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April 14 1910 — William Howard Taft became the first U.S. president to throw out the first ball at a baseball opener in Washington. 1910 — Chicago’s Frank Smith pitched a one-hitter in the season ...

During the 1943 flood, men in Kampsville worked to prevent the Illinois River from flooding Kamp's Store.

1907 — New York catcher Roger Bresnahan appeared wearing shin guards for the first time in a major league game. 1912 — Rube Marquard of the New York Giants began a 19-game winning streak with ...

These cherry blossoms, which the Government of Japan presented to Mrs. William Howard Taft in 1909 ... NOW BATTING: Baseball’s first designated hitter stepped up to the plate on this day ...

Pitching matchup for the ages In a game between the Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies, Astros’ Nolan Ryan toes up ...

President William Howard Taft dismissed him in January 1910 ... reached the Earth like the inevitable path of a thrown baseball, once clean and white but destined for the dirt.

Baseball's Opening Day has a different feel ... every season by throwing out the ceremonial first pitch. William Howard Taft started this tradition at a Washington Senators game in 2010.