Tag: Babe Ruth

• History Daily: August 16

  BABE RUTH DIES Image: Ruth at Yankee Stadium prior to the Yankees’ retirement of his jersey number. (Wikimedia Commons.) On August 16, 1948, baseball icon George Herman “Babe” Ruth died from cancer in New York City. Following his death, his body lay in state at Yankee Stadium, and thousands of people paid their last respects. He was…

  August 16, 2023

  1700s, 1940s, 1960s, American History, American Revolutionary War, Babe Ruth, Beatles, History Daily, Ringo Starr

  1700s, 1940s, 1960s, American History, American Revolutionary War, Babe Ruth, History Daily, Ringo Starr, The Beatles

• History Daily: August 11

  CONFEDERATE GENERAL JUBAL EARLY ABANDONS WINCHESTER, VIRGINIA On August 11, 1864, Confederate General Jubal Early leaves Winchester, Virginia, as Union General Philip Sheridan nears the city. Wary of his new enemy, Early exited the area to avoid an immediate conflict. (Image: General Jubal A. Early. The Virginia Historical Society) Since June, Early and his 14,000 soldiers had been in…

  August 11, 2023

  1960s, American Civil War, American History, Babe Ruth, History Daily, Major League Baseball, Sports History, Watts Riots

  1800s, 1920s, 1960s, American Civil War, American History, Babe Ruth, General Jubal Early, History Daily, Major League Baseball, Sports History, Watts Rebellion