This Day in History (1974): A Pro's Throw

From the Jan. 23, 1974, edition of The Arabian Sun

Aramco chairman of the board Frank Jungers exhibits major league form as he throws out the first ball to open the 1974 Arabian Little League series at King's Road Stadium in Dhahran.

After congratulating the men and boys of the league on their sportsmanship, and the quality of their play, Jungers expressed the hope that the boys would be favored by clear skies, sticky gloves, high batting averages, clear eyes, and warm-hearted officials.

Also on this date

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2002 — U.S. journalist Daniel Pearl is kidnapped in Karachi, Pakistan, and subsequently murdered

1998 — Netscape announces Mozilla

1997 — Madeline Albright becomes the first woman to serve as U.S. Secretary of State

1986 — The inaugural class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is inducted, including Little Richard, Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Fats Domino, The Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Elvis Presley

1973 — Alexander Onassis, an American-Greek businessman and son of tycoon Aristotle Onassis, dies from injuries suffered in a plane crash in Athens, Greece

1964 — The 24th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits the use of poll taxes in national elections, is ratified

1957 — Invention Walter Frederick Morrison sells the rights to his flying disc to the Wham-O toy company, which later renames the disc the "Frisbee"

1941 — Aviator Charles Lindbergh testifies before U.S. Congress, recommending the U.S. negotiate a neutrality pact with Adolph Hitler

1920 — The Netherlands refuses to surrender the exiled Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany to the Allies

1870 — The U.S. Cavalry kill 173 Native Americans in Montana, an event that becomes known as the Marias Massacre

1737 — American general and politician John Hancock is born in Braintree, Massachusetts

1571 — The Royal Exchange opens in London

1556 — The deadliest earthquake in history strikes in the Shaanxi province of China, possible killing as many as 830,000