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World's Greatest Guitarist Eric Clapton

MUSIC   RECAPPING PAST NEWS EVENTS   Eric Patrick Clapton is 72 years old today. Clapton got the nickname Slowhand because he played the guitar with such  ferocity that his strings would break and as he replaced them onstage, the  audience would slowly clap their hands. Eric Clapton  ranked second  in  Rolling Stone  magazine’s list of the " 100  Greatest   Guitarists of All Time " and fourth in  Gibson’s  "Top 50 Guitarists  of All Time". He was also named number five in  Time  magazine’s list of  "The 10 Best Electric Guitar Players" in 2009. Actors Animals Archaelogy Period Architecture Artist Bicycle Life Biology Life Boat Business Cars Casino Celebrity Countries Engineering Environment Festivals Fish Food Funny Laugh Gadgets Genius History Hobby Holidays Internet Ideas Movies Movies to Watch 2017 Music News News Stories Nutrition Philosophy Playwrights Poem Presidents Project Id

America Expands - ALASKA

TRAVEL    RECAPPING PAST NEWS EVENTS   Signing the Alaska purchase on this day in 1867. Seward is seated  at center. Actors Animals Archaelogy Period Architecture Artist Bicycle Life Biology Life Boat Business Cars Casino Celebrity Countries Engineering Environment Festivals Fish Food Funny Laugh Gadgets Genius History Hobby Holidays Internet Ideas Movies Movies to Watch 2017 Music News News Stories Nutrition Philosophy Playwrights Poem Presidents Project Ideas Psychology Quotes Religion Rights Science Life Sports Summer Life Technology Trains Travel TV Shows Women

Denton True "Cy" Young Legendary 511-game winner

SPORTS   RECAPPING PAST NEWS EVENTS   Denton True "Cy" Young    (March 29, 1867 – November 4, 1955) Legendary 511-game winner Cy Young pitched three no-hitters throughout  his career, including a perfect game on May 5, 1904. He had most of his  success with the Cleveland Spiders and the Boston Americans and Red  Sox. The season-ending award for the top pitcher in the AL and NL was  named after him. He set the record for most career innings pitched with  7,356. Young was born in  Gilmore, Ohio  and quit school after sixth grade.   Baseball used for the first four innings in Game One of the first  modern World Series in 1903.            Actors Animals Archaelogy Period Architecture Artist Bicycle Life Biology Life Boat Business Cars Casino Celebrity Countries Engineering Environment Festivals Fish Food Funny Laugh Gadgets Genius History Hobby Holidays Internet Ideas Movies Movies to Watch 2017 Music Ne