On this day in sports: April 6

1. 1957 The flag carrier airline of Greece for decades, Olympic Airways, is founded by Aristotle Onassis following the acquisition of "TAE - Greek National Airlines". Source
2. 1973 The American League of Major League Baseball begins using the designated hitter. Source
3. 2006 Died: Maggie Dixon, American basketball player and coach (born 1977) Source
4. 2015 Died: Dollard St. Laurent, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1929) Source
5. 2018 A bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos junior ice hockey team collides with a semi-truck in Saskatchewan, Canada, killing 16 people and injuring 13 others. Source
6. 2020 Died: Al Kaline, American baseball player, broadcaster and executive (born 1934) Source

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