EDITOR’S NOTE: This story originally appeared Aug. 11 on Ohio Memory. It’s being republished here through a collaborative agreement. On Aug. 11, 1929, Babe Ruth became the first major-league player to hit 500 home runs. The history-making swing took place in Cleveland’s League Park and was Ruth’s first at-bat of the game. (Despite home runs by Ruth […]
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Cleveland’s pro baseball teams predate the Tribe
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published at Ohio Memory. It’s being republished here through a collaborative agreement. CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Spiders was a professional baseball team from Cleveland, Ohio. The team, originally known as the Cleveland Blues, played for two seasons (1887 and 1888) in the American Association, a professional league that lasted […]
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The Rosetta Armstead Case: A fight for freedom won in Ohio’s courts
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published on Feb. 12, 2016 by Ohio Memory, a collaborative program of the Ohio History Connection and the State Library of Ohio. Richland Source has entered into a collaborative agreement with the Ohio History Connection to share content across our sites. Ohio’s history with the anti-slavery movement is a […]