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Baseball was invented by Alexander Cartwright is known as the father of baseball because he developed the basic rules of the game in 1869. Cartwright was a member of the Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York City. -
The first college football game was played in 1869 between Princeton and Rutgers.
The game was similar to soccer but changed into a rugby-soccer.
Walter Camp is known as Father of American Football.
In 1880, Camp made rule changes the number of players per team from 15 to 11. -
The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 was devastating and burned for three days killing nearly 300 people and destroying over 17000 buildings. -
The Statue of Liberty was built in 1886 as a gift from the people of France to the United States. it is now a National Monument. -
on April 11 at 5:12 AM. A earth quake with an estimated magnitude of 7.9 happen and destroyed nearly 270miles. Then after that a fire broke out and caused even more damage. -
Basket ball was invented by James at the YMCA Training School in Springfield Massachusetts. Naismith created the game to keep students active during the winter when outdoor sports were not a option. -
241 athletes from 14 countries competed in 43 events including tennis swimming and fencing.
Winners received laurel wreaths and medals with Nike the Greek God of victory on them. -
The first subway in the United States opened in Boston in 1897. It was called the Tremont Street subway, and it was a streetcar line that ran from the Boston Garden to Haymarket Square. -
with 2,240 passengers and crew on board. On April 15 1912, after hitting a iceberg Titanic broke apart and sank to the bottom of the ocean killing more than 1500 passengers. -
the National parks where invented by Teddy Roosevelt. the first park was yellow stone national park that geysers wildlife and geothermal features.