July 11, 1914: Babe Ruth made his major league debut

George Herman "Babe" Ruth made his major league debut on this day in 1914.   Ruth pitched 7 strong innings to lead the Red Sox to a 4-3 victory against the Indians.  

The Babe was sold to the Yankees and turned into an outfielder in 1920.  The rest is major league history and 714 home runs.

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July 11, 1962: The first "Telstar" was launched and then came the classic song

On July 11, 1962, the first of the two Telstar satelites was launched into space.   
It was the beginning of something big, as someone said.  A few days later, a news program started with a picture of the Statue of Liberty and the Eiffel Tower side by side, each coming from different sides of the world.

And then Tornados put it to music.   The Tornados became the first British band to have a # 1 in the US, or about two years before The Beatles.

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