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The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) and concludes the MLB postseason.First played in 1903, [1] the World Series championship is a best-of-seven playoff and is a contest between the champions of baseball's National League (NL) and American League (AL). [2]
After the boycott of 1904, the World Series was played every year until 1994 despite World War I, the global influenza pandemic of 1918–1919, the Great Depression of the 1930s, America's involvement in World War II, and even an earthquake in the host cities of the 1989 World Series. A breakdown in collective bargaining led to a strike in ...
The original Brusselization was the type of urban regeneration performed by Brussels in connection with the 1958 Brussels World's Fair . In order to prepare the city for Expo 58, buildings were torn down without regard either to their architectural or historical importance, [ 10 ] high-capacity square office or apartment buildings were built ...
The Atomium and cable car during the 1958 Brussels World's Fair . 1958 The city becomes one of the seats of the European Community. The Pro-Cathedral of the Holy Trinity is consecrated. 17 April–19 October: Expo 58 world's fair is held. September – The European School, Brussels I (ESB1) opens. 1959
22 June: Luc Terlinden is appointed Archbishop of Mechelen–Brussels. [120] 9 September: Belgian Beer World opens in the former Brussels Stock Exchange building, with the main hall now free and open to the public for the first time. [121] [122] 14 September: The Université Saint-Louis – Bruxelles becomes part of Université catholique de ...
The 1923 World Series was the championship series in Major League Baseball for the 1923 season. The 20th edition of the World Series, it matched the American League champion New York Yankees against the National League champion New York Giants .
Islamic State claimed responsibility for suicide bomb attacks on Brussels airport and a rush-hour metro train in the Belgian capital on Tuesday which killed at least 30 people, with police hunting ...
The 1918 World Series was the championship series in Major League Baseball for the 1918 season. The 15th edition of the World Series, it matched the American League champion Boston Red Sox against the National League champion Chicago Cubs. The Red Sox beat the Cubs four games to two.