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In the 20th century, large ballparks with stands were being built so people were able to go watch a baseball game in person. Baseball began to attract so many fans that in 1876 the National league was organized-the same National league that still exists today. Although the game was played in 1876 it was recognizable as baseball-nobody would confuse it with football or basketball-it was quite a bit different from baseball as we know it now. For example, pitchers had to throw underhand…

Abolish the Electoral College? Democracy, a noun defined as “a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives”. The Electoral College was established in 1787 in order to choose a President. Unfortunately though, the college was not able to make wise choices on presidential candidates. It was as if “asking a blind man to choose a color”.Times have drastically changed now. The foundation of the college are “based on…

London was born on January 12, 1876 in San Francisco, California to an unmarried mother, Flora Wellman. London was an illegitimate child. Jack’s father left his mother before he was born. His father could have possibly been William Chaney, a popular journalist and figure at the time. Since Jack’s mother was ill for most of his infancy, he was taken care of by Virginia Prentiss, an ex-slave, who would serve as a mother figure to him for most of his childhood. In 1876, Jack’s mother married a…

patent for a similar invention. His invention was similar to Bell’s which also was experimenting with acoustic telegraphy. It was a machine that transfere the voices or speech by water, known as the water transmitter. This all happened on February 14, 1876. Finally, on March 7,1876 his patent was approved. Alexander Graham Bell was inspired by a German scientist named, Hermann von Helmholtz, who used electrical currents to make vowel sounds. He started to make his invention with investors…

The areas of influence in Palestine, Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Iran and Iraq have a long history of wanting to create their own nation state to be controlled by a centralized government without outside interference from the western countries of France and Britain. The region is very diverse and more ‘modern’ than believed to be. The people should be allowed to govern themselves since the area was doing fine on its own before Britain and France had any interest there. Ever since the Western…

responsibility to restore the south he was assassinated. Andrew Johnson took over and the animosity between Andrew Johnson and Congress guarantee that the Reconstruction as President Lincoln could have said, would be unsuccessful. The election of 1876 left the Southern, United States worst than it was before leaving the nation incredibly divided. April 15, 1865 President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated days after the Civil War had terminated. John W. Booth killed President Lincoln, without…

municipal officers over 150,000 people and even the Emperor and Empress of Brazil the fair commenced. Although not considered financially successful for its investors, the Centennial Exhibition that took place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the year 1876 was a ground breaking event that showcased the incredible advancement in culture and industry experienced by the…

Currently, the Texas State Governor does not hold much power compared to other state governors. The reason due to this is that the Texas Constitution of 1876 was written so that the future governors would not be granted as much power. Edmund Davis’s administration (P. 59 Textbook) lead to the Constitution limiting the powers of the governor of Texas as he led a corrupt administration and used the state…

Alexander Graham Bell: The Man behind the Telephone We live in the 21st Century, the age of scientific and technological advancements. One aspect of life that humans take for granted is communication. When the word, “Phone” is said, the phone companies like “Apple”, or “Samsung” automatically come to mind. Companies have attempted to innovate the phone for a great length of years, and that is why modern-day telephones and cellular devices are cosmetically sleek, futuristic, and more sufficient…

Who was the inventor of football you might ask? It was Walter Camp. He was born on April 17, 1859, in new haven, Connecticut. He attended a school named Yale from 1876 through 1882 .Walter camp was also very known as the father of American football. The first game of the sport was in Nov.6, 1869. He died on March 14, 1925. The creator of basketball was the one who introduced the helmets to American football. The sport is still really famous and the crowd goes…