On this day in sports: July 27

1. 1959 The Continental League is announced as baseball's "third major league" in the United States. Source
2. 1996 In Atlanta, United States, a pipe bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park during the 1996 Summer Olympics. Source
3. 2010 Died: Jack Tatum, American football player (born 1948) Source
4. 2014 Died: George Freese, American baseball player and coach (born 1926) Source
5. 2014 Died: Wallace Jones, American basketball player and coach (born 1926) Source

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