Ruth Cleveland had been nicknamed "Baby Ruth" by the media nearly 30 years before the creation of the candy bar. It's unknown if Babe Ruth challenged the Curtiss Candy Company over the candy's ...

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Ruth was never not in the news, even today, 77 years after his death. That’s due in part to his unique celebrity and his home-run record. But the presence of a modern-day Ruth in the Los Angeles ...