John “Jocko” Milligan
John Milligan was born in Philadelphia in 1861 where his family resided on Lombard Street. Shortly after his birth, John’s mother passed away and a brief 8 years later, his…
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Thomas Fitzgerald was born in New York City to an Irish Catholic couple, Garret and Catharine. He claimed he was born near the site of the old Harper’s Publishing Building,…
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Professional baseball player Bill Greenwood was born in Philadelphia in 1857. At age 25, he made his big league debut with the Philadelphia Athletics. The 1882 season was the first…
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