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Handel’s Messiah Music
Sheet music cover illustration 1860
April 12. Civil War begins at Fort Sumpter, 1861.
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April 12, 1861 – Civil War begins at Fort Sumpter, Confederates fire first, General Abner Doubleday answers back. • A Carte-de-Visite portrait of a shell-shocked Abner Doubleday, c1862.
April 12. Johnny Antonelli is born in 1930.
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April 11, 1930 – Johnny Antonelli is born. • Johnny Antonelli, left, and Dusty Rhodes celebrate a World Series win in 1954.
April 11. Jim Hearn is born in 1921.
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April 11, 1921 – Jim Hearn is born. • Bowman gum card of Jim Hearn from 1953.
April 11. Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks founded, 1876.
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April 11, 1876 – Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks founded. • Babe Ruth celebrates at an Elks Club dinner in Manhattan in 1922.
April 10. Aleister Crowley completes Book of Law, 1904.
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April 10. Aleister Crowley completes Book of Law. • Painting of The Magician by Mark Rucker, 1978.
April 10. Ross Youngs is born in 1897.
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April 10, 1897 – Ross Youngs is born. • Wire photograph of Ross Youngs in the outfield in the Polo Grounds in 1922.
April 9. Robert E Lee surrenders at Appomattax in 1865.
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April 9, 1865 – Robert E Lee surrenders at Appomattax courthouse. The Civil War is over. • Reconstruction image by T.A. Liebler on a tobacco crate label for New Era…
Doc White Scorecard Cover Boy
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Baseball Scorecard Cover • Chicago White Sox Baseball Club • Chicago • 6″ x 8″ • 1906
Charlie Chaplin on a Rooftop
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Publicity photograph 1918
April 8. Kirby Higbe is born in 1915.
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April 8, 1915 – Kirby Higbe is born. • Kirby Higbe is photographed with a baseball in 1941.
Mount Vesuvius Erupts in 1906
Book illustration 1910
John McGraw
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News photograph 1900
April 6. Smokey Joe Williams is born in 1886.
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April 6, 1886 – Smokey Joe Williams is born. • Photograph of Smokey Joe Williams in action.
April 6. Robert Peary Reaches North Pole, 1909
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Postcard 1910
April 5. Bill Dineen is born in 1876.
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April 5, 1876 = Bill Dineen is born. • Bill Dineen portrait on a 1903 candy card.
Jess Willard in 1913
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News photograph 1913
April 4. Tris Speaker is born in 1888.
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April 4, 1888 – Tris Speaker is born. • Wire photograph of Tris Speaker as a Boston Red Sox rookie in 1907.
April 4. Dan Bryant Minstrels perform “Dixie.”
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April 4, 1859 Dan Bryant’s Minstrels perform “Dixie” for the first time. • Carte-de-Visite photograph of Dan Bryant in blackface, by Sarony of New York, c1875.
April 3. Guy Hecker is born in 1856.
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April 3, 1856 – Guy Hecker is born. • Old Judge photograph of Guy Hecker in his Louisville uniform, 1888.
April 3. Trial of Oscar Wilde on charges of libel, 1895.
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April 3, 1895 – Trial of Oscar Wilde on charges of libel begins. He would eventually be convicted of practicing homosexuality. • Trade card with Oscar Wilde, sunflowers, and a…
April 2. The RMS Titanic begins trial sailings in 1912.
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April 2, 1912 – The RMS Titanic begins trial sailings. • Fruit crate label for Oceanic brand citrus, from 1920.
Luke Appling at the Bat Rack
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News photograph 1935
Jeff Heath Flying In
April 1. Wrigley Company is founded in Chicago in 1891.
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April 1, 1891 – Wrigley Company is founded in Chicago. • Magazine ad for Wrigley’s chewing gum from about 1925.
March 31. Jeff Pfeffer is born in 1882.
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March 31, 1882 – Jeff Pfeffer is born. • Jeff Pfeffer is shown wearing a 1911 Boston Braves uniform, but he is listed as pitching only ten innings for the…
Climbing the Eiffel Tower
News photograph 1928
Ranger Way Paperback
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Paperback book cover illustration 1950
George Van Haltren of the White Stockings
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Cabinet photograph 1888
March 29. Royal assent given to formation of Canada in 1867.
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March 29, 1867 – Royal assent is given by Queen Victorias for the formation of the Dominion of Canada. • Tobacco crate label for Royal Delight tobacco, with Disraeli in…
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