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Take Me Out to the Ball Game, the National Anthem for Baseball was written about a young girl’s love for the game.
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Oreos were invented.
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Titanic sinks.
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Penicillan is discovered.
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Sliced bread was invented.
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Begun in 1939 September 1st and ended in 1945 September 2nd.
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-Phillip K. Wrigley, owner of the Chicago Cubs, established the All-American Girls Softball League.
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Marcenia Lyle Alberga was the first woman to play a full season in a professional men’s baseball league.
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Kathryn Johnson, only twelve years old was the first girl to play Little League Baseball. She played for the King’s Dairy team in Corning, NY.
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Betty Chapman was the first African American professional softball player.
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Barbie doll invented.