THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
1920S AMERICAN CULTURE
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Babe Ruth
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John T. Scopes
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Ernest Hemingway
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Louis Armstrong
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Langston Hughes
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Detailed explanation-1: -On September 30, 1927, Babe Ruth hits his 60th home run of the 1927 season and with it sets a record that would stand for 34 years. George Herman Ruth was born February 6, 1895, in Baltimore, Maryland.
Detailed explanation-2: -Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees hits his 60th home run on Sept. 30, 1927, off Tom Zachary of the Washington Senators. The record would stand for 34 years.
Detailed explanation-3: -Radical Baseball: 60 Home Runs in 154 games: Ruth yes.
Detailed explanation-4: -Ruth hit 714 home runs and struck out 1, 330 times. He walked 2, 062 times. When he hit 60 home runs, Ruth struck out 89 times, which calculates to one home run for every 1.48 strikeouts. Roger Maris broke Ruth’s single-season home run record when he hit 61 in 1961.
Detailed explanation-5: -Babe Ruth, a giant of American pop culture a century after he ruled the baseball diamond, astounded the sports world when he swatted his 60th home run for the New York Yankees on this day in history, Sept. 30, 1927. His achievement still stuns sports fans today.