Indisputable, though, is this: Paige reached the major leagues at an age when most pitchers have long stopped stressing their rotator cuffs. Also inarguable: the 6-foot-3, 180-pound right-hander is remembered as much for his witticisms as his extraordinary pitching talent and longevity.
Only four black men and women were elected to the United States Senate in all of American history â former Sens. Edward William Brooke (R-MA) and Carol Moseley Braun (D-IL) join Booker in this very exclusive group, along with President Barack Obama.
The Senate's image as a bastion of grey-haired men took a hit on Tuesday, when a slew of victories swelled the number of women in the upper house to 20. Tammy Baldwin has become the first openly gay candidate to be elected to the Senate. Photograph: Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images.