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September 6, 1995: Cal Ripken surpasses Lou Gehrig's 'unbreakable
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Cal Ripken Jr. Academy of Achievement
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Cal Ripken breaks Lou Gehrig's record
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Baseball Legend Cal Ripken Jr. Takes Home Another Award, This Time
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This Day in History for September 6 – Ripken Breaks Record and More
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Baseball Sisco Kid Style: Cal Ripken Jr Becomes MLB's Iron Man
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Baseball Sisco Kid Style: Cal Ripken Jr Becomes MLB's Iron Man
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Cal Ripken Jr. Academy of Achievement
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Cal's Big Night: Ripken, Berman Remember 2,131 - PressBox
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Cal Ripken Jr. broke Lou Gehrig's record 25 years ago
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Ripken reaches Gehrig's mark
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Cal Ripken breaks Lou Gehrig's record