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January 6 – Babe Ruth's December 26 trade to the New York Yankees is made public. [1] (See 1919 in the United States.) January 7 – The New York State Assembly refuses to seat five duly elected Socialist assemblymen. January 9 – Thousands of onlookers watch as "The Human Fly" George Polley climbs New York City's Woolworth Building. He ...
The Yankees have played home games in the current Yankee Stadium since 2009. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the Bronx, a borough of New York City. Also known as "the Bronx Bombers" and "the Pinstripers", [1] [2] the Yankees play in the East Division of Major League Baseball's (MLB) American League (AL).
1920 – First radio broadcasts, by KDKA in Pittsburgh and WWJ in Detroit; 1920 – Volstead Act; 1920 – Esch–Cummins Act; 1920 – Economy collapses. The Depression of 1920–21 begins. 1920 – National Football League is formed; 1920 – 1920 U.S. presidential election: Warren G. Harding elected president, and Calvin Coolidge vice president.
The 1913 squad, the first that went by the name "Yankees" The history of the New York Yankees Major League Baseball (MLB) team spans more than a century. Frank J. Farrell and William Stephen Devery bought the rights to an American League (AL) club in New York City after the 1902 season.
The 1920 New York Yankees season was the 18th season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 95–59, just 3 games behind the American League champion Cleveland Indians. New York was managed by Miller Huggins. Home games were played at the Polo Grounds.
New York Yankees became the 1st team in Major League Baseball history to win their 3rd straight World Series championship. 1939 April: 1939 New York World's Fair opens. July: 1st World Science Fiction Convention held. July 4: New York Yankees celebrating Lou Gehrig appreciation day. That day, Gehrig (who was diagnosed with ALS) spoke in his ...
Fast-forward 100 years to news that was eerily similar. The first coronavirus cases were reported in China just before the dawn of a new decade, and the pandemic continues, having killed an ...
The Yankees Entertainment and Sports (YES) Network was launched in 2002 and serves as the primary home of the New York Yankees. [466] As of 2022, Michael Kay is the play-by-play announcer with David Cone , John Flaherty , and Paul O'Neill working as commentators as part of a three-man, or occasionally two-man, booth.