August 5

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Contents

1 Events
- 1.1 1921
- 1.2 1984
2 Debuts
3 Births
4 Deaths

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[edit] 1921

Harold Arlin of KDKA in Pittsburgh is the voice of the first ever Major League radio broadcast. The Pittsburg Pirates beat the Philadelphia Phillies, 8-5.

[edit] 1984

American Joan Benoit wins the first gold medal in the women's marathon at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad in Los Angeles, California.

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[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths

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