This Week in History
(August 30-September 5)
- August 30, 1905 this baseball Hall of Famer, who has the highest career batting average in history, made his début. Ty Cobb
- August 31, 1535 This king was excommunicated from the Church because he wanted to keep getting divorced. King Henry VIII
- September 1 2005 this man became the new commissioner of the NFL. Roger Goodell
- September 2, 1864 Union General William T Sherman captured and burned this major southern city. Atlanta
- September 3, 1783 the treaty of Paris was signed. What war did it end? American revolution
- September 4, 1998 the website backrub was founded. It eventually was renamed to this name, which has morphed into a verb. Google
- September 5, 2014 the World Health Organization 1,900 people have died from this virus that had everyone in America worried they were going to catch. Ebola
- September 2, 1973 Lord of the Rings author died. What was his name. J.R.R. Tolkien
- August 31, 1983 he starred at Valley Forge Military Academy before going to the University of Pitt and lighting it up. He was the 3rd overall pick in the 2004 NFL draft by the Cardinals, who is he? Larry Fitzgerald
- September 4, 2006 this man was killed by a stingray barb. Krikey, who is he? Steve Irwin
TIE BREAKER: How many hits did Ty Cobb have in his final season? 114
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