When talking to any modern day sports enthusiast or person with general knowledge of the history of the sports world, hearing the name, "Babe" would trigger an initial response to the famous homerun-hitter Babe Ruth. It would be of utter shock if that person's first relation to the nickname "Babe" was the name Babe Didriksen Zaharias. ... So why is Zaharias second to the last name Ruth with the understanding of her legendary? ... She married in 1938 to George Zaharias and changed her name to Babe Didriksen Zaharias. ... Babe Didriksen Zaharias passed away at the age o...

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Many of history's epics revolve around the classic struggle and journey of one man's destiny. Homer's Odysseus, King Arthur and his knights of the round table; this storyline has been classified as heroic symbolism with the defining action being character traits. These traits are better perceived by...

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In the early 20th century, otherwise known as the Roaring Twenties, the United States did not only dramatically change economically, but the sudden burst of popular entertainment, new intuitive inventions, and the initiation of mass productions, made America the wealthiest country in the world. This...

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And for athletic prowess, the argument for Babe Ruth's number- one ranking endures. ... Ruth dominated on both offense and defense, early on not only as the best pitcher but as the greatest hitter. ...

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