Tuesday, September 30, 2008

On this day.....

1630 - John Billington, one of the signers of the Mayflower Compact, became the first criminal executed in the American colonies when he was hanged for murder at Plymouth.


1862 - "Stonewall" Jackson led the Confederates to victory at the second Battle of Bull Run, Virginia, during the U.S. Civil War.




1927 - Babe Ruth hit his 60th homer of the season to break his own major-league record.


1934 - Babe Ruth played his last game for the New York Yankees.

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