2007-09-20 16:17:47 · 9 answers · asked by blue knight 4 in Sports ➔ Baseball
1. World War I
2. World War II
3. 4 states joined the Union (New Mexico, Arizona, Alaska and Hawaii (in order))
4. The first talking movie, the Jazz Singer was released
5. The creation of the assembly line
6. Television is born
7. The structure of DNA is discovered
8. Elvis Presley, the Beatles and Rock 'n' Roll
9. Communism established in Russia
10. Communism abolished in Russia
2007-09-20 16:34:00 · answer #1 · answered by Mangy Coyote 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
1. World War I
2. World War II
3. Women earn right to vote
4. Great Depression
5. Cold War
6. Civil Rights Movement...(end of Jim Crow, desegregation in public schools)
7. TV Invented
8. Computers/Internet Invented...Information Age
9. The Red Sox win the World Series in 1918 against the Cubs, become "cursed" after trading Babe Ruth, and finally win the World Series again in 2004
10. U.S Population grows from 89 million to 300 million; World Population grows from about 1.75 billion to over 6 billion
2007-09-20 23:40:20 · answer #2 · answered by scott w 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
1.) Ruth ushers in the hard ball
2.) Murderer's Row
3.) Athletics go the the Series 3 years running. Mack breaks up the team.
4.) The Gashouse Gang
5.) Williams bats .406 and Dimaggio hits in 56 straight games
6.) Stan Musial begins a career that will set NL record for hits
7.) Yankees win 5 WS in a row.
8.) Yaztremski wins triple crown, baseball tanks. NFL rises.
9.) Steroids
10.) Pitch counts.
2007-09-21 00:21:59 · answer #3 · answered by Sarrafzedehkhoee 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Invention of fire, yes?
Oh wait, since 1908....
1. Splitting the atom, and all the spinoffs from that little achievement.
2. Significant (yet still not enough) improvements in civil rights.
3. Ratification and subsequent repeal of Prohibition, proving that the Constitution is neither intended nor useful for social engineering.
4. Television.
5. That there newfangled "interanets" thingie.
6. Space flight and moonwalks.
7. Solid state / semiconductor technology.
8. Couple of wars -- the good ol' kind, with clearly defined missions, good guys winning, bad guys losing, making a decent job of the sorting-out afterward. They just don't make 'em like that anymore.
9. Sushi introduced to US dining sector.
10. Red Sox sell Ruth to Yankees.
2007-09-21 00:43:04 · answer #4 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
1 Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Oklahoma and New Mexico were added to The Union.
2 Prohibition was created and repealed.
3 George Burns celebrated his 10th, 20th, 30th, 40th, 50th, 60th, 70th, 80th, 90th and 100th birthday.
4 Haley's comet passed Earth twice.
5 The NBA, NHL, and NFL were formed, and Chicago teams won championships in each league.
6 Harry Carey was born....and died.
7 Television was invented.
8 Man landed on Moon.
9 Wrigley field was built and becomes the oldest ballpark in the National league.
10 Flag poles were erected on Wrigley field roof to hold all of the team's future World series pennants. Those flag poles have since rusted and have been taken down.
2007-09-21 14:03:15 · answer #5 · answered by Rudy 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
1)The oxygenation of the Earth's Atmosphere
2) The Permian Extinction
3) The K-T event
4) The dinosaurs become extinct
5) The rise of mammels
6) The Pyramids of Egypt are constructed
7) The fall of the Roman Empire
8) Columbus discovers America
9) Oil is discovered in Titusville, Pa
10) Al Gore invents the internet
How's that?
2007-09-21 06:52:32 · answer #6 · answered by ? 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
1 - Noah built an Ark.
2 - Noah forgot God's unicorn.
3 - There was a great flood.
4 - Adam and Eve fell victum to the serpent.
5 - Baby Jesus was born.
6 - Jesus was crucified.
7 - Jesus arose
8 - Gold was discovered in the republic of California.
9 - Columbus discovered rhw new world.
10 - Bill Clinton learned the definition of sex.
2007-09-20 23:34:22 · answer #7 · answered by Steve Y 1 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I think there was a big bang somewhere.
2007-09-21 07:09:40 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
human life.....
2007-09-20 23:22:06 · answer #9 · answered by cardinals 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋