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May 13. Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands flees to England, 1940.
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May 13, 1940. Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands flees to England, 1940. Cigar box label with Queen Wilhelmina as the attraction. From about 1890.
May 13. John Roseboro is born in 1933.
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May 13, 1933. John Roseboro is born. John Roseboro poses in Dodger Stadium for a postcard, c.1962.
Tunisian Natives
Postcard 1910
Yogi Berra’s Kids with MVP Award
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News photograph 1954
May 11. Minnesota admitted to the American union in 1858.
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May 11, 1858. Minnesota admitted to the American union in 1858. Advertising trade card of the State of Minnesota, issued circa 1885.
May 11. Milt Pappas born in 1939.
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May 11, 1939. Milt Pappas born. Milt Pappas pitches for the Orioles 1962.
May 10. Jim Hickman is born in 1937.
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May 10, 1937. Jim Hickman is born. Jim Hickman is at bat in this photograph at Wrigley Field in 1968.
Centennial Exposition Opens in Philadelphia
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Volume frontispiece 1876
May 9. Billy Jurges is born in 1908.
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May 9, 1908. Billy Jurges is born. Billy Jurges is photographed at Wrigley Field before a game in 1932.
Buffalo Bill Polka
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Sheet music cover illustration 1890
May 8. German Luftwaffe attacks Nottingham, England in 1941.
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May 8, 1941.German Luftwaffe attacks Nottingham, England in 1941. German airport from the Nazi era, circa 1943.
Edd Rousch is Hot
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News photograph 1924
May 7. Claude Raymond is born in 1937.
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May 7, 1937. Claude Raymond is born. Claude Raymond wears a Milwaukee Braves uniform in 1962 for this publicity shot.
May 7. Joan of Arc leads her troops, 1429.
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May 7, 1429. An injured Joan of Arc returns from battle leads her troops in the Siege of Orleans, 1429. Sarah Bernhardt is shown in the role of Joan of Arc in…
May 6. Willie Mays is born in 1931.
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May 6. 1931. Willie Mays is born. Willie Mays talks to the fans in Puerto Rico when he played for the Santurce Cangrejeros in the winter of 1955.
May 6. George V takes the throne of England in 1910.
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May 6, 1910. George V takes the throne of England in 1910, after the death of Edward VII. Postcard of King George V and Queen Mary shortly after assuming the throne.
May 5. Haile Selassie returns to Ethiopia, 1941.
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May 5, 1941. Haile Selassie returns to Ethiopia, 1941. Haile Selassie meets Casey Stengel, manager of the Yankees during a trip to New York City in 1963.
May 5. Charles ‘Chief’ Bender is born in 1884.
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May 5, 1884. Charles ‘Chief’ Bender is born. Chief Bender, wearing a Philadelphia Athletics uniform, appears on a tobacco card from 1912.
June 5. Uncle Tom’s Cabin is published in 1851.
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June 5, 1851. Uncle Tom’s Cabin is published in serialized form in the abolitionist newspaper The New Era. Trade card advertising a stage show of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, circa 1880.
May 4. Ernest Hemingway awarded Pulitzer Prize in 1953.
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May 4, 1953. Ernest Hemingway awarded Pulitzer Prize in 1953. Ernest Hemingway is shown in one of his hunting expeditions in Africa, around 1940.
May 4. Jack Tobin is born in 1892.
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May 4, 1892. Full figure photo of Jack Tobin cropped from a St. Louis Browns panoramic photo from 1916.
George Gore New York Giants
Cabinet Photograph • Goodwin & Co. • NYC • 5″ x 7″ • 1887
Walter O’Malley Welcomed to Los Angeles
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News photograph 1957
May 2. Stonewall Jackson fatally injured, 1863.
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May 2, 1863. In the Battle of Chancelorsville General Stonewall Jackson is injured by friendly fire, dying eight days later. Tobacco crate label from the mid-187os, featuring a profile portrait of…
May 1. Johnny Berardino is born in 1917.
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May 1, 1917. Johnny Berardino is born. Fielding photo of Johnny Berardino from a Cleveland Indians picture pack from 1949.
Columbian Expo Opens in 1893.
Advertising Trade Card • for Travelers Insurance Co. • 4″ x 5″ • 1893
April 30. Jumbo Brown is born in 1907.
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April 29, 1907 – Jumbo Brown is born. • Wire photo of Jumbo Brown pitching.
April 30. Engineer Casey Jones dies in 1900.
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April 30, 1900 – Engineer Casey Jones dies in a train crash in Vaughn, Mississippi. • Sheet music for the Casey Jones song, 1905.
April 29. Civil War Admiral Farragut takes New Orleans in 1862.
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April 29, 1862 – Civil War Admiral Farragut takes New Orleans. • “King of the Seas” tobacco crate label from the late 1860s.
April 29. Luis Aparicio is born in 1934.
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April 29, 1934 – Luis Aparicio is born. • Luis Aparicio in action for the White Sox in 1959.
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