All-Star Game
Watch Mickey Mantle, Hank Aaron and 17 Other Hall of Famers at the 1955 All-Star Game
History Flashback takes a look at historical “found footage” of all kinds—newsreels, instructional films, even cartoons—to give us a glimpse into how much things have changed, and how much has remained the same. It was a hot, sunny evening on July 12, 1955 and the new County ...read more
Major League Baseball’s first All-Star Game is held
On July 6, 1933, Major League Baseball’s first All-Star Game took place at Chicago’s Comiskey Park. The brainchild of a determined sports editor, the event was designed to bolster the sport and improve its reputation during the darkest years of the Great Depression. Originally ...read more