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Posted on February 15, 2017 by Chris Enss

1946

Hank Greenberg signs a Tiger contract for $60,000. Three days later he will marry New York department store heiress Coral Gimbel.

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Posted on February 13, 2017 by Chris Enss

1866 – Frank and Jesse James rob their first bank.

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Posted on February 10, 2017 by Chris Enss

1916

After Chief Meyers is waived by the Giants to the Robins, Brooklyn owners Ebbets and Haughton disagree on his status. A coin toss, won by Ebbets, decides the catcher will remain with the team.

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Posted on February 8, 2017 by Chris Enss

1836 – Davy Crockett arrives at the Alamo.

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Posted on February 6, 2017 by Chris Enss

1848 – Myra Maybelle Shirley, better known as Belle Starr, the “Bandit Queen” is born in Medoc, Missouri.

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Posted on January 30, 2017 by Chris Enss

1870 – A thousand-mile trip on the Kansas Pacific Railroad cost $45.

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Posted on January 27, 2017 by Chris Enss

1880 – Thomas Edison patents the incandescent bulb.

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Posted on January 25, 2017 by Chris Enss

1875 – Pinkerton agents bomb the home of Jesse and Frank James. The result is the death of their younger brother, Archie, and their mother lost her arm.