The April 19 Sports historical events, milestone moments, and birthdays of VIPs and Hall of Famers from the Football, Baseball, Basketball, and Hockey annals. You gotta love this stuff!

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OnThisDay.com

80sBaseball.com

Vintage Hockey Jerseys website

NBA.com

NFL.com

MLB.com

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