All posts tagged "baseball"
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7.2KMassachusettsWhen Ernie Shore Overshadowed Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth cast a very large shadow, but on June 23, 1917, Ernie Shore overshadowed the big guy. He even managed to...
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9.7KConnecticutJackie and Rachel Robinson, A Love Story
On Feb. 10, 1945, Jackie and Rachel Robinson got married in a big church wedding in Los Angeles. Two weeks later they...
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6.0KArts and LeisureCharles Ives’ New England Holidays, A Danbury Childhood Set to Music
Charles Ives never forgot the sights and sounds of the village cornet band marching to the cemetery in Danbury, Conn., on Decoration...
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16.3K1Politics and MilitaryBuffalo Soldiers Come Out to Vermont
In July of 1909, 750 African-American men known as Buffalo soldiers arrived at Fort Ethan Allen in Colchester, Vt., near the small...
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46.2K12Arts and LeisureHow To Talk With a Boston Accent (Not for the Faint of Haht)
The Boston accent has brought many an actor to grief, especially these days as films about the city just keep coming. George...
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11.1KArts and LeisureThe Jack Kerouac Fantasy Baseball Game (Yes, That Jack Kerouac)
Jack Kerouac invented a fantasy baseball game with homemade cards that he played well into adulthood. After he played the games, he...
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