Henry Louis Aaron (February 5, 1934 – January 22, 2021)

On February 5, 1934, Henry Louis Aaron Jr., the baseball
slugger who broke Babe Ruth’s legendary record of 714
homers, was born in Mobile, Alabama.

Aaron began his professional baseball career in 1952 in
the Negro League and joined the Milwaukee Braves of
the major league in 1954, eight years after Jackie
Robinson had integrated baseball.

The following season, he took home the league’s MVP
award and helped the Braves beat Mickey Mantle and
the heavily favored New York Yankees in the World
Series. In 1959, Aaron won his second league batting
title.

George Washington, the commander of the Continental Army
during the Revolutionary War,was unanimously elected the
first president of the United States by all 69 presidential
electors who cast their votes.

John Adams of Massachusetts, who received 34 votes, was
elected vice president. The electors, who represented 10 of
the 11 states that had ratified the U.S. Constitution, were
chosen by popular vote, legislative appointment, or a
combination of both four weeks before the election.

Government by the United States began on March 4, 1789.
In April, Congress sent word to George Washington that
he had unanimously won the presidency. He borrowed
money to pay off his debts in Virginia and traveled to
New York.

                        
BRIAN THOMAS