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- Standard Oil Company Must Dissolve in 6 Months (1911) http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1911/05/16/104825255.html 91 comments
- NYTimes November 11, 1911 http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/browser/1911/11/11/P1 44 comments
- Bill Wambsganss's lost triple play medal https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1921/04/07/98665135.pdf 12 comments baseball
- [New York Times, 1928] Basketball Heads Curb the Dribble: New Rules Penalize Man With Ball With a Foul When He Charges Opponent. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1928/10/09/95630408.html 26 comments nba
- Babe Ruth was a captain for only two months until he was demoted for throwing dirt at an umpire and chasing a fan in the stands after being thrown out at second base: https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1922/05/26/109840340.pdf 36 comments baseball
- On this date in 1867 Charles Dickens made his first appearance in the United States; read the NY Times coverage from that day. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1867/12/03/issue.html 23 comments books
- Today in 1913: A mob of 4,000 baseball fans bombarded the "Bloomer Girls" team who barricaded themselves in the clubhouse after the players were unmasked as a group of boys wearing wigs. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1913/07/21/100636653.html?pagenumber=1&smid=tw-nytarchives&smtyp=cur 21 comments baseball
- Charlotte Perkins Gilman, rhe pioneering femininst and writer was born on this day in 1860. Her story "The Yellow Wall-Paper" is still widely read; revisit her essay on education, published by the Times in 1907. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1907/09/07/104708256.html?pageNumber=10 11 comments books
- Autos Flying Confederate Flags Banned From Parking At Capitol (NY Time Archives, Nov. 8, 1951) http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1951/11/09/81777368.html?smid=tw-nytarchives&pagenumber=1&zoom=16 13 comments politics
- Left Hander Ruth Puzzles Yankees. NYTimes TimesMachine June 3rd, 1915 http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1915/06/03/105037253.html?pagenumber=9&zoom=16&smid=tw-nytarchives 4 comments baseball
- Lou Gehrig died on this day in 1941. Here is his front page New York Times obituary. http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1941/06/03/87616428.html?pagenumber=1 14 comments baseball
- The Yankees acquired Babe Ruth from the Red Sox 95 years ago today. http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1920/01/06/102732651.html?pagenumber=16 59 comments baseball
- Colts Defeat Giants, 23-17, during The Greatest Game Ever Played, 56 years ago today. http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1958/12/29/83431398.html?pagenumber=25 7 comments nfl
- The 50 best books of 1896 http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1897/06/05/102402283.html?zoom=16&pageNumber=19 15 comments books
- Original NYT review of Tolkien’s “Hobbit,” published this day in 1937 http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1938/03/13/99535839.html?pageNumber=98 163 comments books