On this day: August 22

POSTED: 03:42 PM PDT Aug 20, 2012    UPDATED: 11:00 PM PDT Aug 21, 2012 

Teddy Roosevelt goes for a historic ride, tennis player Althea Gibson breaks racial barriers, The Supremes hit No. 1 for the first time and Nolan Ryan notches his 5,000 career strikeout, all on this day.

OTD August 22 - Carl Yaztrzemski
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1939: Baseball Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski, who played his entire 23-year baseball career with the Boston Red Sox, is born in Southampton, N.Y. He's seen here on April 8, 2011, throwing out the ceremonial first pitch before the Red Sox's home opener.

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