Good News in History, June 29![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_uXrovaJYQ1cp0KKGSHcGGtLGAiKaCY3g2phiSy40MprFOEZYH_1mTqz2DPN7mLA4xlgK_Hx4ORbuRDqR7OiciptqAnWof8H60L8rZlgEoqcK4JwFAduYhlc57J2YhRg04BtWG6RBYyCEy-j6X-JL_lBDsp1nFNBMKui6iwnWY=s0-d)
On this day 80 years ago,
Harmon Killebrew, the legendary baseball player, was born in Idaho. For the Minnesota Twins and Washington Senators, Killebrew was a prolific power and distance hitter who, at the time of his retirement, was second only to Babe Ruth in American League home runs (and only Alex Rodriguez passed him as a right-hander). Despite his nickname, “The Killer”, Killebrew was a quiet, kind man who raised money for leukemia and cancer research and promoted children’s sports through community service. (1936)
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