Outline of Important Dates for Physical Education and Sports 1900 American League of Baseball formed 1901 Pennsylvania passes physical education law 1903 First World Series - Boston vs. Pittsburgh 1906 Playground Association of America founded 1906 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) formed 1907 Boy Scout Movement founded for promotion of physical recreation 1911 Michigan passes mandatory physical education law 1913 Idaho passes mandatory physical education law 1915-18 Eight states pass physical education legislation requiring some sort of physical training in the school...

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For example, I myself am a baseball player. ... All one has to do is examine the chronology of the 20th century in America's history to note the interrelationship between athletic heroes and the influence they have had on the masses. ... "[Dempsey] is widely regarded as one of the pioneers of modern boxing and has gone down in history as one of the toughest men ever to enter the ring" (www.cmgww.com/sports/dempsey/dempsey.html). A few decades later, on April 15, 1947, the first black baseball player set foot on a major league baseball field; his name was Jackie Robinson. ... S...

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In the summer, I began to play organized baseball for the first time. ... I only played on weekends and baseball isn't as physically demanding as other sports so I don't think it did much to help my weight issues. ...

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Civil Rights has always been a major issue in the history of America. There have been many struggles and battles over this issue in our history. ... This is very important in the history of civil rights because why shouldn't a black person have the same opportunities a white person has for education? ... People were hit with baseball bats, thrown around by a fire hose, women, children, and men all included. ...

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You could not take your eyes off the game because if you did you might have missed some of the most significant and amazing comebacks in history. ... Because of the recent attack on our country, sport and baseball were used as part of the healing process. ... The fans were wild and I believe it helped fuel the American team to one of the greatest upsets and victories in the history of sports. ...

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As you probably know, Huck Finn is one of the most controversial books in American literatures history, and many people have different views on the book, like most of all, whether it should be banned from classrooms or not. ... Slavery is a part of American history and being an American means dealing with slavery, because it's obvious that slavery is still present to this day. ...

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Early in America's history we faced certain periods of segregation. ... Going back through history you start to realize and view things differently. ... Not because you eat hotdogs at a braves baseball game or because we all go to the lake on the 4th of July. ... " Going through the timeline of history you come to a point when you realize that the world around you has changed, topics that were once not discussed freely are now to the point where they are openly discussed. ...

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The events outlined in this article include dates which have made history such as in 1920 when the first woman competed in the Olympics and won three gold medals and 1965 when Donna De Varona became the first women to a sportscaster on network television. ... The night that the game was replayed, it drew more attention than baseball's All-Star Game that was aired the same night. ...

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The Pearl Harbor attack will forever be an unforgettable day in American history. ... As more men left to fight for our country more women were called into work for factories, farms, and even baseball. ...

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It is clear that families are undergoing a number of important structural changes: families are smaller than in the past, with fewer children and sometimes with only one parent; parents have children at a later age; more couples live together without the bonds of matrimony which was accepted as a sacred bond so few years in human history. ... It may involve the hitting or kicking of a child with the fists or the feet, or with another object; such as belts, shovels, changes, ropes, electric cords, leather straps, canes, baseball bats, sticks, broom handles, or assorted large obj...

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A baseball cap, worn at any angle, accounts for 10 percent of the stops. ... The history of police and community interaction has been characterized not by trust, but by mutual distrust (Meeks 24). ...

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