The Lakota leader Sitting Bull defeated George Custer’s cavalry, but a sustained conflict with American forces proved ruinous.
On the biggest stage, the 22-year-old righty etched himself into baseball lore, dominating MVPs and future Hall of Famers.
This article is part of Portrait Mode, a Slate pop-up series about biopics.
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Torture or Myth? The Real History of the Brazen Bull
Invented in ancient Greece, the Brazen Bull was a hollow metal statue used for one of history's most terrifying ...
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