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Presidential Baseball Famous Firsts by Baseball Almanac
In the above link, you can find a mixing use of tenses to decribe a series of historical events:
08-30-1865 President Andrew Johnson brought the first organized baseball team (referred to as "a delegation of the National Base Ball Club) to the White House / Presidential Mansion for a visit.
06-26-1869 President Ulysses S. Grant brought the first professional team (all members of the Cincinnati Red Stockings were paid ballplayers) to the White House / Presidential Mansion for a visit.
04-13-1883 President Chester A. Arthur brought the first Major League team (National League's Cleveland Forest Citys) to the White House / Executive Mansion.
06-06-1892 President Benjamin Harrison is the first U.S. President to attend a Major League baseball game AND the first sitting President to see an extra inning game as the contest remains undecided until the eleventh inning.
06-25-1892 President Benjamin Harrison attends his second game and becomes the first U.S. President to attend two Major League baseball games while in office.
04-19-1897 The Washington Senators are greeted in the Oval Office by President William McKinley who threw out first pitch as Governor of Ohio. The manager of Columbus is now the Senators manager and the first invitation to throw out the first season opener pitch occurs.
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My question is: why did the writer use present tense for certain events, and past tense for others? Thank you.
In the above link, you can find a mixing use of tenses to decribe a series of historical events:
08-30-1865 President Andrew Johnson brought the first organized baseball team (referred to as "a delegation of the National Base Ball Club) to the White House / Presidential Mansion for a visit.
06-26-1869 President Ulysses S. Grant brought the first professional team (all members of the Cincinnati Red Stockings were paid ballplayers) to the White House / Presidential Mansion for a visit.
04-13-1883 President Chester A. Arthur brought the first Major League team (National League's Cleveland Forest Citys) to the White House / Executive Mansion.
06-06-1892 President Benjamin Harrison is the first U.S. President to attend a Major League baseball game AND the first sitting President to see an extra inning game as the contest remains undecided until the eleventh inning.
06-25-1892 President Benjamin Harrison attends his second game and becomes the first U.S. President to attend two Major League baseball games while in office.
04-19-1897 The Washington Senators are greeted in the Oval Office by President William McKinley who threw out first pitch as Governor of Ohio. The manager of Columbus is now the Senators manager and the first invitation to throw out the first season opener pitch occurs.
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My question is: why did the writer use present tense for certain events, and past tense for others? Thank you.