First baseman Lou Gehrig played 2130 games in a row for the Yankees from 1925 to 1939. He gave his name to the disease that ended his life and career.
"Marilyn" and Other Flop Broadway Musicals about Real People
June 1, 2012 by Josh MapesBorn on June 1, 1926, Marilyn Monroe still fascinates the public almost a century later. Within the last year, her life was the subject of the movie My Week with... read more
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