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Born on the same date a few years apart, Primo Carnera would take the Heavyweight Championship from Jack Sharkey in 1933. A clip plus boxing card resources.

Happy birthday to Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961), with a gallery of Hemingway magazine appearances and cover shots as well as Hemingway resources including a magazine bibliography.

Happy birthday to Pistol Pete Maravich with a brief discussion of his career, Pistol Pete magazines and values and a clip of him in action.

Happy birthday to home run king Sadaharu Oh (1940 – ), with a look at his career and a quick look at some of the Japanese ballplayers who’ve come to America in recent years.

Happy birthday to silent film actor and professional wrestler Bull Montana (1887-1950). Bull’s featured here on a movie card, also included are some excerpts about his career.

Happy 84th birthday to New York Yankee legend Yogi Berra (b. 1925) with classic images from inside The Sporting News plus some vintage wire photos showing the Hall of Fame backstop.

Happy birthday to our very dear friend, Turner Classic Movies (1994 – ). How Cablevision on Long Island made me wait so long for TCM. Plus a nice Gone With the Wind movie card illustrating the article.

Happy birthday to baseball Hall of Famer Cy Young (1867-1955), who we look from inside The Sporting News as it announces the creation of the Cy Young Award.

Happy Birthday to underrated pre-Ripken shortstop Bert Campaneris today. Campy anchored the infield for three straight World Champion Oakland A’s teams in the 70’s.

Happy birthday to famed cartoonist Dr. Seuss (1904-1991), who prior to greater fame freelanced in several magazines. We take a look at a 1932 cartoon in Liberty Magazine here.

Happy birthday to famed 19th century painter Winslow Homer (1836-1910), who we look at here as a magazine illustrator with links to targeted resources.

Not your usual Babe Ruth biography to celebrate, but instead a page on how to collect Babe Ruth on a budget centered around collecting old magazines.

Happy birthday to Norman Rockwell today, without whom, magazine collecting might not have hit the mainstream. Notes on collecting Rockwell included.

Happy Birthday today to Mr. Cub, Ernie Banks! The VintageMeld takes a look at Banks’ career in brief, illustrated with images from old sports magazines.

Douglas MacArthur was born on this date 1880 so today we take a look back at his life and show some issues of Life with him on the cover plus prices realized.