Posts Tagged ‘ History ’

The Detroit Tigers: A Pictorial Celebration of the Greatest Players and Moments in Tigers History (Great Lakes Books Series)

May 28, 2011
The Detroit Tigers: A Pictorial Celebration of the Greatest Players and Moments in Tigers History (Great Lakes Books Series)

The Detroit Tigers: A Pictorial Celebration of the Greatest Players and Moments in Tigers History (Great Lakes Books Series) The Detroit Tigers covers the history of major league baseball in Detroit from its beginnings in 1881 through the 2007 season. With over 500 carefully selected photographs, most of which have not been published before,...
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History of the Underground Railroad as It Was Conducted by the Anti-Slavery League: Including Many Thrilling Encounters between Those Aiding the Slaves to Escape and Those Trying to Recapture Them.

May 19, 2011
History of the Underground Railroad as It Was Conducted by the Anti-Slavery League: Including Many Thrilling Encounters between Those Aiding the Slaves to Escape and Those Trying to Recapture Them.

History of the Underground Railroad as It Was Conducted by the Anti-Slavery League: Including Many Thrilling Encounters between Those Aiding the Slaves to Escape and Those Trying to Recapture Them. The Underground Railroad was instrumental in facilitating the escape of 500-1,000 blacks per year from the South to Canada. Many left from various points...
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Dan Uggla Becomes the First Second Baseman in MLB History to Top 30 HRs Three Years in a Row

May 7, 2011
Dan Uggla Becomes the First Second Baseman in MLB History to Top 30 HRs Three Years in a Row

 xml:lang=”en” lang=”en” xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml”> Dan Uggla Becomes the First Second Baseman in MLB History to Top 30 HRs Three Years in a Row Team Supreme’s Dan Uggla Manasquan, NJ (Vocus) October 7, 2009 Jackie Robinson never did it....
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Washington DC – National Museum of American History: Inventions

May 4, 2011
Washington DC – National Museum of American History: Inventions

A few nice Washington Nationals images I found: Washington DC – National Museum of American History: Inventions Image by wallyg At the top is the Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems Altair 8800, a personal computer with keyboard and monitor, dating from about 1975. The company sold only the basic processor kit. Owners addd keyboards,...
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Rays Win In Overtime, Damon Makes History

April 15, 2011

Rays Win In Overtime, Damon Makes History Game One of Four against the Twins , and the Rays were using quite the unconventional line up (see below). To see how well it worked, how about some play-by-play: B.J. Upton walked in the first, proving worth in his on-base percentage, but the Rays would not...
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Washington DC: National Museum of American History – Oscar the Grouch

April 12, 2011
Washington DC: National Museum of American History – Oscar the Grouch

Some cool Washington Nationals images: Washington DC: National Museum of American History – Oscar the Grouch Image by wallyg Oscar the Grouch, the beloved green character from Sesame Street who lies in a garbage can, was performed by Muppeteer Carroll Spinney. Sesame Street, an American educational children’s television series and a pioneer of the...
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Montreal Expos art and uniform history

March 19, 2011

www.heritagesportsart.com Thisvideo describes and shows 2 pieces of original, one of a kind, watercolor art that have recently been made available for sale at www.heritagesportsart.com. The highly detailed artwork celebrates the evolution of the Montreal Expos uniform – each piece of original art shows a different uniform. This artwork has been, and will be,...
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Introduction to Colonial American History – Settlement Patterns

March 11, 2011
Introduction to Colonial American History – Settlement Patterns

by wallyg What should Englishmen have learnt about colonizing the Americas by 1732 ? In 1732 the Bray Associates petitioned the Crown for the territory of Georgia and received a charter. This was to be the last colony founded by the British but they already had a long history of colonization behind them, stretching...
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2012 Exposed! Where will You be when history repeats itself?

February 28, 2011

2012 Exposed! Where will You be when history repeats itself? Will we learn from history before it’s too late? This is some of the most schockingly comprehensive 2012 material on the internet! Cover yourself mentally, physically and spiritually with 2012 Exposed! 2012 Exposed! Where will You be when history repeats itself? 48.50/sale on a...
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Hello From Orlando: An Orlando Jewel, The Wells Built Museum Of African American History And Culture

February 26, 2011
Hello From Orlando: An Orlando Jewel, The Wells Built Museum Of African American History And Culture

by a4gpa After I had received a general overview of the history of the Orlando area in the Orange County Regional History Center, I wanted to delve a little deeper into the social history of the Orlando area, and the Wells Built Museum of African American History and Culture was going to give me...
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