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Fargo, North Dakota : The man who first broke Babe Ruth's record
Fargo is located in the southeastern part of North Dakota, bordering Canada, in the northern part of the US mainland. It is the largest...
May 2, 2025
New York City, New York : The Pride of the Yankees
On the evening of August 16, 2017, I arrived at Newark Liberty International Airport after a 13-hour nonstop flight from Japan and headed...
Apr 25, 2025
Fargo, North Dakota : The first man to overcome a high wall
In August 2009. I was in the US from Japan on summer vacation and headed to Fargo, North Dakota in a rental car to visit a facility...
Apr 4, 2025
Clearbrook, Minnesota : The man who appeared on the cover of a famous magazine
May 2016. I was driving around the US and I wanted to visit Clearbrook, Minnesota. It's the hometown of Wes Westrum. Westrum was a...
Mar 7, 2025
Greenville, Texas : A pitcher who lost his right leg in his prime
In the summer of 2007, I visited Greenville, Texas. This is the small city where a pitcher named Monty Stratton lived after his...
Feb 26, 2025
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