Sports
Blog posts about events or people associated with amateur and professional sports.
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The First Winter Olympics
In 1894, Baron Pierre de Coubertin held the Olympic Organization Congress in Paris, France. This congress laid the foundation for the modern Olympic Games. Two years later, Athens would host…
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The First Woman to Successfully Swim the English Channel
Overview: The English Channel is a three hundred and fifty-mile-long stretch of water that separates the British Isles from the rest of mainland Europe. At its greatest width the channel…
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Babe Ruth
Biography/Overview Babe Ruth, whose real name was George Herman, was born on February 6, 1895, in Baltimore, Maryland. For as big of a star Ruth was during his life, there…
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Summer Olympic Games
Antwerp, Belgium Overview The “War to end all Wars” had ended, not before devastating Europe and inflicting massive amounts of suffering on the people. The Paris Peace Conference met in…
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1923 Yankees
The Road to Victory – How did the Yankees receive their first World Series Win? It’s October 16th, 1923. The Yankees just received their inaugural title against the New York…
