland radio station KEX
    Jul 4, 1962
    The Los Angeles Angels return to California from a road trip in first place, a remarkable feat for the midpoint of their second season. Three thousand fans greet them at the airport, along with owner Gene Autry



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