On May 17, 1875, Kentucky celebrated the first Kentucky Derby. It would soon become one of the most famous and iconic horse races in the United States. What else was being reported on the same day as the first Run for the Roses?

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“Advertisement: Human Hair Goods (Page 1).” The Fitchburg Sentinel (Fitchburg, Massachusetts), May 17, 1875. www.newspapers.com.

“The Captured Sing Sing Convicts.” Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois), August 15, 1875. www.newspapers.com.

“The Career of a New York Jail Bird.” The Rutland Daily Globe (Rutland, Vermont), June 3, 1875. www.newspapers.com.

“Court Reports.” Los Angeles Herald (Los Angeles, California), August 28, 1875. www.newspapers.com.

“A Daring Escape.” The Brandon Union (Brandon, Vermont), May 29, 1875. www.newspapers.com.

“Front Page Article (Left Column).” The New York Times ( New York City, New York), May 17, 1875. www.newspapers.com.

“Historic Facts.” Sing Sing Prison Museum. Accessed August 27, 2022. http://www.singsingprisonmuseum.org/.

“J. Lloyd Haigh's Transfer At Sing Sing.” The Brooklyn Union (Brooklyn, New York), September 22, 1880. www.newspapers.com.

“Kentucky Derby History.” Kentucky Derby. Accessed August 19, 2022. https://www.kentuckyderby.com/history/kentucky-derby-history.

“La-Cronica on the Wife-Murder.” Los Angeles Evening Express (Los Angeles, California), May 15, 1875. www.newspapers.com.

“The Man-Eating Tree of Madagascar.” Alexandria Gazette (Alexandria, Virginia), May 17, 1875. www.newspapers.com.

“The Man-Eating Tree of Madagascar.” Museum of Hoaxes. Accessed August 27, 2022. http://hoaxes.org/archive/permalink/man_eating_tree_of_madagascar.

Reiner, Dan. “Sing Sing's Notorious Escapes Propel It into Pop Culture.” USA Today. Gannett Satellite Information Network, June 15, 2015. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/06/14/sing-sing-prison-escape-history/71210596/.

“The Sing Sing Escape.” The Cincinnati Daily Star (Cincinnati, Ohio), July 13, 1875. www.newspapers.com.

“Waiting for the Tap.” The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Kentucky), May 17, 1875. www.newspapers.com.

“The Wife-Murder in Los Angeles County.” Daily Evening Herald (Stockton, California)17, May 17, 1875. www.newspapers.com.

SOUND SOURCES

Al Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music.

Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.

Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.