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Latinx Heritage Month
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On this day in Latinx history: The New York Cubans celebrate their 1947 Negro World Series title
The favorites rallied from series deficit to knock off the Cleveland Buckeyes
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On this day in Latinx history: Reds’ Dolf Luque is first Latino to play in World Series
Pitcher appeared in two games for Cincinnati in the 1919 series against the White Sox
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On this day in Latinx history: Cardinals and 49ers play game in Mexico City
Estadio Azteca hosted the first NFL regular-season game played outside the United States
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On this day in Latinx history: Soccer great Pelé retires
Brazilian legend departed after 1,281 career goals
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On this day in Latinx history: Nancy Lopez wins Mary Kay Classic
Mexican-American golfer had eight LPGA Tour victories in 1979
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On this day in Latinx history: Olympian Jefferson Pérez retires
Race walker is the only person to win medals representing Ecuador
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On this day in Latinx history: Boston’s Ted Williams hits 521st and final home run
Hall of Famer kept his Mexican heritage a secret until later in life
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On this day in Latinx history: Monica Puig, Puerto Rico’s first Olympic gold medalist, is born
She upset three Grand Slam champions en route to tennis gold in 2016
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On this day in Latinx history: Lisa Fernandez leads USA softball to gold medal
The ace pitcher struck out eight in a 2-1 win over Japan in the grand final