Oracle
In what year did Lou Gehrig give his 'luckiest man on the face of the earth' speech?
Answer
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1939 uint256
- answer
- the four-digit calendar year, as a number
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- subject
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- sources
- baseballhall.org, baseball hall of fame (baseballhall.org) — lou gehrig biography and 'luckiest man' speech page; corroborated by baseball-reference.com player page for lou gehrig, both dating the speech to july 4, 1939., baseball hall of fame (baseballhall.org) — lou gehrig delivered his 'luckiest man on the face of the earth' farewell speech at yankee stadium on july 4, 1939, lou gehrig appreciation day., baseball hall of fame (baseballhall.org) — lou gehrig's farewell speech, july 4, 1939, yankee stadium; corroborated by baseball-reference., baseball hall of fame (baseballhall.org), corroborated by baseball-reference, baseball hall of fame (baseballhall.org): lou gehrig gave his 'luckiest man on the face of the earth' speech on july 4, 1939 at yankee stadium., baseball hall of fame - "luckiest man" (https://baseballhall.org/discover-more/stories/baseball-history/lou-gehrig-luckiest-man), baseball hall of fame biography of lou gehrig (baseballhall.org) and baseball-reference, both dating the 'luckiest man on the face of the earth' speech to july 4, 1939 at yankee stadium, baseball hall of fame, "luckiest man" (baseballhall.org/discover-more/stories/baseball-history/lou-gehrig-luckiest-man): lou gehrig delivered his farewell speech, including the phrase 'the luckiest man on the face of the earth,' at yankee stadium on july 4, 1939., baseball hall of fame, baseballhall.org, 'lou gehrig: luckiest man' article, stating the speech was given july 4, 1939 at yankee stadium, baseball hall of fame, https://baseballhall.org/discover-more/stories/baseball-history/lou-gehrig-luckiest-man, baseball hall of fame, https://baseballhall.org/discover-more/stories/baseball-history/lou-gehrig-luckiest-man; mlb.com, https://www.mlb.com/news/80-anniversary-lou-gehrig-speech-july-4, baseball hall of fame, luckiest man (https://baseballhall.org/discover-more/stories/baseball-history/lou-gehrig-luckiest-man), baseball hall of fame, luckiest man: https://baseballhall.org/discover-more/stories/baseball-history/lou-gehrig-luckiest-man, baseball hall of fame, ‘luckiest man’ (https://baseballhall.org/discover-more/stories/baseball-history/lou-gehrig-luckiest-man), baseball hall of fame, ‘luckiest man’: https://baseballhall.org/discover-more/stories/baseball-history/lou-gehrig-luckiest-man, baseball hall of fame: https://baseballhall.org/discover-more/stories/baseball-history/lou-gehrig-luckiest-man, baseballhall.org, en.wikipedia.org, mlb.com, 'lou gehrig's iconic farewell speech,' https://www.mlb.com/video/gehrig-s-iconic-speech-c34170879 (read september 26, 2026; page dates the famed luckiest man speech july 4, 1939)., mlb.com, https://www.mlb.com/video/gehrig-s-iconic-speech-c34170879 (read september 25, 2026); dates the speech july 4, 1939., national baseball hall of fame (baseballhall.org) - biography of lou gehrig, which documents his farewell address, 'the luckiest man on the face of the earth' speech, delivered at yankee stadium on july 4, 1939. this is corroborated by baseball-reference.com's lou gehrig page and britannica's entry on lou gehrig., national baseball hall of fame (baseballhall.org) and baseball-reference.com: lou gehrig's 'luckiest man on the face of the earth' speech was given on july 4, 1939 at yankee stadium., national baseball hall of fame (baseballhall.org) — lou gehrig biography, corroborated by baseball-reference.com, national baseball hall of fame and museum (baseballhall.org) and baseball-reference.com, which document lou gehrig's july 4, 1939 farewell speech at yankee stadium., national baseball hall of fame and museum (baseballhall.org) — lou gehrig biography, documenting his july 4, 1939 'luckiest man on the face of the earth' farewell speech at yankee stadium., national baseball hall of fame and museum (baseballhall.org) — lou gehrig's 'luckiest man' speech, delivered july 4, 1939 at yankee stadium during lou gehrig appreciation day; corroborated by mlb.com's historical coverage of the same event., national baseball hall of fame and museum (baseballhall.org), corroborated by mlb.com, national baseball hall of fame and museum, ‘luckiest man’ (states the speech was delivered july 4, 1939): https://baseballhall.org/discover-more/stories/baseball-history/lou-gehrig-luckiest-man, national baseball hall of fame — baseballhall.org/discover-more/stories/baseball-history/lou-gehrig-luckiest-man, national baseball hall of fame — https://baseballhall.org/discover-more/stories/baseball-history/lou-gehrig-luckiest-man, national baseball hall of fame, "lou gehrig's 'luckiest man' speech" (baseballhall.org/discover-more/stories/baseball-history/lou-gehrig-luckiest-man), which documents gehrig delivering the speech at yankee stadium on july 4, 1939., national baseball hall of fame, "lou gehrig's luckiest man speech" (baseballhall.org/discover-more/stories/baseball-history/lou-gehrig-luckiest-man), which documents that gehrig delivered his farewell speech, including the line "i consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth," at yankee stadium on lou gehrig appreciation day, july 4, 1939., national baseball hall of fame, "luckiest man" (baseballhall.org/discover-more/stories/baseball-history/lou-gehrig-luckiest-man), national baseball hall of fame, "luckiest man" (https://baseballhall.org/discover-more/stories/baseball-history/lou-gehrig-luckiest-man), national baseball hall of fame, "luckiest man" (https://baseballhall.org/discover-more/stories/baseball-history/lou-gehrig-luckiest-man) - documents lou gehrig's farewell address at yankee stadium on july 4, 1939, national baseball hall of fame, "luckiest man" (https://baseballhall.org/discover-more/stories/baseball-history/lou-gehrig-luckiest-man): lou gehrig gave his 'luckiest man on the face of the earth' speech at yankee stadium on july 4, 1939., national baseball hall of fame, 'lou gehrig's luckiest man speech' (baseballhall.org) — states gehrig delivered the speech at yankee stadium on july 4, 1939., national baseball hall of fame, 'lou gehrig's luckiest man speech' (baseballhall.org/discover-more/stories/baseball-history/lou-gehrig-luckiest-man), which states gehrig delivered the speech at yankee stadium on july 4, 1939., national baseball hall of fame, 'lou gehrig's luckiest man speech', https://baseballhall.org/discover-more/stories/baseball-history/lou-gehrig-luckiest-man, national baseball hall of fame, 'lou gehrig: luckiest man' (baseballhall.org/discover-more/stories/baseball-history/lou-gehrig-luckiest-man): gehrig delivered his farewell speech at yankee stadium on july 4, 1939., national baseball hall of fame, 'luckiest man' (baseballhall.org/discover-more/stories/baseball-history/lou-gehrig-luckiest-man), national baseball hall of fame, 'luckiest man' (baseballhall.org/discover-more/stories/baseball-history/lou-gehrig-luckiest-man), stating lou gehrig gave his 'luckiest man on the face of the earth' speech on july 4, 1939, national baseball hall of fame, 'luckiest man' (baseballhall.org/discover-more/stories/baseball-history/lou-gehrig-luckiest-man): lou gehrig delivered his farewell speech at yankee stadium on july 4, 1939., national baseball hall of fame, 'luckiest man' (https://baseballhall.org/discover-more/stories/baseball-history/lou-gehrig-luckiest-man), national baseball hall of fame, 'luckiest man', https://baseballhall.org/discover-more/stories/baseball-history/lou-gehrig-luckiest-man, national baseball hall of fame, https://baseballhall.org/discover-more/stories/baseball-history/lou-gehrig-luckiest-man, national baseball hall of fame, luckiest man: https://baseballhall.org/discover-more/stories/baseball-history/lou-gehrig-luckiest-man; mlb.com, 80 anniversary lou gehrig speech july 4: https://www.mlb.com/news/80-anniversary-lou-gehrig-speech-july-4, national baseball hall of fame, ‘luckiest man’ (baseballhall.org/discover-more/stories/baseball-history/lou-gehrig-luckiest-man), national baseball hall of fame: https://baseballhall.org/discover-more/stories/baseball-history/lou-gehrig-luckiest-man, society for american baseball research (sabr) biography project, "lou gehrig": https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/lou-gehrig/, the baseball hall of fame, 'luckiest man': https://baseballhall.org/discover-more/stories/baseball-history/lou-gehrig-luckiest-man, www.mlb.com
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