This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Year of Underdog and World Series Highlights
A dense list of sports and national items from December 1969 includes Mets sweeping Orioles in the World Series, Jack Nicklaus golf wins, Heisman vote, and football upsets. London hospitals move to full emergency as influenza hits Britain with dozens of deaths reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Bristol
Joe Gordon
Kansas City Royals
Charlie Metro
Danny “Murtaugh
Pirates
George
Sparky) Anderson
Pilot
Reds
Lindy
Orioles
Mets
Ohio State
Michigan State
Minnesota Twins
Billy Martin
Jerry Koosman
Joe Napoles
Emile Griffith
Hawaii
Jack Nicklaus
Sahara
Bill Rigney
Twins
Bernabe Villacampo
Philippines
Hiroyuki Ebihara
Pimlico- Laurel
Mike Cuellar
Denny McLain
Fast Attack
Bruce Crampton
Charlie Waller
Sid Gillman
San Diego Charger
Karabas
D.C. International
Harmon Killebrew
Forum
Ole Miss
Tennessee
Purdue
Overcall
Phillies
John Callison
Cubs
Dick Selma
Seattle Pilots
Joe Schultz
Giants
Willie McCovey
Michigan
Princeton
Dartmouth
Benvenuti
Luis Rodriguez
Rome
Southern California
UCLA
Bristol
Texas
Oklahoma
Steve Owens
Mike Phipps
Knicks
Pistons
Penn State
N.C. State
Minnesota
Cleveland
Los Angeles
Arnie Palmer
Rudy Turcotte
Wisconsin
John Cuatta
Yankees
Joe Pepitone
Houston
Curt Blefary
Charles
Chub) Feeney
Arkansas
Jets
Houston Oilers
Palmer
Danny Thomas
Dallas Cowboys
Pittsburgh Steelers
al Downing
Oakland
Danny Cater
Frank Howard
Clemson
Dean Chance
Indians
Luis Tiant
London
Britain