This Puerto Rican Pittsburgh Pirate passed away December 31, 1972
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Roberto Clemente(8/8/1934  12/31/1972) was a Puerto Rican ball ...  He died in a plane crash on December 31, 1972, while en route to deliver aid to ... One of Puerto Rico's finest,and Pittsburgh Pirate, Roberto Clemente. A true...
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Roberto Clemente - Wikipedia  Roberto Enrique Clemente Walker was a Puerto Rican professional baseball player. Clemente ... On December 31, 1972, he died in a plane crash while en route to deliver aid to earthquake victims in Nicaragua. ..... and shows Clemente wearing a Pittsburgh Pirates baseball cap with a Puerto Rican flag in the background.
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Baseball star dies in plane crash - Dec 31, 1972 - HISTORY.com  On this day in History, Baseball star dies in plane crash on Dec 31, 1972. ... when the cargo plane in which he is traveling crashes off the coast of Puerto Rico. ... gotten his 3,000th hit in the final game of the season for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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Clemente, Pirates' Star, Dies in Crash Of Plane Carrying Aid to ...  Jan 2, 1973 ... 1--Roberto Clemente, star outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates, died late last ... for Mr. Clemente were proclaimed in his native Puerto Rico, where he was the ... world series held in Managua in late November and December.
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Roberto Clemente - Baseball Player - Biography.com  Aug 22, 2016 ... Place of Death: San Juan, Puerto Rico ... broke National League batting records while playing for the Pittsburgh Pirates. ... Renowned for his humanitarian work, he died in a plane crash on December 31, 1972, en route to...
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National Baseball Hall of Fame - The 3,000 Hit Club - Roberto ...  thought he had hit #3000 on September 29, 1972, as he safely beat out a ball that never left the infield at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh. ... Clemente's historic hit came the next day as he sparked a fourth inning Pirate rally with a double ... final at bat of the season and, tragically, the last of his careerthe Puerto Rican...
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1960 World Series - Wikipedia  The 1960 World Series was played between the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League (NL) and the New York Yankees of the American League (AL) from October 5 to 13, 1960. It is most notable for the Game 7, ninth-inning home run hit by Bill Mazeroski, the only time a winner-take-all World Series ... The World Championship for the Pirates was their third overall and first since...
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Pirates Retired Numbers | Pittsburgh Pirates  The Bucs' all-time home run, RBI and extra base hits king, Willie also ranks in ... Stargell became the 17th player elected to the Hall of Fame in his first year of ... four others when a plane carrying supplies to earthquake-stricken Nicaragua ... The Pirates officially retired his number in a pre-game ceremony on July 12, 1997.
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Second Chance Animal Rescue of Puerto Rico | We Miss You!  He lived here as long as he could until his little heart gave out on June 9, 2014. ... She had a good 2 years at the rescue until she succumbed to her illness on May 1, ... She always had skin problems throughout her life, which we could never get ... according to my standards, even though I was lucky to have you for six years.
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Clemente, Roberto | Baseball Hall of Fame  Primary team: Pittsburgh Pirates Primary ... Born Aug. 18, 1934, in Carolina, Puerto Rico, Clemente excelled in athletics as a ... He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1973 in a special election that waived the mandatory five-year waiting period.
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History of PIRATES! Legends of the Gulf Coast in Galveston, Texas TX  Port Royal, Jamaica, and Tortuga (now Haiti) were long since used as pirate safe- havens, and ... Galveston Island isn't the only Gulf territory that had its share of pirates. ... With origins steeped in mystery and legend, Jean Lafitte is the name ... From 1817 to 1821, Lafitte ran the Campeche operation from Galveston's shores,...
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Piracy in the Caribbean - Wikipedia  The era of piracy in the Caribbean began in the 1500s and died out in the 1830s after the ... The following quote by an 18th-century Welsh captain shows the motivations for .... Veracruz, the only port city open to trans-Atlantic trade in New Spain, ..... of piracy was the loss of the pirates' last Caribbean safe haven at Nassau.
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June 20th, 1947 - Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, gangster, died at 41. On ...  On the evening of June 20, 1947, gangster Bugsy Siegel sat reading the LA Times in the Beverly Hills home of his girlfriend, Virginia Hill, when an unknown...
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Roberto Clemente's 3,000th Hit Box Score - Baseball Almanac  Sep 30, 1972 ... The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye. ... Game played on Saturday, September 30, 1972 at Three Rivers Stadium ... the box score above can be clicked and their comprehensive single season & career statistics will be shown.
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Piracy in the Caribbean - Wikipedia  The era of piracy in the Caribbean began in the 1500s and died out in the 1830s after the navies of the nations of Western Europe and North America with colonies in the Caribbean began combating pirates. The period during which pirates were most successful was from the 1660s to .... The Spanish port on the island of Trinidad off the northern coast of South...
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Piracy in the Caribbean - Wikipedia  The era of piracy in the Caribbean began in the 1500s and died out in the 1830s after the .... But the relative emptiness of the Caribbean also made it an inviting place for ... The Spanish port on the island of Trinidad off the northern coast of South ... In the early 17th century, expensive fortifications and the size of the colonial...
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Puerto Rico - New World Encyclopedia  Puerto Rico, officially Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Estado Libre Asociado de .... Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de Len became the island's first ... 1,800; 1946-1950, 31,000; 1951-1960, 45,000, 1953 (peak year), 75,000. .... of Puerto Ricans moved to the mainland United States, particularly New York City.
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Robert D.L. Gardiner, 93, Lord of His Own Island, Dies - The New ...  Aug 24, 2004 ... Robert David Lion Gardiner, last heir to bear name of family that has ... Captain Kidd once buried treasure there, and the family withstood several attacks by pirates. ... once lived on the island, as did Julia Gardiner, who became the wife of ... Eighteen ushers in top hats and tails took part in the ceremony.
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Roberto Clemente - Wikipedia  Roberto Enrique Clemente Walker was a Puerto Rican professional baseball player. Clemente spent 18 Major League Baseball (MLB) seasons playing in the National League (NL) as a right fielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1973, becoming ... During his first year in high school, he was recruited by Roberto Marn to play...
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Puerto Rico - History and Heritage | Travel | Smithsonian  Nov 6, 2007 ... Christopher Columbus arrived at Puerto Rico in 1493. He originally called the island San Juan Bautista, but thanks to the ... Puerto Ricans received U.S. citizenship in 1917 and Puerto Rico officially became a U.S. Commonwealth in 1952. .... So the Goverment of P.R rather sacrifice the Future of HIS people...
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Roberto Clemente | American baseball player | Britannica.com  Professional baseball player who was an idol in his native Puerto Rico and one of the ... debut on April 1, 1955, and spent his entire career with the Pittsburgh Pirates. ... the first player born in Latin America to be inducted into the national baseball shrine. ... The player who would be the first Latin in the Hall of Fame, Roberto...