Rock Solid History News Digest 05.07.21

New Jersey middle schooler set to make history as one of the 1st female Eagle Scouts
By Ashley Johnson for ABC 6 Action News (photo courtesy of ABC 6 Action News)

Moses, Satchel, Smokey Joe, Cool Papa: The Negro Leagues celebrate 100-plus years of overlooked baseball
By Peter Genovese for NJ Advance Media for NJ.com 

The history of pork roll vs Taylor ham in New Jersey
By Erica Commisso for Hoboken Girl

TikTok discovers hidden cemetery at popular Hudson Valley mall
Jess for 101.5 WPDH

1,200 years ago, Maya children decorated this hidden cave with handprints
By Nora McGreevy for Smithsonian Magazine (photo below courtesy of Sergio Grosjean)