After the 1919 World Series scandal by the "Black Sox", along with the problems in the National Commission, professional baseball was reorganized and a new commissioner was appointed. ... The 1932 World Series tried to correct all this. ... "The Ball disappeared from the premises in a high, sizzling line, carrying an incredible distance in an incredibly short time." ... In 1933 a new game was created in baseball, the All-Star Game. ... In the winter of 1934 the Babe signed with the Boston Braves, but couldn't finish the season due to irresolvable problems between himself and McCarthy, the...

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It is a little known fact that more Americans were killed in The Civil War than in both World Wars combined. ... It was thought to be too short at the time, but it went down as one of the most famous speeches in American History. The Gettysburg Address Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. ... The brave men, living and dead who struggled here have consecrated it far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note nor long remember wha...

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For instance, when Inspector Gadget gets a new assignment it always says it will self-destruct. ... True heroes are the firefighters and rescue workers in New York City who saved thousands of people on September 11. ... A hero can be as simple as a volunteer for Habitat for Humanity or a brave as a fire fighter that rushes in and out of burning buildings saving children and adults. ... They burst into giggles when Wiley Coyote falls off of the cliff, and they feel a sense of security when The Power Rangers kill their many enemies to save the world. The subconsciously take notes on the cartoons...

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was a short dip in the water with women and men on opposite sides of the beach (History of Women's Swimwear 1). ... Reard called his bikini 'smaller than the world's smallest bathing suit? ... forming an intense market for the Prosch 7 swimwear all over the world in 1957 (Bikini History 1). In July of 1959 the New York Post searched the beaches of New York City for bikinis, but found only a few. However, sales were rising in the United States and those noting the growing number of private pools mentioned that thousands of shy women were probably purchasing bikinis to wear...

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