March 5, 1886
Samuel Johnson, Victim of a Lynching
Thousands of Black people were the victims of racial terror lynching in the United States between 1865 and 1950, including hundreds of lynchings that took place outside the South. Violent resistance to equal rights for African Americans led to fatal
November 29, 1950
Hall of Fame Pitcher Whitey Ford of the U.S. Signal Corps (and others…)
By Mark A. Wallinger On November 29, 1950, Edward Charles “Whitey” Ford, fresh off a World Series victory with the New York Yankees, was drafted into the army during the Korean War, and assigned to the U.S. Signal Corps at
August 3, 1968
The First Running of the Haskell Invitational Stakes
On August 3, 1968, in front of 39,042 fans, a thoroughbred horse named Balustrade, ridden by jockey Eric Walsh, was the winner of the Monmouth Invitational Handicap race at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Eatontown. That race, known today as the