Top stories published by The Diary of Myles Thomas in 2017

Barbara Stanwyck

Barbara Stanwyck (nee Ruby Catherine Stevens; July 16, 1907 — January 20, 1990) was an American actress. She was a film and…

Babe Ruth

Babe Ruth arrived in New York City at the best possible time for his outsized hitting and hedonistic lifestyle. It was the Roaring Twenties…

Herb Pennock

One of baseball’s historical mysteries is why the story of Herb Pennock the New York Yankees Hall of Fame pitcher has remained divorced…

Moe Berg

Morris Berg, allegedly master of 12 languages, was born in a cold-water tenement on East 121st Street in Manhattan on March 2, 1902, to…

Bix Beiderbecke

Born in Davenport, Iowa in 1903, Bix came from a rather well-to-do family. He was drawn to music as a youngster, first taking up…

Arnold Rothstein

Rothstein was widely reputed to have organized corruption in professional athletics, including conspiring to fix the 1919 World…

Mae West

Known for her bawdy double entendres, West made a name for herself in vaudeville and on the stage in New York City before moving to Hollywood…

Bob Meusel

Long Bob hit .328 for the Yankees as a big league rookie in 1920. Another newcomer to the club that year was George Herman “Babe” Ruth…

Waite Hoyt

Right-hander “Schoolboy” Waite Hoyt signed an option contract with the New York Giants as a 15-year-old in 1915. The following season he…