Dizzy Deanbaseball player; Orval Faubusgovernor; John Gould Fletcherpoet; J. William Fulbrightformer senator; John Grishamauthor; Tess Harperactress; John H. Johnsonpublisher; E. Fay Jonesarchitect; Scott Joplincomposer; Alan Laddactor; Douglas MacArthurgeneral; ...
1947: 'DODGERS PURCHASE ROBINSON, FIRST NEGRO IN MODERN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL' On April 11, 1947, The New York Times used an unfortunate choice of verbs to report a monumental event both for America's pastime and America itself. The Brooklyn Dodgers integrated baseball when the team signed Jac...
Catching a foul ball during a professional baseball game is a dream of any fan, and the odds of it happening aren't too terrible, depending on some obvious factors like where you're sitting and the pitcher-batter matchup. All in all, there's around a 1 in 835 chance of snagging a ba...
This article examines the role of baseball in the social life of Northeast Arkansas in the 1920s and 1930s. The weak economic conditions of the period in that predominately rural and agricultural region are discussed. The role of baseball as a common recreation and social activity for both ...
Baseball-sized hail also fell and some buildings were destroyed, but there were no reports of fatalities or injuries, Green said. Large pieces of hail also was reported in parts of the St. Louis area Thursday afternoon. There were unconfirmed reports of tornadoes in Jefferson County, Missouri...