July 17

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Contents

1 Events
- 1.1 1941
- 1.2 1954
- 1.3 1974
- 1.4 1976
- 1.5 1994
- 1.6 2007
2 Debuts
3 Births
4 Deaths

[edit] Events

[edit] 1941

Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak is snapped by the Cleveland Indians. Tomorrow, he will begin a new streak which will last for 17 games.

[edit] 1954

For the first time ever, an MLB ball club, the Brooklyn Dodgers, is made up of a majority of black players.

[edit] 1974

Bob Gibson of the St. Louis Cardinals strikes out Cesar Geronimo to earn his 3,000th strikeout of his career.

[edit] 1976

The opening ceremonies for the Games of the XXI Olympiad take place in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

[edit] 1994

Brazil wins their fourth FIFA World Cup by defeating Italy 3-2 on penalties. The match ended 0-0 after extra time thereby forcing the penalty shootout to decide the match. The final was played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.

[edit] 2007

Michael Vick indicted on charges of competitive dogfighting, procuring and training pit bulls for fighting and conducting the enterprise across state lines.

[edit] Debuts

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths

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