Babe Ruth conference, 1995.
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Hofstra University.
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The Program for Higher Education of the Disabled was conceived of in 1963 and implemented in 1965. The goal was to provide opportunities for higher education to all academically qualified applicants. In 1981 Hofstra became architecturally barrier free and 100% accessible to the physically challenged. From the description of P.H.E.D. collection, 1961-1982. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155550622 Student Voices was a newspaper written by Hofstra students for prospective Hofst...
Ruth, Babe, 1895-1948
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George Herman Ruth was born February 6, 1895 in Baltimore, Maryland to Katherine and George Herman Ruth Sr. In 1902, Ruth was sent to St. Mary's Industrial School for Boys, an orphanage and reformatory, at the age of seven to teach him discipline. It was here that he learned to play baseball. He signed a contract with the minor league Baltimore Orioles in 1914. Ruth received his nickname "Babe" when his minor league teammates referred to him as manager Jack Dunn's new babe. He began his ma...
