Artifact
Baseball Great Babe Ruth Dies at Age 53
This Aug. 17, 1948, edition of the Los Angeles Examiner describes Ruth's final hours, during which his throat ailment took a turn for the worse.
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Artifact Date
August 17, 1948
Topic(s)
- Cold War
- Journalism
