Designated Hitters & The American League
Two dozen American League baseball team owners gathered in Chicago to change the game of baseball forever. When the seven-hour meeting was over on January 11, 1973, teams had permission to use designated hitters—a tenth player who would hit for the pitcher without forcing him out of the game.
First Passenger Locomotive Trip
Long before planes and automobiles began crisscrossing the country and globe, trains were making ... more
Retrospectacle: Flagpole Sitting
It was a fad that became all the rage in 1924: flagpole sitting. It reached new heights when, ... more
