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Who invented baseball? A quick history of America's favorite pastime.
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Sports· 1 year agoIt’s a common misconception that Civil War Union General Abner Doubleday invented the sport of...
Did NJ resident Abner Doubleday invent the game of baseball? New novel digs into myth
Daily Record via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBaseball historians long ago debunked the popular myth about Abner Doubleday inventing the game of baseball. Yet the Doubleday legacy lives on in places like Cooperstown, New York, where the ...
Play (vintage) ball! How baseball developed into a popular sport after the Civil War
Delmarva Now | The Daily Times via Yahoo News· 1 year ago“Rehobothites,” the Wilmington Daily Republican reported on Aug. 26, 1899. “have taken considerable...
How 'intelligent game' of baseball led to a murder in Lewes
Delmarva Now | The Daily Times via Yahoo News· 3 months ago“The editor of the Brooklyn Eagle,” the Delaware State Journal and Statesman noted on Nov. 3, 1865,...
Sugarcreek hosted Vintage Baseball Association 'Diamonds & Drivers' tournament Saturday
The Times-Reporter via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSUGARCREEK — Baseball players from Cleveland, Akron and Dayton came together Saturday in a cleared...
18 Things We're Sure You Didn't Know About Baseball
Cheapism via AOL· 2 months agoFrom Babe Ruth to Albert Pujols to Aaron Judge and even John Dillinger, baseball is full of history and fascinating trivia that even diehard fans might...
At 150 years, the Kentucky Derby is older than ... almost everything. Its place in history.
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo Sports· 1 month agoOne hundred fifty. It’s a small number if we’re counting raindrops. It’s a big number if we’re...
(Base) Path of totality: Guardians' home opener on collision course with solar eclipse in Cleveland
Associated Press via Yahoo Sports· 4 months agoAt 3:13 p.m. EDT, Cleveland will experience a total solar eclipse — a once-in-generations event —...
Things We Were All Taught About American History That Just Aren't True
Cheapism via AOL· 3 months agoA lot of U.S. history is too good to be true — and actually is not. Sometimes fact is ignored, or...
Chocolate Mousse Used To Be Known By Another Puzzling Name
Daily Meal via Yahoo News· 3 months agoYou likely know the history of your favorite dishes. But sometimes, their names can be confusing....