On this day, April 25, in 1976, Chicago Cubs outfielder Rick Monday rescued the American flag from two protesters who had run on to the field at Dodger Stadium to set it on fire.
The two protesters were arrested, fined and forgotten, but the flag and the moment has become an icon to millions of Americans.
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