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When World War 1 came to an end, in November 1918, there were millions of men in uniform across Europe.… READ MORE
“On Sat 6th Jan a group of local people, along with others, occupied 139-141 Church Street with the intention of… READ MORE
As previously recounted elsewhere on this blog, in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the silkweavers of London’s East End were… READ MORE
Mary Macarthur, the daughter of John Macarthur and Anne Martin, was born in Glasgow on 13th August 1880. The couple had six… READ MORE
Medieval anglo-saxons thought January 2nd an unlucky day to do any work. However, it is likely because they thought Jan… READ MORE
The origins of the workhouse in Britain come from attempts to restrict the rights, wages and mobility of the labouring… READ MORE
On December 11th 1875, a crowd of several thousand people assembled on Hackney Downs, East London, to take part in… READ MORE
During the 18th century, smuggling in England’s Southeastern counties, especially Kent and East Sussex, grew to epic proportions. High taxes and… READ MORE
Normally past tense take a dim view of the kind of reactionary approach to history that concentrates on the doings… READ MORE
"People ask me what I do in the winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
~ Rogers Hornsby
A passionate baseball fan blog celebrating America's favorite pastime.
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