HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM BALLADEER’S BLOG! To mark the day here’s a timeline of American events from a century ago.
JANUARY
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1st – The Rose Bowl Game, first played in 1902, pitted the undefeated UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH against the undefeated STANFORD UNIVERSITY INDIANS (later the Cardinal, as in the color). The Fighting Irish, under iconic Head Coach Knute Rockne, defeated the Indians 27-10.
Also the 1st – The UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY GOLDEN BEARS hosted a New Year’s Day Bowl of their own, taking on the UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA QUAKERS. The Golden Bears won 14-0.
Also the 1st – A detachment of U.S. Marines arrived at the Christian-founded Nanking University (established 1888, see above pic) in China to protect Americans there from recent unrest and looting.
Also the 1st – American astronomer Edwin Hubble, whom the Hubble Telescope was named for, announced confirmation of the existence of galaxies outside the Milky Way. Continue reading
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