1956- On October 3th, 1956 the first game of the Baseball World Series between The New York Yankees and Brooklyn Dodgers. The Yankees won the Series in seven games, 4-3. On the first and second games the Brooklyn Dodgers won 6:3 and 13:8. The Yankees stepped up their game and beat the Dodgers on October 6th, 5:3 and on October 7th, 6:2. The Yankees beat the Dodgers again on the fifth game 2:0 where Don Larsen pitched the first and only perfect no-hitter in World Series History. The Dodgers beat the Yankees 1:0 because Junior Gilliam, moved to second on bunt, and scored when Jackie Robinson drove a single over Slaughter’s head and scored a win. Game 7 was an easy win when the Yankees scored twice in the first inning, two more in the third, and ended up with a 9-0 score!
Video- This video shows that last game of the World Series, first showing Dodger’s Pitcher Don Newcombe, pitches to Yogi Berra and he scores a homerun. Bases are loaded when Bill Scowron scores another homerun for the Yankees leaving the score 9:0. Next pitcher is Johnny Cooks with Jackie Robinson at base. Jackie strikes out but the umpire does not catch the ball. Jackie runs to first base only to get a strike. The Yankees win their sixth championship with Coach Casey Stegal.
1958- On February 6th, 1958 the airplane carrying players and backroom staff of Manchester United, a number of journalist and supporters crashed in a blizzard on its third attempt to take off from Munich Airport. Manchester United was just returning from Belgrade where they just finished beating Red Star Belgrade in the European Cup. Twenty-three of forty-four passengers passed away. Eight players of Manchester United passed away due to the Munich Air Disaster. Roger Bryne, Mark Jones, Duncan Edwards, Tommy Taylor, Eddie Coleman, Liam Whelan, David Pegg, and Geoff Bent were the players of Manchester United that did not survive the crash. The people that passed away due to the air disaster will always be remembered.
Video- This video was made for the 50th anniversary of the Munich Air Disaster. Survivors of the Munich Air Disaster relive the day of the disaster. The video was supported with videos and pictures of the crash. Sir Bobby Charlton was a survivor of the terrible event. Gerald said he woke up after the place crash 20 yards away from the plane and doesn’t understand why he survived the crash, which he should have died during the crash and let another person of the disaster live. Manchester United player Harry Gregg was also a survivor of the crash and he showed how he tried to rescue as many players as he could. Manager, Matt Busby and others were critically injured and struggling to stay alive. All of the people that passed away during the air crash will be remembered.
