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1989 NASA confirmed Voyager 2's discovery of 3 more moons of Neptune designated temporarily 1989 N2, 1989 N3 and 1989 N24

1980 River of No Return Wilderness Area designated by Jimmy Carter

1973 Yankee Ron Blomberg becomes 1st designated hitter, he walks

1973 In an exhibition game with the Pirates, Twins Larry Hisle becomes the 1st designated hitter (he hits 2 home runs and knocks in 7 RBIs)

1973 American League adopts designated hitter rule

1951 Israeli Knesset officially designated April 13 as Holocaust Day

1948 Ron Blomberg, 1st baseman, New York Yankees, /1st designated hitter

1928 John McGraw backs NL President John Heydler's designated hitter idea

1928 NL President John Heydler proposes designated hitter for pitchers

1926 Dahlia is officially designated as San Francisco city flower

1890 Ellis Island designated as an immigration station

1878 Sabi Game Reserve, world's 1st official designated game reserve, opens

1861 Richmond, Virginia is designated Confederate Capital

1781 Thomas Hutchins designated Geographer of US



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