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Pope Paul VI was the first to visit the United States in 1965. Pope John Paul II (shown) stopped by in 1979.
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To name a few: The farewell speeches of Lou Gehrig; Babe Ruth's 60th home run in the 1927 season; Don Larsen's perfect game in the 1956 World Series; Roger Maris' 61st home run in 1961; Chris Chambliss getting mobbed while running the bases after hitting a pennant-clinching home run against Kansas City in 1976; Reggie Jackson's three home runs in the 1977 World Series; Bobby Murcer's 5-RBI performance in a 5-4 win the same day he gave a eulogy for good friend Thurman Munson, who died in a plane crash in 1979.
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