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1900 — Britain’s Harry Vardon wins the U.S. Open golf title, beating J.H. Taylor with a 313 total at the Chicago Golf Club.
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1910 — William Howard Taft became the first U.S. president to throw out the first ball at a baseball opener in Washington.
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