FORD AND EDISON TAKE GENTILE-ONLY ROADTRIP

NO JEWS ALLOWED August 12, 1919 Hartford, Connecticut Henry Ford, the beloved carmaker, and Thomas Edison, the world-renowned inventor, hit the road together in one of Ford’s own cars. The…

DANTE OUT FOR REST OF SEASON IN LOSS TO BLACK GUELPHS

MVP SEASON ENDED January 27, 1302 Florence, Italy Dante Alighieri, star of the Florence White Guelphs and league MVP last year, is out for the season after sustaining an injury…

STALWART WALLY PIPP TAKES A DAY OFF

HE’LL BE BACK TOMORROW June 2, 1925 The Bronx, New York Wally Pipp, a fixture at first base for the last ten years, took a day off today, and the…

CALIGULA’S RACEHORSE THROWS DINNER PARTY

CELEBRATES NEW MARBLE STALL A Summer Night, A.D. 38 Rome Incitatus is the most popular person in Rome these days, even though he’s not a person. He’s the emperor’s favorite…

GENERAL WASHINGTON BETRAYED BY HIS OWN OFFICERS

HUMILIATED BY INGRATES December 4, 1783 New York City General George Washington was shot in the back. The shots came from those who should have been his most trusted friends:…