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June 14. Congress adopts Star and Stripes as official flag, 1777.
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June 14, 1777. Congress adopts Star and Stripes as the official flag of the Union. Sheet music cover for the song “Union, God and Liberty,” spotlights the marching American flag.
King Ludwig of Bavaria
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Carte-de-visite 1870
Mel Parnell in Color
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News photograph 1954
Joe Hornung at Thirty Years Old
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Carte-de-visite 1877
June 12. At Windsor Castle King George V receives Irish disbanded ‘colors,’ 1922.
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June 12, 1922. King George V receives Irish disbanded ‘colors’ from six regiments at Windsor Castle. Carte-de-Visite photograph of Windsor Castle as it appeared circa 1865.
June 11. Sir Barton first to win racing’s Triple Crown, 1919.
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June 11, 1919. By winning the Belmont Stakes Sir Barton first to win racing’s Triple Crown. Cigar box label dedicated to August Belmont, for who the Belmont Stakes is named.
June 11. Jack Calvo is born in 1894.
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June 11, 1897. Jack Calvo is born. Aguilitas cigarette card from Havana, featuring Jacinto Calvo, portrait, from 1926.
June 10. Mike Kreevich is born in 1908.
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June 10, 1908. Mike Kreevich is born. Mystery shot. Mike Kreevich is wearing a Chicago Cubs road uniform from 1933 or 34, while he was under contract to the White Sox…
June 10. Joe Nuxhall becomes the youngest player in ML history, 1944.
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June 10, 1944. Joe Nuxhall becomes youngest player in ML baseball history, reaching the Majors at age 15. 15 year old Joe Nuxhall and Bill McKechnie share a dugout moment before Joe…
June 9. Frank Norton is born in 1850.
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June 9, 1850. Frank Norton is born. Carte-de-Visite photographic portrait of Frank Norton in the days when he caught for the Brooklyn Atlantics, c.1868.
June 9. William Jennings Bryan resigns cabinet post, 1915.
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June 9, 1915. William Jennings Bryan resigns position as Secretary of State over the sinking of the Lusitania. Cartoon of William Jennings Bryan by W.W. Denslow.
Del Ennis in the Batting Circle
June 8. Teddy Roosevelt authorizes land conservation, 1906.
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June 8, 1906. Teddy Roosevelt authorizes land conservation, signing the Antiquities Act, restricting land use. Photograph of sculptor Vicenzo Miserendino works on his sculpture of Teddy Roosevelt, aroun 1905.
June 7. Benjamin Harrison attends a baseball game, 1892.
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June 7, 1892. Benjamin Harrison is the first U.S. President to attend a baseball game. Chromolithographic die cut of General Benjamin Harrison on horseback.
Herb Score with Al Lopez in Tucson 1958
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News photograph 1958
June 6. Bill Lange is born in 1871.
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June 6, 1871. Bill Lange is born. National Copper Plate premium portrait of Bill Lange.
Uncle Tom’s Cabin Promo
Advertising trade card 1880
June 5. Jack Chesbro is born in 1874.
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June 5, 1874. Jack Chesbro is born. Rose postcard from 1909 with portrait of Jack Chesbro.
Tim Murnane with the Athletics 1874
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Cabinet photograph 1874
Transcontinental Brand RR Label
Citrus label 1914
June 3. The first opium war begins in China, 1839.
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June 3, 1939. The first opium war begins in China when Lin Tse-hsu destroys 2500 pounds of opium confiscated from the British. Postcard of opium smokers in China, circa 1910.
June 3. Jim Gentile is born in 1934.
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June 3, 1934. Jim Gentile is born. In a snapshot at the American League All-Star game in 1960, (L-R) Ted Williams, Mickey Mantle, and Jim Gentile are present.
P.T. Barnum’s Sheet Music 1865.
Sheet music cover illustration 1865
June 2. Larry Jackson born in 1931.
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June 2, 1931. Larry Jackson born. Portrait of Larry Jackson with the Cardinals in 1960.
June 1. Johnny Mostil is born in 1896.
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June 1, 1896. Johnny Mostil is born. Photo of Johnny Mostil taking batting practice at Wembley Stadium in London during a tour of England in 1924.
June 1. Navajos allowed to return to their native lands, 1868.
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June 1, 1868. Navajos allowed to return to their native lands after signing of the Treaty of Bosque Redondo.
May 31. Johnstown Flood, 2200 people die after dam failure above Johnstown, PA in 1889.
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May 31, 1889. Johnstown flood kills 2200. Stereo vies of the rebuilding of a major bridge destroyed by the flood in Johnstown, by George Barker dated 1889.
May 31. Goerge ‘Germany’ Smith is born in 1863.
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May 31, 1863. Goerge ‘Germany’ Smith is born. Portrait of Germany Smith from a newspaper head shot.
May 30. In New York City, a rumor of a Brooklyn Bridge collapse causes a stampede that crushes twelve people.
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May 30, 1883. In New York City, a rumor that the Brooklyn Bridge is going to collapse causes a stampede that crushes twelve people. Lithographic advertisement meant for hanging in a…
May 30. Amos Rusie is born in 1871.
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May 30, 1871. Amos Rusie is born. Amos Rusie poses for a photograph before a game at the Polo Grounds, circa 1892.
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