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Article: Hats off to the baseball cap; PITCH IN WITH 20 FACTS AS WORLD'S FAVOURITE HEADGEAR IS 50 TODAY.(Features)
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- The Mirror (London, England)
- Article date:
- April 29, 2004
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Byline: NICK WEBSTER
WALK down any street in the world and the chances are you'll spot a baseball cap.
The fashion essential, which started as a sporting accessory to keep the sun off players' heads, celebrates its 50th birthday this month.
Before April 1954, baseball players wore a variety of headgear, until the New Era Cap Company unveiled its 59Fifty.
And it's the same hat that's worn today by everyone from pop stars to princes.
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