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The Chicago Sun-Times front page from Aug. 28, 1968, covered the unrest of the Democratic Convention at the time. (Chicago Sun-Times)

Historically Speaking: The raucous Democratic convention of 1968

Tom Morrow August 31, 2024
The election of 1968 was one of the closest ever in American history, with Nixon winning 31.7 million votes, Humphrey 31.2 million votes and Wallace a few more than 10 million votes. Compared to the 1968 convention, with its many similarities, the 2024 convention in Chicago was relatively calm. To be sure, no matter how it’s read, the year 1968 was a dark time in our American history.
Albert Goodwill Spalding. (Historical photo)

Historically Speaking: The man who helped build baseball, and influenced San Diego

Tom Morrow May 31, 2024
American baseball owes a great deal of its existence to Albert Goodwill Spalding. You may have seen the name Spalding on a number of sports equipment, namely baseballs, players’ gloves and a number of other related sports items, including rule and history books. Spalding played, managed and owned baseball teams and was the co-founder of today’s National League. He even has ties to San Diego.
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