Triple Play Friday

baseball season is right around the corner and the anticipation of warm sunny days, a perfectly manicured field and the call of "batter up" is beginning to enter my thoughts daily. every friday i'll be a making a TRIPLE PLAY~ by posting "this day in history facts" - "my Etsy finds" and "baseball fun facts"!!! TGIF ~

February 20th - on this day in HISTORY

1. 1872: Incorporated in 1870, New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art opens its doors to the public.

2. 1915: The World's Fair opens in San Francisco. The fair, called the Panama-Pacific Exhibition, celebrates the opening of the Panama Canal and the rebuilding of S.F. following the 1906 earthquake.

3. 1962: Astronaut John Glenn, in the Mercury capsule Friendship 7, orbited the Earth three times & became the first American to orbit the Earth.

February 20th - my Etsy finds ~ GLASS

i think these glass artists and their pieces are AMAZING!!!

i hope you think so too.

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1. bellebeads 2. spungallery 3. MichelleProsek

February 20th - Baseball ~ Did You Know?

1. Baseball originated before the American Civil War (1861-1865) as rounders, a humble game played on sandlots.

2. The very first professional baseball league was born in 1871.

3. Baltimore Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken, Jr. didn't miss a game in 16 years. He played in 2,632 consecutive games from April 30, 1982 to Sept. 19, 1998.