Chicagoan Margaret Abbott (1878 – 1955) holds three unique places in history. First, Abbott was the first American woman ever to win a gold medal at the Olympics games. Secondly, Margaret Abbott is the only Olympic athlete to compete in … Continue reading
The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City is one of America’s best museums. Baseball fans, of course, will be in heaven. But anyone interested in American history – not just the history of race relations in the USA – … Continue reading
In the first half of the 20th century, the Chicago Cubs were one of the mightiest teams in all of baseball – a perennial pennant contender despite not winning the World Series since 1908. The second half of baseball’s 20th century … Continue reading
In the first half of the 20th century, the Cubs were one of the mightiest teams in baseball – a perennial contender despite not winning the World Series since 1908. The second half of the 20th century entrenched that comes … Continue reading
In the first half of the 20th century, the Cubs were one of the mightiest teams in baseball – a perennial contender despite not winning the World Series since 1908. The second half of the 20th century entrenched that comes … Continue reading