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May 29. Johnny ‘Blue Moon’ Odom is born in 1945.
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May 29, 1945. Johnny ‘Blue Moon’ Odom is born. Blue Moon Odom is delivering a pitch in a 1971 American League contest.
May 29. Bing Crosby records White Christmas in 1942.
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May 29, 1942. Bing Crosby records White Christmas. Publicity portrait of Bing Crosby, circa 1940.
Jim Thorpe with the Giants
News photograph 1915
Fidel Castro in the Mountains
News photograph 1958
May 27. F4 tornado hits St. L. MO and East St. L. Illinois, with 255 fatalities in 1896.
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May 27, 1896. F4 tornado hits St. L. MO and East St. L. Illinois, with 255 dead. Advertising trade card for fencing that can withstand a cyclone on the parries. Printed…
Sea Witch’s Daughters
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Book illustration 1900
May 26. Darrell Evans is born in 1947.
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May 26, 1947. Darrell Evans is born. Darrell Evans appears to have hit a beer cup with all his might, in this game action shot from 1979.
May 25. Martin Dihigo is born in 1905.
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May 25, 1905. Martin Dihigo is born. Martin Dihigo, far left, is embroiled in a dispute with the umpire during a game at Tropical Stadium in Havana during the winter leagues,…
Jesse Owens Tikertape Parade
Nws photograph 1936
May 24. John Brown and his men kill five supporters of slavery in 1856.
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May 24, 1856. At Pottawatomie Creek, Kansas John Brown and his men kill five supporters of slavery in 1856. Carte-de-Visite photograph of a younger John Brown, published circa 1865.
May 24. Jack Pfiester is born 1878.
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May 24, 1878. Jack Pfiester is born. Jack Pfiester warms up before a game at West Side Park in Chicago in 1908.
Accordion Star Dale Shirley
Publicity Photographic Print • Scotty Bjurstrom Agency • Chicago • 8″ x 10″ • 1950
May 23. Jack Taylor is born in 1873.
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May 23, 1873. Jack Taylor is born. Brewery Jack Taylor in a full figure photograph from his pre-Major League days playing for the Lebanon, Pennsylvania club.
President Grant at a Masquerade Ball
Cigar box label 1875
May 22. Al Simmons is born in 1902.
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May 22, 1902. Al Simmons is born. Al Simmons is shown touching home plate after a home run at Comiskey Park in Chicago in 1937.
May 21. Monte Stratton is born in 1912.
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May 21, 1912. Monte Stratton is born. Monte Stratton works out with actor Jimmy Stewart in preparation for the movie “The Monte Stratton Story,” released in 1949.
May 21. Federation International Football Association is founded in Paris in 1904.
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May 21, 1904. Federation International Football Association (FIFA) is founded in Paris in 1904. Dutch postcard of soccer playing poodles was printed around 1930.
May 20. Hal Newhouser is born in 1921.
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May 20, 1921. Hal Newhouser is born. Hal Newhouser warms up before a game in 1944.
May 20. Amelia Earhart leaves on her Newfoundland to Ireland flight, 1932.
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May 20, 1932. Amelia Earhart leaves on her Newfoundland to Ireland flight, 1932. The first woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean solo, Amelia Earhart is in the cockpit and ready to…
May 19. Gil McDougald is born in 1928.
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May 19, 1928. Gil McDougald is born. Gil McDougald hits a grand slam home run in the 1955 World Series at the Polo Grounds.
May 19. Emergency Quota Act passed by the US Congress in 1921.
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May 19, 1921. Emergency Quota Act passed by the US Congress in 1921 to control immigration. Anti-Irish sentiment is expressed in the cartoon cover of the political humor magazine, “Puck,” the…
May 18. Art Pennington is born in 1923.
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May 18, 1923. Art Pennington is born. Art Pennington poses for a photograph in his Chicago American Giants uniform in Comiskey Park in 1946.
May 18. Napoleon Bonaparte becomes Emperor of France, 1804.
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May 18, 1804. French Senate names Napoleon Bonaparte Emperor of France, 1804. Cabinet photograph by Pach Brothers of New York City, showing a statue of a seated Napoleon Bonaparte, from about…
May 17. Formation date for the New York Stock Exchange in 1792.
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May 17, 1792. Formation date for the New York Stock Exchange in 1792. Advertising trade card selling sewing thread, using the NY Stock Exchange as the scene, from 1bout 1885.
May 17. Carlos May is born in 1948.
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May 17, 1948. Carlos May is born. Carlos May looks for a pitch in this game action shot in Oakland in 1972. Blue Moon Odom is on the mound.
Billy Martin after Winning the Series
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News photograph 1953
May 16. Andrew Johnson avoids impeachment by one Senate vote, 1868.
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May 16, 1868. Andrew Johnson avoids impeachment by one Senate vote, 1868. Sheet music depicting the state of the American South after the Civil War, printed in 1867.
George Brett Takes a Pitch
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News photograph 1977
Downtown Winnipeg 1900
Stereoview photograph panel 1900
May 14. ” The Stars and Stripes Forever” first played.
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May 14, 1897. ” The Stars and Stripes Forever” first played Willow Grove, PA, 1897. Photochrome of the Philadelphia home of Betsy Ross, designer of the American flag, the Stars and…
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