Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day
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Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day was a 1939 ceremony at Yankee Stadium honoring baseball legend Lou Gehrig, during which he delivered his iconic farewell speech.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Lou Gehrig retirement speech | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
baseball event
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commemorative event ⓘ farewell ceremony ⓘ sports ceremony ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Lou Gehrig Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedDisease | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Lou Gehrig’s consecutive games played streak ending ⓘ |
| attendedBy |
Eleanor Gehrig
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Lou Gehrig NERFINISHED ⓘ New York Yankees players ⓘ fans ⓘ |
| chronologyFollows | Lou Gehrig’s retirement announcement ⓘ |
| chronologyPrecedes | Lou Gehrig’s Baseball Hall of Fame induction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | New York City ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| culturalSignificance | iconic moment in American sports culture ⓘ |
| date | July 4, 1939 ⓘ |
| decade | 1930s ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
public acknowledgment of Lou Gehrig’s illness
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tribute to Lou Gehrig’s career ⓘ |
| homeTeam | New York Yankees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honoredPerson | Lou Gehrig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honoreeFullName | Henry Louis Gehrig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honoreeLeague | American League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honoreePosition | first baseman ⓘ |
| honoreeTeam | New York Yankees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includes |
Lou Gehrig farewell address
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presentation of gifts to Lou Gehrig ⓘ speeches by dignitaries ⓘ |
| languageOfSpeech | English ⓘ |
| league | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| legacy |
frequent reference in documentaries about Lou Gehrig
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inspiration for later ALS awareness efforts ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage |
newspapers
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radio ⓘ |
| notableFor | Lou Gehrig farewell speech NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableQuote | Today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth ⓘ |
| organizedBy | New York Yankees organization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Major League Baseball history
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New York Yankees history ⓘ |
| reason |
Lou Gehrig’s diagnosis with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
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Lou Gehrig’s retirement from baseball ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| venue | Yankee Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1939 ⓘ |
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Lou Gehrig retirement speech