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A century after he transformed baseball, celebrity culture, and the American experience, the Babe remains. Known as the Sultan of Swat and the Bambino, Babe Ruth offered something completely new. During the 1920s in the United States, as the nation roared with jazz, economic boom, and modern media, Ruth became the first true sports superstar of the mass communication age.
American Icons examines how Ruth reshaped not only the game of baseball, but also the very idea of fame. Transitioning from a dominant pitcher with the Boston Red Sox to a record shattering slugger for the New York Yankees, he revolutionized the sport with towering home runs that electrified packed stadiums and captivated radio audiences across the country. His power hitting defined a new era of baseball, shifting the game from strategy and small ball to spectacle and long ball dominance.
A century after he transformed baseball, celebrity culture, and the American experience, the Babe, the Sultan of Swat, the Bambino - Babe Ruth remains.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt is remembered for overcoming the toughest possible challenges. Staring down the Depression, staring down the Nazis, saving democracy.
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A man who had no education, no money, came from no background of anything meaningful, and yet he would rise to become the President of the United States.
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Known as the First Lady of the World, Eleanor Roosevelt was a leader in her own right and involved in numerous humanitarian causes throughout her life.
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He wasn't always the greatest strategist and tactician, and he actually made a lot of mistakes early on. But George Washington was a leader unlike any other.
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Thomas Edison had no small ego and liked to promote himself as a lone inventor. But you can't take out 1100 patents in your lifetime by yourself.
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