On the evening of February 15th, 1898, a large explosive sound came from the bay. as people looked out, they saw the u.s.s Maine was ablaze. After the fire was out, divers went to investigate the wreckage. Thought there was little evidence, newspapers and public officials had blamed Spain, since the U.S was trying to help the Cuban rebels get independence from Spain. One of the U.S. Navy leading ordinance expert claimed during a interview that the
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
The sinking of the U.S.S Maine
On the evening of February 15th, 1898, a large explosive sound came from the bay. as people looked out, they saw the u.s.s Maine was ablaze. After the fire was out, divers went to investigate the wreckage. Thought there was little evidence, newspapers and public officials had blamed Spain, since the U.S was trying to help the Cuban rebels get independence from Spain. One of the U.S. Navy leading ordinance expert claimed during a interview that the
The Brest-Litovsk Treaty
On march third, 1918, The signing of the Brest-Litovsk Treaty between Russia and the central powers officially ended Russia's involvement in ww1. This treaty is often Disregarded as being a "footprint" in history. It was in effect in time for the German's to put all their resources towards the Western front for their spring offensive. Russia's involvement in ww1 with its allies (France and Britain) caused casualties on both people and resources due to the battles with Germany.
Friday, February 7, 2014
The Chicago "Black Sox"
In 1919, during the baseball world series, eight players from the Chicago White Sox had done something that was believed impossible by everyone. They Threw the 8th Game in the world series, Therefore losing the game to the Cincinnati Reds. the teams manager, Charles Comiskey, was hated by all of the players because he didn't pay them "enough", even though they were the most payed players.
The white sox's outfielder "Shoeless" Joe Jackson and Third baseman Buck Weaver were only payed $6,000 dollars a year, even though they were the payed the most on their team. Comiskey's decision to reduce expenses led to there low payment. One of Comiskey's ideas to keep down expenses were to reduce the number of times uniforms were laundered, which then gave rise to the original meaning of "The Black Sox."
Another thing that Comiskey did was take his star pitcher, Eddie Cicotte, and put him out of a game because he didn't want to give out the extra $10,000 dollar bonus he would have won.
The white sox's outfielder "Shoeless" Joe Jackson and Third baseman Buck Weaver were only payed $6,000 dollars a year, even though they were the payed the most on their team. Comiskey's decision to reduce expenses led to there low payment. One of Comiskey's ideas to keep down expenses were to reduce the number of times uniforms were laundered, which then gave rise to the original meaning of "The Black Sox."
Another thing that Comiskey did was take his star pitcher, Eddie Cicotte, and put him out of a game because he didn't want to give out the extra $10,000 dollar bonus he would have won.
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