Joe DiMaggio

Norma Jeane Mortenson was born June 1, 1926 in Los Angeles, California. Marilyn Monroe was labeled a “sex symbol” but she was actually a unique woman. She is important because although she was labeled she never tried to change her appearance. She had a very intricate life. Marilyn wrote a book about herself, My Story. She died on August 5, 1962 and was found in her floor holding a wine bottle, she had overdosed on Barbiturate overdose. Marilyn was born to an unstable mother and an absent…

The 1940s was an amazing period of time for sports in the United States. The many diverse sports of the United States had to overcome the challenges put forth by World War II, showing the rest of the world how flexible and durable they are. This just goes to show how resilient the people of the United States are, and how the sports of the United States affected the people in a positive way. The 1940s was full of many historical events, but one of the most prominent was World War II. At the…

How Did Baseball Become America 's Pastime? “The Giants win the pennant! The Giants win the pennant! The Giants win the pennant! The Giants win the pennant!” New York Giants announcer Russ Hodges 1951 call of Bobby Thompson’s bottom of the ninth “shot heard round the world,” is perhaps the most famous call ever made in sports history. By 1951, baseball was firmly entrenched as “America’s pastime.” Barzun rightly stated, “Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn…

and bleached her hair. She took the image of a dumb blonde. Her first serious acting job came in 1950 when she had a small role in ‘The Asphalt Jungle’. Her first leading part was to be in ‘Don’t Bother to Knock’, filmed in 1952. She also met Joe DiMaggio that year and got married two years later. Their marriage was in trouble from the beginning. In 1954 she got divorced. After a few big films she signed her name and placed her hands and feet in wet cement. She was taking a lot of sleeping…

I still remember the day like it happened yesterday, the day I broke my ankle. I can still recall the popping sound my bone made when it snapped in two, and the immediate rush of pain that swarmed my body. This was the first time, and hopefully the last, that I’ve ever broken a bone; the incident occurred about five years ago during the summer, and is still one of the most painful moments of my life. I immediately went to visit an orthopedist, who, upon the first examination assured me I…

Major iconic players caught the attention of the game of baseball all over the world. Japan caught onto the sport fairly quickly. In the the film Mr. Baseball, audiences get to see the similarities and differences in the game of baseball between America and Japan. The themes of culture and globalization reappear to bring forward the idea of major league players to be traded but also among countries. Not many were involved with Japan during the late 19th century. Baseball integration into Japan…

Norma Jeane Mortensen, also known as Marilyn Monroe was born on June 1, 1926 in Los Angeles, California. In the beginning Marilyn had a rough start at life. She didn’t know her father, and her mother Glady Pearl Bakers developed psychiatric problems and was placed in an institution. Monroe spent a lot of her time in foster care and in an orphanage. In 1937, Doc and Grace Goddard took care of Monroe for only a few years. At seven years old Marilyn was placed back in a foster home where she had…

young team. As a baseball player I am a pitcher, shortstop. But when I grow up I want to play at 3rd base or the outfield. I want to play these positions because some of my favorite players play there. Like Mickey Mantle, Aaron Judge, Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, or at 3rd base Nolan Arenado, and many others. I always looked up to my dad. I look up to him because he taught me to hit and play the game. I remember we used to live down the street from the ballpark. So he took Tyler and I and we used…

1931 in Spavinaw, Oklahoma. Though the eyes of the sports fans Mickey Mantle was the most popular, athletic, sought out player of his time. His rookie year started in the spring of 1951. He teamed up with other well know Yankee players such as Joe DiMaggio, Yogi Berra, and Phil Rizzuto which lead to them winning their 4th world series in 1953. This was the start of the New York Yankees franchise which has led to them winning over 25 World Series. To commemorate this baseball legend after…

Like color, while music generally did accompany animation, the recording of the human voice changed the animation game and therefore the way they worked and their influences. In the 1940s recorded sound allowed for the characters in films to talk. Unlike the cartoons of the of the Silent Era, cartoons of the ‘40s were influenced by radio personalities as they would provide the voices that helped to define the character. The most notable radio personality turned voice over artist is Mel Blanc.…