1915

Babe Ruth hit his first major-league home run

The Great Bambino would end up hit 714 home runs! 

1937

The German airship Hindenburg crashed and burned in Lakehurst, New Jersey

Thirty-six people were killed. 

This was the end of the ‘airship’ era

1965

Keith Richards began writing the Rolling Stones’ Satisfaction in a Florida hotel room. 

Hell ya! 

1994

The Chunnel officially opened!

The tunnel under the English Channel links England and France and is 31.35 miles long!  

 and then lastly…

2002

Spider-Man became the first movie to make more than $100 million in its first weekend.

I paid my $8 to see it! Great movie! 

-Tyler Jackson

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