It's not unprecedented for a single speech by a president or world leader to stand the test of time. For a baseball player to have that kind of lasting impact, however, it takes something truly ...

Fri, 04 Jul 2014 20:44:57 GMT — On this day, July 4th, in 1939, New York Yankee Lou Gehrig delivered his famous farwell speech at Yankee Stadium. Other than his speech, Gehrig is best known for his ...

One of the few surviving tickets from Lou Gehrig’s “Luckiest Man” speech July 4, 1939, is up for auction at Heritage with an ...

The Yankee slugger said goodbye to baseball 75 years ago. Lou Gehrig, first baseman for the New York Yankees, is shown at the microphone during Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day, a farewell to the slugger, ...

The jersey worn by Lou Gehrig in his final appearance at Yankee Stadium has been sold at an auction held by Christie's in conjunction with Hunt Auctions for $2.712 million. It is the highest amount ...