May 20: ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY
ON THIS DAY IN 1861, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “Southern papers falsely assert that ‘the correspondence of the Associated Press is largely controlled or dictated by Lincoln’s views and preferences,’ while they themselves are constantly publishing the most foolish and extravagant stories against the government and those engaged in the administration of its affairs.”
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ON THIS DAY IN 1923, the Eagle reported, “Columbia’s baseball nine swamped Wesleyan yesterday at South Field by the overwhelming score of 15-2. The victory was due largely to [Lou] Gehrig, star Blue and White twirler. Gehrig allowed only three hits. He also did some timely batting. Gehrig started the ball rolling for Columbia in the first inning when he hit his seventh homer of the season, chasing Kennedy in ahead of him. He also singled and was walked twice. The Morningsiders were in rare form, the entire team going on a batting spree for the grand total of 19 hits.”
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