Episode 854

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19th Apr 2026

Sixers and Pistons Brawl in the Palace, the Exploding Scoreboard debuted at Comiskey, and Katherine Switzer first woman to run the Boston Marathon - This DiSH for April 19

In 1990, the Detroit Pistons and Philadelphia 76ers got into an epic fight at the end of a 10-point Philly win.

In 1960, the exploding scoreboard debuted at Chicago's Comiskey Park after Minnie Minoso's Grand Slam homer in the fourth inning.

In 1967, Katherine Switzer became the first woman to run the Boston Marathon even though women were not permitted to enter.

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This Day in Sports History
Remember and relive the greatest moments in sports history every day of the year.
Relive the greatest moments in sports every day of the year. From the triumphs to the tragedies, the first to do it to the last time it happened, the unbelievable to the strange, This Day in Sports History is a 365-day journey remembering those significant events that made a lasting impact. 

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