Episode

EXTRA! EXTRA! Hear all about it! - An All-American Independence Day Special Episode - July 4th, 2026

Podcast: This Day in Sports History
Published: Jul 4, 2026
Duration seconds: 626
Processing state: not_requested
Canonical source: https://thisdayinsportshistory.sportshistorynetwork.com/captivate-podcast/extra-extra-read-all-about-it-an-all-american-independence-day-special-episode-july-4th-2026
Audio: https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/dca8cf8b-1548-47ac-b6c3-fa195eaef03b.mp3
JSON: /v1/public/podcasts/this-day-in-sports-history-6689837/episodes/extra-extra-hear-all-about-it-an-all-american-independence-day-special-episode-july-4th-2026
Markdown: /podcast/this-day-in-sports-history-6689837/extra-extra-hear-all-about-it-an-all-american-independence-day-special-episode-july-4th-2026.md

Actions

POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/this-day-in-sports-history-6689837/episodes/extra-extra-hear-all-about-it-an-all-american-independence-day-special-episode-july-4th-2026/transcription-requests
Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-day-in-sports-history-6689837/extra-extra-hear-all-about-it-an-all-american-independence-day-special-episode-july-4th-2026.md
Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

Summary

In 1905, Philadelphia Athletics' pitcher Rube Waddell outlasted Boston's Cy Young in a 21-inning pitcher's duel. In 1910, Heavyweight champ Jack Johnson knocked out James Jeffries in the first of the 'Great White Hope' fights. In 1919, challenger Jack Dempsey beat Jess Willard to win the heavyweight title.