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Cy Young Leaves Boston for Cleveland
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Baseball program 1908
March 28. Vic Raschi is born in 1919.
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March 28, 1919 – Vic Raschi is born. • 1953 Bowman gum card of Vic Raschi.
March 28. Viking raiders sack Paris in the year 845.
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March 28, 845 – Viking raiders sack Paris. • Fruit crate label for Viking brand citrus, circa 1930.
March 27. Wes Covington is born in 1932.
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March 27, 1932 – Wes Covington is born. • Wes Covington at the bat rack before game 3 of the 1957 World Series in Milwaukee.
March 27. Europeans come upon the Yosimite Valley in 1851.
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March 27, 1851 – European explorers come upon the Yosimite Valley for the first time. • Cover illustration promoting vacations in Yosemite National Park, circa 1915.
March 26. Jimmy Lavender is born in 1884.
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March 26, 1884 – Jimmy Lavender is born. • Sporting News premium of Jimmy Lavender from 1912.
March 25. Dutch Leonard is born in 1909.
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March 25, 1909 – Dutch Leonard is born. • Portrait of Dutch Leonard with the Red Sox in 1916.
March 25. 146 garment workers die in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in 1911.
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March 25, 1911 – 146 garment workers in New York City die in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in 1911. • Flyer opposing sweatshops and unfair labor practices from United…
Kip Selbach • Washington
March 24. Rapid Transit Railroad begun in New York City, 1900.
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March 24, 1900 – Rapid Transit Railroad begun in New York City, to link the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn. • Postcard advertising Rapid Transit Soap, published in 1900.
March 23. Gaavy Cravath is born in 1881.
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March 23, 1881 – Gaavy Cravath is born. • Photographic portrait of Gaavy Cravath with the Phillies.
March 23. Teddy Roosevelt goes on safari in Africa, 1909.
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March 23, 1909 – Teddy Roosevelt, sponsored by the National Geographic Society, leaves for an African safari. • Real photo postcard of Teddy Roosevelt holding forth, from around 1910.
Billy Goodman
March 22. First playoff game for the Stanley Cup played in 1894.
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March 22, 1894 – First playoff game for the Stanley Cup played. • Postcard of the Ottawa team, winners of the Stanley Cup in 1905.
March 21. Stanley leaves to find Livingston, 1871.
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March 21, 1871 – Henry Stanley leaves to find African explorer Daniel Livingston. • Advertising card for Ham, featuring Stanley in the jungle, c. 1880.
March 21. Frank ‘Shanty’ Hogan is born in 1906.
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March 21, 1906 – Frank ‘Shanty’ Hogan is born. • 1933 Goudey gum card featuring Shanty Hogan.
March 20. General theory of relativity published by Albert Einstein, 1916.
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March 20, 1916 – General theory of relativity published by Albert Einstein. • Wire photo of Albert Einstein with fans at a train station in 1931.
March 20. Joe McGinnity born in 1871.
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March 20, 1871 – Joe McGinnity born. • Joe McGinnity, left, tries out a pitching machine with Giant teammates in 1901.
Louis Riel Portrait Card
Advertising Trade Card • for Dr. Morse Co. • 3″ x 4″ • c.1885
José Mendez
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News photograph 1924
Ed Walsh • Kid Gleason •Jimmy Callahan
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News photograph 1912
March 18. Mexico claims all oil properties for the nation, 1938.
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March 18, 1938 – Mexico claims all oil properties for the government. • Poster for travel to Mexico, c.1935.
March 17. Hank Sauer is born in 1917.
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March 17, 1917 – Hank Sauer is born. • 1953 Bowman bubble gum card of Hank Sauer.
Revolutionary War Promo
Advertising Panel • Insuranc Folde • 5″ x 6″ • 1926
March 16. Ford Motor Company makes car number 50 million, 1958.
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March 16, 1958 – Ford Motor Company makes car number 50 million, the model was a Thunderbird. • Magazine ad for the new Ford V-8 engine from around 1940.
March 16. Patsy Donovan is born in 1865.
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March 16, 1865 – Patsy Donovan is born. • 1903 candy card featuring Patsy Donovan.
March 15. First cricket test match played in 1877.
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March 15, 1877 – First official cricket test match, England vs. Australia, played in Melbourne, Australia. • Carte-de-Visite photograph of the Australian Eleven, circa 1877.
March 15. Arlie Latham is born in 1868.
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March 15, 1868 – Arlie Latham is born. • E.R. Williams 1888 baseball game card features Arlie Latham of the Browns at the top.
Gilbert & Sullivan Performer “The Mikado”
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Cabinet photograph 1885
March 14. Earl Smith is born, 1928.
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March 14, 1928 – Earl Smith is born. • 1922 baseball action with Earl Smith sliding slowly into an out at first base, with George Kelly of the Giants awaiting the ball…
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