The first African American player to play baseball. And number 24, generations recognized the man known as the say hey kid. I talk with willie hayes ahead on a second look. Im frankerville. Welcome to a second look. Today we have a show totally dedicated to baseball. George herman ruth jr. Grew up playing baseball. Two years after he joined the major leagues he was playing for the red sox. Two years later he pitched two winning games for the red sox in the world series after a season where he hit 11 home runs. The next year, he hit 29 home runs and became a national star. In 1920 the red sox sold ruth to the yankees. Ruth began hitting the ball out of the park and by the end of the season, he thrilled the crowd by calling his shots. Actually pointing to the outfield stands before hitting a home run to the exact spot. Off the field, babe ruths reputation was equally large. But he was also known for his countless visits to orphanages and childrens hospitals. Babe ruth died from cancer at
Thank you everybody for tuning in tonight. Hello everyone. Thank you so much for joining us. Im marcia eli from the Brooklyn Public Librarys center for brooklyn history and the arts and culture team bpl presents. This year Brooklyn Public Library celebrates, its 125th anniversary. Our birthday is a chance to talk about all the library does and one important part of that work is stewarding the extraordinary special collections at the center for brooklyn history. These are archives are the combined materials from the brooklyn Public Libraries special collections. And those of the former Brooklyn Historical society, and they are literally the most comprehensive collection of brooklyn related materials in the world. So we are celebrating these amazing collections and a 125th Anniversary Series titled out of the box. Five programs that put just few of the most important or most frequently used or beloved Materials Center stage clearly the dodgers and robinson have to be part of that lineup
Hello, everyone. Thank you so much for joining us. Im marcia eli from the Brooklyn Public Library center for brooklyn history and the arts and culture team. This year, Brooklyn Public Library celebrates its 125th anniversary. Our birthday is a chance to talk about all that the library does, and one important part of that work is stewarding the extraordinary special collections of the Brooklyn Center for history. These archives are the combined materials for the Brooklyn Public Librarys special collections at those of the former Brooklyn Historical society, and they are literally the most comprehensive collection of brooklyn related materials in the world. So, we are celebrating these amazing collections in a 125th Anniversary Series titled out of the box. Five programs that put just a few of the most important or most frequently used or beloved Materials Center stage. Clearly, the dodgers and Jackie Robinson have to be part of that lineup. So, tonight, we are bringing together a really
She talks about the women she has drawn inspiratn from throughout her life. 10 pm eastern on afterward, chris miller traces the history of Microchip Technology and how it become the most critically needed technology. Interviewed by democratic congressman jim hides. Watch book tv every sunday on cspan two. Find the full schedule on your Program Guide or watch online anytime at book tv dot org. Hello, everyone. Thank you so much for joining us. Im marcia eli from the Brooklyn Public Library center for brooklyn history and the arts and culture team. This year, Brooklyn Public Library celebrates its 125th anniversary. Our birthday is a chance to talk about all that the library does, and one important part of that work is stewarding the extraordinary special collections of the Brooklyn Center for history. These archives are the combined materials for the Brooklyn Public Librarys special collections at those of the former Brooklyn Historical society, and they are literally the most comprehen
Thank you everybody for tuning in tonight. Hello everyone. Thank you so much for joining us. Im marcia eli from the Brooklyn Public Librarys center for brooklyn history and the arts and culture team bpl presents. This year Brooklyn Public Library celebrates, its 125th anniversary. Our birthday is a chance to talk about all the library does and one important part of that work is stewarding the extraordinary special collections at the center for brooklyn history. These are archives are the combined materials from the brooklyn Public Libraries special collections. And those of the former Brooklyn Historical society, and they are literally the most comprehensive collection of brooklyn related materials in the world. So we are celebrating these amazing collections and a 125th Anniversary Series titled out of the box. Five programs that put just few of the most important or most frequently used or beloved Materials Center stage clearly the dodgers and robinson have to be part of that lineup