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Timeline of Babe Ruth's Life TIMELINE OF TIMELINE of BABE RUTH’S LIFE the world 1895 George Herman Ruth, Jr., is born on February 6 The Wright brothers make the first powered airplane flight 1903 in Baltimore, Maryland at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina 1902 On June 13, Babe goes to St. Mary’s Industrial School An earthquake destroys San Francisco 1906 for Boys The Boy Scouts of America is formed 1910 1910 Babe’s mother dies The Titanic hits an iceberg and sinks in the Atlantic Ocean 1912 1914 Babe signs with the Baltimore Orioles as a pitcher World War I begins in Europe 1914 on February 14 He is traded to the Boston Red Sox World War I ends 1918 He marries Helen Woodford A worldwide flu epidemic kills millions of people 1915 Babe hits his first major-league home run on May 6 The Nineteenth Amendment gives women 1920 1918 Babe’s father dies in the US the right to vote The Band-Aid is invented 1919 The New York Yankees sign Babe The Baby Ruth candy bar is a hit 1921 1920 Babe hits a record fifty-four home runs in one season King Tut’s tomb is discovered in Egypt 1922 1921 The Yankees play in their first World Series The first Winter Olympics is held in France 1924 1926 In one World Series game, Babe hits a record three home runs Charles Lindbergh is the first man to make 1927 1927 Babe hits sixty home runs in one season a solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean 1929 Babe’s wife Helen dies The United States’ stock market crashes 1929 He marries Claire Hodgson New York’s Empire State Building is finished 1931 1934 Babe visits Japan to promote baseball Franklin Roosevelt is elected president of the US 1932 1935 Babe hits his last home run in a major-league game 1938 He retires The first Superman comic book is published 1939 1936 Babe Ruth is chosen for the National Baseball Hall of Fame World War II begins A baseball game is broadcast on TV for the first time 1948 Babe Ruth dies on August 16 Japan bombs Pearl Harbor 1941 World War II ends 1945 Jackie Robinson becomes the first black 1947 Major League Baseball player 102 103.
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