Pete Rose's streak ended, Niki Lauda's fiery crash, and Daigo parrys 15 strikes to win! - This DiSH for Aug. 1

In 1978, Pete Rose's quest to catch Joe Dimaggio's 56-game hitting streak came to an end at 44 games.

In 1996, Michael Johnson became the first man to win both the 200 and 400 in the same Olympic games.

In 1976, Formula One race car driver Niki Lauda nearly died in a fiery crash at the Nurburgring.

In 1928, Gene Tunney retired.

In 2004, Daigo Umehara pulled off an incredible 15-strike parry of Justin Wong in Streetfighter at the EVO Championships. It was a highly influential maneuver that drew a lot of people to streetfighting games.

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