Historical Figure
Joe DiMaggio
d. 1999
American baseball player (1914–1999)
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Biography
Joseph Paul DiMaggio, nicknamed "Joltin' Joe", "the Yankee Clipper" and "Joe D.", was an American professional baseball center fielder who played his entire 13-year career in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees. Born to Italian immigrants in California, he is considered to be one of the greatest baseball players of all time and set the record for the longest hitting streak.
Timeline
The story of Joe DiMaggio, told in moments.
Started his 56-game hitting streak. For two months he got at least one hit every game. The record still stands. Nobody has come within 12 games of it.
Married Marilyn Monroe at San Francisco City Hall. It lasted 274 days. After her death in 1962, he sent roses to her grave three times a week for 20 years.
Died in Hollywood, Florida, of lung cancer. Age 84. His last words were reportedly, "I'll finally get to see Marilyn."
Artifacts (13)
We must unite forces and carry out a well-defined military and agrarian policy.
Zetan, who was Mao's brother serving under Zhu. He carried a letter to his brother Mao Zedong where Zhu stated, "We must unite forces and carry out a well-defined military and agrarian policy." This...
BASEBALL FOR EVERYONE - A Treasury of Baseball Lore and Instruction for Fans and Players
ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION (1948) - Here is Joe DiMaggio’s inside story of baseball, an instructive and entertaining survey of the game written expressly for fan and player alike — the bleacher fan, the...
Fill the Frame: Recalling My Adventures from the Golden Age to the Digital Age of Photography
Recalling My Adventures as a Working Photographer from the 60's to present day. The book describes how my career took off from being a stringer for newspapers and wire services to working for...
Baseball for Everyone; a Treasury of Baseball Lore and Instruction for Fans and Players
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of...
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