STLyesterday

We tweet digital clippings from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch archives.

[Weatherbird @Weatherbird]

The mystery thrower of the first pitch at the Cardinals' season opener on April 6, 1979, turned out to be the Birds' new mascot, @TeamFredbird. Happy belated, you crazy kid! https://t.co/tAMNm0abzb

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#OnThisDay The 1976 Heyday fire along Locust Street was one for the ages https://t.co/6kAADnb5X5

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A Look Back: St. Louis made tap water clear just in time for World's Fair https://t.co/O0JFammc4U

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#OnThisDay in 1959: See images from the tornado that toppled the Channel 2 tower and ripped part of the roof off The Arena https://t.co/s1TDWvuqof

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A Look Back: Mystery hero fighter pilot over Germany in 1944 was St. Louisan https://t.co/9Tom9GAKNj

[STL Cardinals News @STLCardsNews]

75 years ago: The Cardinals shocked the baseball world by parting with a popular catcher https://t.co/gkeFqhvkmG

[Roger Hensley @stlhensley]

From the @stltoday archives: On Dec. 24, 1969, Curt Flood mailed a letter that changed baseball history https://t.co/AjmlnA7ceA via @stltoday

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Post-Dispatch Christmas cartoons and illustrations, through the years https://t.co/B3glj0WnFq via @rwklose

[Dave Matter @Dave_Matter]

Good stuff here from the Post-Dispatch archives - 40 years ago: Stipo, Norm and Lou square off in St. Louis, and the Braggin' Rights is born https://t.co/I1SgkH3C4Q via @stltoday

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Dec. 1, 1958: Phil the gorilla dies after a hunger strike at @stlzoo https://t.co/JipsOzelTV

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Nov. 19, 1960:

Undefeated @MizzouFootball vs. @KU_Football

To this day, the schools still don't agree on the result. Kansas scored the most points but the Jayhawks suited up an ineligible player. The game was ruled a 1-0 Mizzou victory ➡️ https://t.co/PlQNou2qaz

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The St. Louis Post-Dispatch made history on Nov. 15, 1920, when it successfully transmitted the first photo by wire to its sister publication, The New York World. This is how the Post-Dispatch reported the news 100 years ago. https://t.co/wr2O52CtBO

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On Nov. 6, 1951, St. Louis was crippled by a 12-inch snowfall, the greatest in a 24-hour the city had seen in 39 years. The snow shut down public transportation and left four people dead, buried under the snow. https://t.co/gBWMFS0TTR

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Nov. 4, 1948: Truman's St. Louis stop yielded a photo for the ages https://t.co/WKGBiHOrTM

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From Wilson to Trump: 100 years of election front pages https://t.co/BxAa2lHhwM

[STL Cardinals News @STLCardsNews]

1953: Scenes from the Browns' final game in St. Louis https://t.co/goPC16XRRi

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When terrorists struck the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on 9/11, none of us would know the full impact of the attacks. What follows is the original article from the Post-Dispatch as well as the Extra Edition published that afternoon. https://t.co/2ipqjhds4D

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How St. Louis loved Lou Brock: The Hall of Famer through the years https://t.co/240hLKjSOV

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Sept. 5, 1929: How the Lake of the Ozarks got its start https://t.co/PxpCp9ON3d

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Were you there? Superjam at Busch Stadium: 125 degrees on the field, but a cool experience for all https://t.co/ntVkuEzcSL