Woodrow Wilson announces first Mother's Day holiday in the United States on this Day in History. Here are some cool links if you would like to learn more:

The History Of Mother's Day
Mother's Day Wikipedia
President Woodrow Wilson's Proclamation Of Mother's                       



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Dale Earnhardt wins his first Daytona 500

         

After twenty years of stock-car racing. Dale finally won his first 500, Nascar's main event on this day in 1998.

Dale Earnhardt

Dale Earnhardt was born on April 29, 1951, in Kannapolis, North Carolina, his dad was a race car driver too, Dale dropped out of High School to pursue racing, in 1979, he was named The Winston Cup (now called the NEXTEL cup) Rookie of the Year. The next year he Captured his first Winston Cup championship, a title he kept winning for years, in 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, and in 1994. Earnhardt won the nickname "The Intimidator" for being such a fierce competitor, he also turned NASCAR into one of America's most popular sports.      

Th Great Baltimore fire begins

On this day in 1904, a small fire in downtown Baltimore, Maryland turned into a huge uncontrollable blaze that destroyed over 1500 buildings and did over $100 million in damage. Over 1200 firefighters were at the scene, fighting the blaze. Nobody died in the fire, and no homes were destroyed. The blaze burned for 31 hours. It started on February 7th and ended on February 8th. Baltimore's beautiful domed City Hall did not burn! It was built in 1867.

It is believed that a discarded cigarette in the basement of the Hurst building was responsible for the fire.


Cool Link

Walt Disney announces $7.4 Billion purchase of Pixar

By the end of of 2005, Pixar had become a giant movie animation company, and on this day in 2006. the company that brought Toy Story(1995) a Bug's Life(1998) Monster's Inc(2001) Finding Nemo(2003) and the Incredible's(2004), was sold to Walt Disney Company in 2006, for a staggering $7.4 Billion.

Disney Link  Pixar Link

Edgar Allan Poe is Born

I didn't know who Edgar Allan Poe was until today. There is an entire museum named after him in Richmond, Virginia. I watched a video on the site about The Telltale Heart, one of his most famous stories. I also tried to solve the mystery of his death!

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New York Yankees purchase Babe Ruth

George Herman "Babe" Ruth, was one of the greatest baseball players of all time. On this day in 1920, the   New York Yankees purchased this amazing batter, pitcher and fielder from the Boston Red Sox for the price of $125,000.

All of his years he played 6 seasons of Baseball with the Red Sox, winning them three World Series victories. On the mound, Babe Ruth pitched a total of 29 2/3 scoreless World Series innings, which set a new record that would stand for 43 years. Ruth was leaving a sensational 1919 season, having broken the major league home run record with 29 in a season, and led the American League runs-batted-in record with 114, and 109 runs. Along with playing over 100 games in left field, he also went 9-5 as a pitcher. With the New York Yankees Ruth earned $10,000 a year. But then he demanded a salary raise and the Yankees agreed. Alex Rodriguez's contract gives him $275,000,000 for his 10 year contract, about $27,000,000 a year and close to $169,000 per game, comparing a dollar is about $11 from the 20s and 2012. Babe Ruth a great baseball player plays his last game in the Red Sox uniform at Goodall Park in Sanford, Maine, Ruth hit a 3 run Home run to win the game, Ruth died in 1948 August 16th at the age of 53,

• 2× All-Star (1933, 1934)
• 7× World Series champion (1915, 1916, 1918,1923, 1927, 1928, 1932)
• 1923 AL MVP
• New York Yankees #3 retired
• Major League Baseball All-Century Team
• Major League Baseball All-Time Team
• Ranks in the top 10 of numerous career statistics

Babe Ruth Wikipedia

Goodall park

Babe Ruth's Famous Called Shot Home run

Babe Ruth Wore Number 3 which is now a Retired number for the Yankees

Samuel Colt sells first revolvers to U.S. Government

Samuel Colt was a gun manufacturer who was having financial trouble. His handguns were too expensive, and they weren't accurate. Most pioneers preferred Bowie knives. Most  cowboys, gamblers and gunslingers couldn't afford his handguns.


That changed when Samuel Colt patented his percussion-repeating revolver in 1836. In 1847, he was able to sell 1,000 guns to the United States Government for the soldiers. This gun was rifled in the barrel, and when cocked for firing, the chamber automatically brought the next round down. He made both 5 and 6 shot guns.


This was a huge change from having to load each round, and it saved many gun-owners lives. By the 1850's, he was able to drop the price enough for most people to buy. Hundreds of thousands of his revolvers were sold during the Gold Rush.