Josh Gibson

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Josh Gibson: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Media added.	Will Gosner	May 29, 2024
	Updated to reflect the incorporation of Negro league statistics into MLB history.	J.E. Luebering	May 29, 2024
	First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	Mar 06, 2024
	Anniversary information added.		Jan 16, 2024
	Anniversary information added.		Dec 17, 2023
	Add new Web site: Famous African American - Biography of John Gibson.	Gloria Lotha	Mar 19, 2020
	Replaced photograph.	Amy Tikkanen	Nov 10, 2017
	Add new Web site: National Baseball Hall of Fame - Biography of Josh Gibson.	Thinley Kalsang Bhutia	Mar 30, 2017
	Add new Web site: BlackHistoryNow - Biography of Josh Gibson.	Aakanksha Gaur	Feb 19, 2014
	Add new Web site: The National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and Museum - Biography of JOSH GIBSON.	Aakanksha Gaur	Feb 19, 2014
	Add new Web site: BlackPast.org - Biography of Joshua Gibson.	Aakanksha Gaur	Feb 19, 2014
	Add new Web site: African American Registry - Biography of Josh Gibson.	Aakanksha Gaur	Feb 19, 2014
	Add new Web site: Pennsylvania Center for the Book - Biography of Josh Gibson.	Aakanksha Gaur	Feb 19, 2014
	Article expanded to mention additional details of Gibson's career and the circumstances of his death.	Adam Augustyn	Sep 30, 2010
	Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Entertainment - Biography of Josh Gibson.	Shiveta Singh	Feb 27, 2009
	Article revised.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Feb 15, 2002
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jan 12, 2000