Sagarlan Alonzo Knighton
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1896 - 1985

1900


Age: 26y
1900 L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is published in Chicago, the first of Baum's Oz books chronicling the fictional Land of Oz for children.

1910


Apr 18
Age: 37y

1918


Sep 12
Age: 45y

1920


Jan 21
Age: 46y
1920 Babe Ruth is traded by the Red Sox for $125,000, the largest sum ever paid for a player at that time.

1930


Apr 2
Age: 57y
1930 • Australian cricketer Donald Bradman scores a world record 309 runs in one day, on his way to the highest individual Test innings of 334, during a Test match against England.

1957


Jul 8
Age: 84y
1957 The Bridge on the River Kwai is released in the U.S. It goes on to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. Additional Oscars go to Alec Guinness (Best Actor) and David Lean (Best Director), among others. This is Lean's first Oscar for directing.

1957


Jul
1957 Catholic Memorial School opens its doors for the first time in Boston.

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