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Bowling Ball Scatters Pins

Bowling Ball Scatters Pins

A bowler has to hope for a spare, at best, in 1951. Bowling arguably traces its roots to 3200 B.C. In the 1800s, many U.S. states enacted anti-bowling laws as an anti-gambling measure.

Photo: Mark Kauffman./Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images

Dec 01, 1951
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