Babe Ruth Hits His First Home Run- This Day 1915
On this day in 1915 Babe Ruth hit his first major league home run as a member of the Boston Red Sox. The Babe hit his home run at the […]
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Astronaut Alan Shepard Becomes First American In Space-This Day 1961
On this day in 1961 Astronaut Alan Shepard became the first American to travel in space. Shepard’s suborbital flight from Cape Canaveral, Florida lasted only 15 minutes. The United States […]
President John Kennedy’s Eternal Flame- Arlington National Cemetery 4.26.13
My Name On The Vietnam Veterans Memorial In Washington D.C.
A few years ago while on the yearly trip with my 8th graders to Washington D.C. we were walking along the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall and one of my students […]
Crosby, Stills, Nash And Young “Ohio”
44 years ago today was the Kent State Massacre. Neil Young wrote this protest song after seeing the photo of the incident in Life Magazine. The song went to #14 […]
Kent State Massacre- This Day 1970
“Tin soldiers and Nixon’s comin’ we’re finally on our own, this summer i hear the callin’ four dead in Ohio.”-Neil Young On this day in 1970 students at Kent State […]
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