I rise today to honor a true living legend and one of the greatest ItalianAmerican heros of all time: Joe DiMagglo. Today. we celebrate the 50th annk versary of baseballs most Impressive accomplishment: the magnificent 56game hitting streak of 1941. Joe. the son of Sicilian Immigrants. won the hearts and minds of millions of Americans at a time when the country desperately needed a hero. I remember that as a child growing up in New Havens Wooster Square. the heart of the Italian community. you could always hear the Yankee game playing from the radio In every window. And after the game. nobody asked you how the Yankees did.
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