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Monthly Archives: January 2012
How Many Books Were Published 100 Years Ago As Compared To Today?
A Glut of Publishing In 1907 there were 9,260 books published in the United States according to the New York State Library Bookboard. Compare that to 2010 when there were 316,480 books published by traditional publishing companies according to Bowker. … Continue reading
Posted in Books, History
Tagged 1907, 1908, Best Books Lists, Best Books Of 1907, Book Review, Juvenile Books, Number Of Books Published Annually, Publishing, World Almanac
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Outtake Photos From The Sexiest Album Cover of The 1960′s
Dolores Erickson on Whipped Cream and Other Delights The cover is the stuff of teenage dreams and yearning of older men to return to their youth. Innocence and come-hither looks wrapped into one alluring package. If an album cover ever … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Photography
Tagged A&M Records, Album Covers, Alternate Album Cover, Dolores Erickson, Herb Alpert, Peter Whorf, Photo Outtakes
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Marty Springstead Demonstrates How To Eject A Manager
Marty Springstead, Former American League Umpire, Dies At 74 (January 17, 2012) Major league baseball umpires are beloved by their families and friends, but are generally not appreciated by the fans. When longtime umpire Marty Springstead died after suffering a … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Obituary
Tagged Earl Weaver, Marty Springstead, New York Yankees, No-Hitters, Ralph Houk, Thurman Munson, Umpire, Yankee Stadium
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Old New York in Postcards #4
Public Schools In The Bronx In The Early 20th Century Most of these postcards are from between 1905 -1925. Some public schools were quaint schoolhouses as the Bronx was rural in most areas. Click on any image to enlarge PS … Continue reading
Posted in New York, Old New York In Postcards
Tagged Bronx, New York City Schools, Postcards
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Life In 1909 – Random News And Advertising
What Was Happening On January 21, 1909 I picked a random day 103 years ago to see what was in the news. I read the entire New York Times newspaper for Thursday, January 21, 1909 to come up with the … Continue reading
Posted in History, New York, World News
Tagged 1909, Charles Dana Gibson, Maude Adams, Mrs. Finizio, New York Times, Real Estate
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Classic Hollywood #10
Babe Ruth Shows Gary Cooper The Finer Points of Gripping A Baseball Bat In the 1942 film The Pride of The Yankees which tells the life story of Lou Gehrig, Babe Ruth took his role of playing himself very seriously. … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Classic Hollywood, Movies
Tagged Babe Ruth, Entertainment, Gary Cooper, Lou Gehrig, New York Yankees, The Pride of the Yankees
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50th Anniversary Of the Death Of Ernie Kovacs
Ernie Kovacs Is Killed In A Car Accident January 13, 1962 Ernie Kovacs would have turned 93 on January 23 and today I’ll be remembering him. Kovacs was a brilliant comedian who was killed in a car crash 50 years ago today … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Television
Tagged 1962, Du Mont, Edie Adams, Entertainment, Ernie Kovacs, TV Shows, What's My Line
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The Best Presidential Candidate In The 2012 Election
Vermin Supreme – Would Make A Better President Than Obama, Romney, Paul, Huntsman, Gingrich, Perry and Santorum If you have never heard of Vermin Supreme or that he is running for President you are not alone. He has not taken … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Television, World News
Tagged 2012 Presidential Election, Vermin Supreme, Washington Times, YouTube
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January 9, 1912 The Equitable Fire
The Equitable Assurance Building Is Destroyed By Fire 100 Years Ago Today David Dunlap’s excellent story in The New York Times about the Equitable Assurance Building fire is merely a reminder about how great disasters are eventually forgotten over time. … Continue reading
Posted in History, New York
Tagged 1912, Equitable Building Fire, New York History, New York Times
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Chicago Among Cities Hosting Eleventh Annual “Leave Your Pants At Home Day”
Chicagoan’s Will Participate In Public Underwear Exhibition Tradition From the ChicacgoNow.com CTA Tattler blog comes this story about not wearing pants in public, this Sunday January 8, 2012. To participate all you have to do is not wear pants and … Continue reading
Posted in Strange Phenomena, World News
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