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1978 – Apple Computer Christmas Ad

Published on March 8, 2021

Posted in: Holidays, Invention & Technology

Apple Computer, 21st Century Shop, Christmas, Cincinnati Magazine, December 1978, page 12.

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Long Game of Chess

Published on July 8, 2015

Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Death and Murder, Tidbits

Few, if any, games of chess took as long as the one between Hugh P. Harrison and his aunt Annie Paton. The game lasted twenty years.

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Jackie Robinson Lawsuit

Published on March 11, 2014

Posted in: Law & Order, Tidbits

In 1954, Jackie Robinson was ejected from a game and tossed his bat. It hit three people and caused injuries.

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