Babe Ruth (1895-1948)In the 1920's George Herman "Babe" Ruth started to become very popular. He hit the news hard in 1927 when he reached his new found record of 60 home runs. This accounted for 14% of all home runs in the American league that year! At this time, Babe Ruth and one of his teammates, Lou Gehrig, were the two hitters that were feared by the others because of their ability to hit home runs. Babe Ruth still remains today as an inspiration for many baseball players.
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Charles Lindbergh (1902-1974)On May 20, 1927 Charles Lindbergh became one of the most important people in the news. He took off in an airplane just outside of New York City and flew across the Atlantic for 33 hours and 30 minutes, nonstop. He landed in Paris to a large crowd of citizens cheering him on, greeting him after his risky flight. He completed his flight using only a magnetic compass, his airspeed indicator, and complete luck to navigate toward Ireland. This flight had citizens waiting nervously by their radios for any information and updates. Lindbergh became the first American to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
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Duke Ellington (1899-1974)After WWI music started to change and the style of music that began to catch the interests of the people was called jazz. However, Duke Ellington and his band liked to refer to their music as "American Music" rather than jazz. Duke Ellington became one of the major names in the news when he and his band made the Cotton Club in New York City their home. The club opened on December 4, 1927 and it lasted for a very long time. Jazz music became a huge hit after Duke Ellington opened this club and jazz is still one of the many styles of music listened to today.
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