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Happy birthday to Christopher Knight, best known for playing Peter Brady on The Brady Bunch. Born November 7, 1957, the actor celebrates his 69th birthday today.
BITE-SIZED FACT | Knight was one of six young actors who helped make the Brady kids a familiar part of television throughout the 1970s. #70s
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Forbes Field, with Pitt's Cathedral of Learning rising beyond the bleachers. The Pirates' home from June 30, 1909, to June 28, 1970, it saw three World Series titles and Bill Mazeroski's Game 7 walk-off in 1960. Few ballparks ever had a backdrop like it. Did you ever see a game there? #ForbesField #Pirates
ALT Forbes Field grandstand with the Cathedral of Learning rising beyond
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Lynda Carter first appeared as Diana Prince in The New Original Wonder Woman, the television pilot that aired on ABC on November 7, 1975.
BITE-SIZED FACT | The pilot was successful enough to lead to a regular series, which moved to CBS in 1977. #70s
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Dwight Gooden in Mets pinstripes during his 1984 rookie season. At 19 he went 17-9 with a 2.60 ERA and 276 strikeouts, a major league rookie record, and won NL Rookie of the Year. A year later he went 24-4 with a 1.53 ERA and won the Cy Young. He was the youngest All-Star ever that July. Best young pitcher you ever saw? #DwightGooden #Mets
ALT Dwight Gooden pitching for the New York Mets with a high leg kick in 1984
