Under the act, approximately 24 million men registered for the draft. Of the total U. National Archives Identifier: Follow us on Twitter:. Follow us on Facebook:. Please enter a valid email address. Share this site:. View our webinars:. Many thanks to him. All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only. The Negro Leagues are Major Leagues. We have dramatically expanded our coverage of the Negro Leagues and historical Black major league players.
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Bold season totals indicate player led league. Italic season totals indicate player led all major leagues. Italic career totals indicate active career leader. Two decades after the Fall of Saigon, President Bill Clinton establishes full diplomatic relations with Vietnam, citing Vietnamese cooperation in accounting for the 2, Americans still listed as missing in the Vietnam War.
No one was injured. In one of the most famous duels in American history, Vice President Aaron Burr fatally shoots his long-time political antagonist Alexander Hamilton. Alexander Hamilton, Sign up now to learn about This Day in History straight from your inbox. He accompanied his father on diplomatic missions from the time he was 14 and entered the legal On July 11, , a truck carrying liquid gas crashes into a campsite, crowded with vacationers, in San Carlos de la Rapita, Spain.
The resulting explosion killed more than people; many others suffered severe burns. Shortly after 3 p. Fulfilling agreements reached at various wartime conferences, the Soviet Union promises to hand power over to British and U.
Although the division of Berlin and of Germany as a whole into zones of occupation was seen as a temporary postwar expedient, McClellan score another major victory in the struggle for western Virginia at the Battle of Rich Mountain. Encourage students to revisit their lists and make edits based on any new information they find. Then lead a group discussion on what the differences tell us about American society during World War I.
Students may point out: Concern that federal government officials had with immigration status or country of origin of the draft registrants — during World War I, many Americans immigrated to the United States from European countries involved in the war. Initially there was a question about the allegiance of these immigrants.
The question asking about race and the tear-off corner for those of "African descent" — the United States was a segregated society during World War I.
The inquiry about occupation and employer — during World War I certain occupations were exempt from military service. Baseball players were not exempt. This was made clear in the Spring of when the major league baseball season ended early and ball players found jobs in the war industry or served in the military.
Babe Ruth did not serve in the military during World War I, however. When they finish analyzing the document, students can follow a link to Google Maps to see the location of Ruth's home in Boston and how far he had to walk to Fenway Park.
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