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  2. Abner Doubleday - Wikipedia

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    Abner Doubleday (June 26, 1819 – January 26, 1893) [1] was a career United States Army officer and Union major general in the American Civil War. He fired the first shot in defense of Fort Sumter , the opening battle of the war, and had a pivotal role in the early fighting at the Battle of Gettysburg .

  3. January 26 - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... 1905 – The world's largest diamond ever, ... 1893 – Abner Doubleday, American general (b. 1819) ...

  4. List of common misconceptions about arts and culture

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    Baseball was not invented by Abner Doubleday, nor did it originate in Cooperstown, New York. It is believed to have evolved from the bat-and-ball game rounders and first took its modern form in New York City. [271] A BJJ black belt with a red bar indicating first degree. The black belt in martial arts does not necessarily indicate expert level ...

  5. Fort Sumter - Wikipedia

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    Only solid iron balls could be used against the Confederate batteries. At about 7:00 a.m., Captain Abner Doubleday, the fort's second in command, was given the honor of firing the Union's first shot, in defense of the fort. He missed, in part because Major Anderson did not use the guns mounted on the highest tier—the barbette tier, where the ...

  6. Complete Index to World Film - Wikipedia

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    The Complete Index to World Film (citwf or citwf.com) is an online database of information related to movies. Citwf, compiled online by Alan Goble and Valan Publishing since 2004, had a Guinness Record as the world's largest published film-related database, with over 756,000 title entries.

  7. Cooperstown, New York - Wikipedia

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    According to an interview conducted in 1906 by the Mills Commission, nearby resident Abner Graves attributed the game's invention to his deceased friend, Abner Doubleday. Graves stated that Doubleday invented baseball on a cow pasture within the village in 1839, the present site of Doubleday Field , but this claim is universally discounted by ...

  8. Abraham G. Mills - Wikipedia

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    Abraham G. Mills. Abraham Gilbert Mills (March 12, 1844 – August 26, 1929) was the fourth president of the National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs (1883–1884), and is best known for heading the "Mills Commission" which controversially credited Civil War general Abner Doubleday with the invention of baseball.

  9. Ulysses Doubleday (general) - Wikipedia

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    Ulysses Doubleday was born in Auburn, New York, on August 31, 1824. [1] He was described as having 'blue eyes, brown hair, and a fair complexion'. [2] He was the younger brother of Union Army Major General Abner Doubleday, [1] and the son of congressman and War of 1812 veteran Ulysses F. Doubleday and Hester Donnelly. Before the Civil War, he ...