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On this September 20, 1973, Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs played tennis on TV.
{Fifty-one} 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
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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Thu Sep 21, 2023: On September 20, 1973, Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs played tennis on TV.
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