1947
Babe Ruth Day
Baseball parks around the world celebrated the man, and a crowd of 60,000 fans honored their hero in ceremonies at Yankee Stadium.
Ruth was dying of throat cancer.
1965
“Pampers” were patented by R.C. Duncan.
1983
Nolan Ryan broke a major league baseball record when he struck out his 3,509th batter of his career.
The Ryan Express broke Walter Johnson’s 55 year-old strikeout record in a 4-2 win over Montreal.
and then lastly…
2006
In New York City, construction began on the Freedom Tower on the site of former World Trade Center.
Opening November, 3 2014, One World Trade Center stands 1,776 tall!
It cost $3.9 Billion to construct.
#America
-Tyler Jackson
