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In the 18th century, it could be dangerous to nip down the pub near the River Thames… Or pretty much… READ MORE
The Kishinev pogroms were anti-Jewish riots that took place in Kishinev (Chişinău), then capital of the Russian province of Bessarabia (now the capital of the Republic of Moldova),… READ MORE
The Women’s Social & Political Union’s militant campaign for women’s suffrage stepped up in 1906, with one of the main… READ MORE
“Whereas late against the malice of servants, which were idle, and not willing to serve after the pestilence, without taking… READ MORE
For centuries, London’s status as a powerful centre of trade and then as capital of empire made the river Thames… READ MORE
On the evening of June 16, 1824, a group of men met together in a West End Coffeehouse; a meeting… READ MORE
In 1809 a contingent of the militia in Ely, Cambridgeshire, mutinied, refusing to obey orders – either because they had… READ MORE
On June 11th several million toadies celebrated the 90th birthday of the British queen, Elizabeth II. Not that June 11th… READ MORE
On the night of the 12th June 1381, the main body of the Kentish peasant rebels, inflamed against poll taxes,… READ MORE
“There was great disorder in Southwark last evening, until about 8 o’clock at night, when the Lord Mayor, taking with… 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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