Historic December Milestones Across U S History
The Bill of Rights went into effect December 15 1791 the Boston Tea Party occurred December 16 1773 the Wright brothers first flew December 17 1903 the Thirteenth Amendment was adopted December 18 1865 Poor Richards Almanac first published December 19 1732 Union General Sherman ended his march at Savannah December 20 1864 and the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth December 21 1620 with the Mayflower in Massachusetts
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Boston
Orville
Wilbur Wright
Sherman
Savannah, Georgia
Plymouth
Massachusetts
Bench Wins NL MVP in Runaway Vote
Cincinnati catcher Johnny Bench led NL writers with 263 points for MVP. Chicago’s Billy Williams was second with 211. Among pitchers Steve Carlton topped with 124 votes, finishing fifth behind Willie Stargell and Joe Morgan.
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Bench
NEW York
Johnny Bench
Cincinnati Reds
Billy Williams
Chicago Cubs
Steve Carlton
Phillies
Pittsburgh
Willie Stargell
Cincinnati
Joe Morgan
John Tyler Downs Bear Cagers In Hard Fought Tilt
John Tyler defeated the Bears 72 to 62 as Tyler's height and depth in the paint wore down a strong Bears squad. The game remained close through most of the contest with both teams shooting well and exchanging leads before Tyler pulled away midway through the third period.
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Gladewater Mirror
John Tyler Downs
AG Lions
Bears
John Tyler
Tyler
Dennis King
Mason Williams
Charles Gordon
King
Williams
Gordon
John Floyd
Marcus Brooks
Gladewater
Mike Biggs
Lions
Bruins
Bears fall to Carthage in Oil Belt tourney third place
Kilgore Gladewater Bears lost to Carthage Bulldogs 46 33 for third place in the Oil Belt Basketball Tournament. Mason Williams led Gladewater with 14 points and was named to the all tournament team along with Chad Dean and others. Pine Tree defeated Kilgore 56 39 to claim their second straight meet trophy.
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Mike Lane
Bear Court
Lions
Bears
Mason Williams
Williams
Kilgore
Gladewater Bears
Charles Gordon
Dennis King
Carthage
Dogs
Kilgore Gladewater
Carthage Bulldogs
Pine Tree
Pirates
Bruins
Chad Dean
Henderson
C. F. Pope
Glen Hughes
Ronnie Daniels
Longview
Andy Harvey
Gladewater
Mike Waters
C. F Pope
Barry Samford
Norris Langley
Edgar Tatum
Steve Elrod
John Floyd
Chester Green
Jesse Cheeks
Tenace Stars In World Series Record Breaker
Gino Tenace, 26, formerly of Lucasville Ohio now in Walnut Creek California, drove in nine runs and tied Babe Ruth with four homers in the series. He posted a World Series slugging 913 with 21 bases on eight hits in 23 at bats and batted .347.
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Tenace
Cincinnati
Gino Tenace
Lucasville
Ohio
Walnut Creek
Calif
Babe Ruth
French cultivation of the North American strawberry began in the 18th century
The article notes that the North American strawberry was first cultivated by the French in the 18th century, marking an early horticultural development linking two regions and culinary histories.
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Fondue
Tabu
Dana
Reviow
Timex
Eastman
Norelco
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Flambeau
Whitting-Davis
Ist
Faberge
MEDCO
N.F.L
Gladewater Bear
W. Upshur
Municipal Hospital
Pharmacies, Inc
Lobos
Bulldogs
Kennedy Space Center
Fla
Canada
Casey
Oakland
Abe Rose
Oakland A
Casey Stengel
Oakland Oaks
Rose
Seattle
Stengel
Yankees
Yogi Berra
New York Mets
Charlie Silvera
Silvera
Detroit Tigers
Yogi
Ed Lopat
Montreal Expos
Berra
Tommy Aldridge
Union Grove Lions
Nets
Big Sandy Wildcats
Wildcats
Bobby Mitchell
Union Grove
Ray Choice
Jessie Coby
Coby
Choice
Big Sandy Club
Tyler Gorman Crusaders
Sandy Amoros
Brooklyn
Allie Reynolds
al Gionfriddo
Joe DiMaggio
Yankee Stadium
Houghton Mifflin Co
Joseph Durso
Johnny Pod
Jerry Johnson
Tommy Mackey
Jimmy Cox
Ronnie Adkinson
Jimmy Coby
Big Sandy
Darold Cuba
Bill Baird
Laurence Harper
Jim Baird
Jimmy Shipp
Joe Paul Nichols
Dale Lay
Gladewater High School Auditorium
Pritchett Firemen
Pritchett Fire Department
Tobe Drug Store
Jobe Drug Co
Fleets Fashion Corner Rt
Gilmer
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