Free of charge for the discerning reader.Babe Didrikson* makes her pitch, and other stories. Important events in world history.
Today in baseball history: Significant events include Babe Didrikson pitching for major league teams in 1934, changes in spring training due to WWI in 1918, and the consolidation of umpires in 2000. Other notable moments are the opening of the MLB season in Japan in 2019 and the Chicago Cubs trading Roy Smalley in 1954. Historical events on this date span from the Black Death’s supposed cause in 1345 to the formation of the Republican Party in 1854.
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