Lou Gehrig’s Farewell to Baseball AddressOn July 4, 1939, at Yankee StadiumHenry Louis Gehrig, (born Heinrich Ludwig Gehrig, June 19, 1903 – June 2, 1941), nicknamed “the Iron Horse,” was a MLB first baseman who played his entire professional career (17 seasons) for the New York Yankees, from 1923 until 1939.Fans, for the past two… Read More