Today in History….

Today in History:

January 3rd 1920

The New York Yankees acquired Babe Ruth

Here are some Fast Facts about Babe Ruth:

Voted Sporting News’ Greatest Player of All Time, AP’s Athlete of the Century (1999)

Nicknamed “Babe,” “The Great Bambino,” “The Sultan of Swat”

Parents had 8 children, two of whom survived infancy, George and his sister Marnie

Ruth’s father signed custody of 7-year-old Ruth over to Catholic missionaries at St. Mary’s Industrial School for Boys

Joined major league at age 19, playing for Boston Red Sox

Beat Brooklyn Robins, 2-1 in 14 innings in 1916 World Series; remains longest complete game in World Series history (1916)

Red Sox sold Ruth to NY Yankees in 1920; 1920-2004, Yankees won 39 AL pennants and 26 World Series titles; Red Sox won no World Series till 2004 – end of “Curse of the Bambino”

Popularity drew so many fans, newly-built Yankee Stadium became known as “The House That Ruth Built” (1923)

Home run record of 60 runs (1927) stood until broken by Roger Maris (1961)

Slammed what is believed to be longest home run ever hit out of Wrigley Field, game 3 of 1932 World Series

Spokesperson for US War Bonds during World War II

Died of throat cancer, age 53; body lay in state at Yankee Stadium for 2 days, over 100,000 fans came to pay respect

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Today in History

I decided to put up one Event of each day that happened in History.
Today’s event is:

1923
The African-American town of Rosewood, Fla., was burned by a white mob.
Learn more here.

A Chronology of Events
Date:
08/05/20 Four black men in McClenny are removed from the local jail
and lynched for the alleged rape of a white woman.
11/02/20 Two whites and at least five blacks are killed in Ocoee in
a dispute over voting rights. The black community of
Ocoee is destroyed, 25 homes, 2 churches, and a Masonic
Lodge.
2/12/21 A black man in Wauchula is lynched for an alleged attack on
a white woman.
12/09/22 A black man in Perry is burned at the stake, accused of
the murder of a white school teacher. A black church,
school, Masonic Lodge, and meeting hall are burned.
12/31/22 On New Year’s Eve a large Ku Klux Klan Parade is held in
Gainesville.
01/01/23 Early morning: Fannie Taylor reports an attack by an
unidentified black man.
Monday afternoon: Aaron Carrier is apprehended by a
posse and is spirited out of the area by Sheriff Walker.
Late afternoon: A posse of white vigilantes apprehend
and kill a black man named Sam Carter.
01/02/23 Armed whites begin gathering in Sumner.
01/04/23 Late evening: White vigilantes attack the Carrier house.
Two white men are killed, and several others wounded. A
black woman, Sarah Carrier is killed and others inside the
Carrier house are either killed or wounded.
Rosewood’s black residents flee into the swamps.
One black church is burned, and several unprotected
homes.
Lexie Gordon is murdered.
01/05/23 Approximately 200-300 whites from surrounding areas
begin to converge on Rosewood.
Mingo Williams is murdered.
Governor Cary Hardee is notified, and Sheriff Walker
reports that he fears “no further disorder.”
The Sheriff of Alachua County arrives in Rosewood to
assist Sheriff Walker.
James Carrier is murdered.
01/06/23 A train evacuates refugees to Gainesville.
01/07/23 A mob of 100-150 whites return to Rosewood and burn the
remaining structures.
01/17/23 A black man in Newberry is convicted of stealing cattle.
He is removed from his cell and lynched by local whites.
02/11/23 A Grand Jury convenes in Bronson to investigate the
Rosewood riot.
02/15/23 The Grand Jury finds “insufficient evidence” to prosecute.