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American History

mahatmakanejeeves

(60,699 posts) Thu Sep 21, 2023, 10:50 AM Sep 2023

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On September 20, 1973, Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs played tennis on TV.

Fifty years ago today:

Women's Wimbledon champion Billy Jean King beats former men's Wimbledon champion Bobby Riggs in a hyped match in the Astrodome

The event drew a worldwide TV audience of 90 million and the crowd of 30,472 remains the biggest to see a match in the US

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On September 20, 1973, Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs played tennis on TV. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 OP

And it changed the world for female tennis players nt spooky3 Sep 2023 #1

I watched that match, live. Yes, I guess I'm old. SlimJimmy Sep 2023 #2

He looked a lot like Austin Powers. Beakybird Sep 2023 #3

spooky3

(36,052 posts)

1. And it changed the world for female tennis players nt

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Thu Sep 21, 2023, 10:52 AM

Sep 2023

SlimJimmy

(3,246 posts)

2. I watched that match, live. Yes, I guess I'm old.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Thu Sep 21, 2023, 11:17 AM

Sep 2023

And it truly changed the face of Women's tennis forever. I was always a Billie Jean fan anyway. A world class player if there ever was one.

Beakybird

(3,390 posts)

3. He looked a lot like Austin Powers.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Thu Sep 21, 2023, 12:56 PM

Sep 2023

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