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The House that Ruth Built: The Story of the Old Yankee Stadium
In the 1920 season, Babe Ruth's home run hits drew 1.3 million fans to see the New York Yankees play at their home park, Polo Grounds. Despite breaking the million season record, this posed a problem to the Yankees, as the stadium was owned by their fierce rivals, the Giants. After a notice of eviction and the fiery 1921 World Series game between the teams, the Giants' owner Charles Stoneham and manager John McGraw made it clear: the Yankees had to go.Much to the Giants' dismay, the Ya...
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On July 17, 1955, Disneyland opened its gates for the first time. Instantly capturing the imagina...
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In 1800, when only the first of its wings had been completed, the United States Capitol held its ...
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During its three decades of operation, NASA's Space Shuttle program delivered 133 successful miss...
To the Moon and Back: The Story of Apollo 11
On this day, July 20, fifty-four years ago, human beings first walked on the surface of the moon....
Inventing the Future: Steve Jobs and Apple
Beginning life as the adopted son of working-class parents, Steven Paul Jobs rose to the height o...
California's Gateway: Building the Golden Gate Bridge
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The Fastest Computer in the World: Seymour Cray and the Cray-1
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