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2 unusual facts about Roamin' in the Gloamin'


Gloaming

Gloaming, or twilight, the time after sunset and before dark, celebrated in Harry Lauder's Roamin' In The Gloamin'

Roamin' In The Gloamin'

Gabby Hartnett's clutch home run for Chicago Cubs late in the 1938 baseball season, when the game was at risk of being called on account of darkness, was dubbed the "Homer in the Gloamin'".


Homer in the Gloamin'

"Roamin' in the Gloamin' " was a popular song dating to 1911, written and recorded by Harry Lauder.


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