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Today is Monday, April 28, 2014 Today in Sports History 1930 - The first organized night baseball game was played in Independence, Kansas. 1961 - The NFL chose Canton, Ohio, as the site for the Professional Football Hall of Fame. 1967 - Muhammad Ali refused induction into the U.S. Army and was stripped of boxing title. He cited religious grounds for his refusal. 1971 - Hank Aaron hit his 600th career home run. 1985 - Billy Martin was named the manager of the New York Yankees for the fourth time. 1987 - It was announced that the NBA expansion teams would be in Charlotte and Miami in 1988. 1988 - The Baltimore Orioles lost for the 21st consecutive time. It was the longest streak to start a season in major league baseball. 1993 - Dale Hunter (Washington Capitals) executed a blindside check on Pierre Turgeon (New York Islanders). On May 4 Hunter was given a 21 game suspension.
Posted on: Mon, 28 Apr 2014 11:12:14 +0000

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