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World History During Babe Ruth's Time

By aslsjosh

  • Titanic Sinks

    Titanic Sinks
    The Titanic Ship hits an iceberg in the Northern Atlantic Ocean and ends up sinking and killing many passengers.

  • Sultan of Swat Hits 60 Homeruns

    Sultan of Swat Hits 60 Homeruns
    Babe Ruth was the first major league baseball player to hit 60 homeruns.

  • Stock Market Crash

    Stock Market Crash
    The Stock Market crashed which caused The Great Depression.

  • Babe Ruth calls his homerun shot

    Babe Ruth calls his homerun shot
    Babe Ruth with the New York Yankees points his bat to the outfield and calls his homerun shot before he even hit the baseball.

  • Franklin Delano Roosevelt becomes President

    Franklin Delano Roosevelt becomes President
    Franklin D. Roosevelt beats Herbert Hoover in the United States Presidential Race.

  • Attack on Pearl Harbor

    Attack on Pearl Harbor
    Japan declares war on the United States and Britain attacking the U.S. Naval Base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. This attack killed 2,402 Americans and wounded 247.

  • Civil Rights Movement

    Civil Rights Movement
    The Civil Rights bill was signed into law outlawing both segregation and major forms of discrimination against blacks and women.