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base ball invented
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. -
football invented
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. -
Great Chicago fire
The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 was devastating and burned for three days killing nearly 300 people and destroying over 17000 buildings. -
Statue of Liberty
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. -
Great Fransisco Earthquake
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. -
Basketball invented
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. -
Modern Olympics
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. -
subway invented
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. -
sinking of the titanic
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. -
National parks invented
the National parks where invented by Teddy Roosevelt. the first park was yellow stone national park that geysers wildlife and geothermal features.