A look at the 175-year history of baseball uniforms
Baseball uniforms have been around 175 years and have undergone some changes. The new version has not been a hit with fans and players, but the league is working its …
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113 years after Triangle Fire, worker revolt rises across US
I wonder what my Great Aunt Fannie would think of today’s American workplace, with a percolating revival of its labor movement. On March 25, 1911, Fannie Lansner – the 21-year-old …
First-ever ancient sloth bone found in Santa Cruz Mountains
SANTA CRUZ — During the last ice age, known as the Pleistocene, Santa Cruz County was a wild place populated with ancient humans and larger-than-life creatures, or megafauna, such as …
Grand opening of pickleball at the Craneway sparks excitement, protests
RICHMOND — After months of speculation, a pickleball facility is opening in the historic Craneway Pavilion, sparking both excitement by those eager to use the new courts and concerns from …
Why an inflatable baby chick is San Jose Mineta airport’s 75th anniversary mascot
If you’re picking up your bags at Terminal B at San Jose Mineta International Airport, it’s not your imagination: There really is a huge inflatable baby chick in the terminal. …
What Your Camera Flash Has to Do With an Atomic Bomb
“Gadget” detonates in New Mexico. Photo credit: US Department of Energy. On July 16th, 1945, 35 miles southeast of Socorro, New Mexico, the White Sands Proving Ground was rocked by …
Northern California tribe that lost 90% of land during Gold Rush to get site to serve as gateway to redwoods
By JULIE WATSON | Associated Press California’s Yurok Tribe, which had 90% of its territory taken from it during the Gold Rush of the mid-1800s, will be getting a slice …
These Are The Very First Crime Scene Photographs Ever Taken
Murder of Madame Veuve Bol, Paris, France, 1904. The very first crime scene photographs ever made were taken by a pioneering detective from Paris who realized how useful photography can …
The Most Influential Women in Photography History
As with many fields, photography has not always given women their due. But in truth, photography would not be what it is today without the pioneering work of countless women. …
St. Patrick: Here are a few things you might not know
Celebrating saints Sunday, March 17, is St. Patrick’s Day so we have a look at saints and Catholicism, a religion with about 1.4 billion followers. St. Patrick is one of …