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The historical record of human achievement by the United States of America in the twentieth century is enormous and sometimes miraculous when being described. The past one hundred years' list of accomplishments far surpasses those of any other period of time. The history of the twentieth century stands the test of comparison as the sun sets on the second millennium. The inventions such as electricity, computers, automobiles, telephones, talking motion pictures, commercial radio, television, and air conditioning are some of the major significant accomplishments that caused this century to completely change the face of America and the world. The discovery and eventual application of various theories include the theory of flight, the splitting of the atom, the identification of DNA, the cure for tuberculosis, and body part transplant surgery. The historical events such as landing a man on the moon, flying an airplane around the world, ending a world war, or seeing an historical sporting event captured the American spirit and enthusiasm of this country as well as the rest of the world. However, three years of the hundred in the twentieth century have extreme significance when they occurred and the subsequent years thereafter. These three years had a major impact in the areas of American politics and major league baseball. These historic events occurred simultaneously in the years of 1941, 1947, and 1968. Obviously other significant political and baseball events occurred in the other years of the century, but these unrelated major milestones of political and major league baseball feats and accomplishments are at the zenith in comparison with the other 97 years. For example, theyear of 1941 had several major historical and political events such as the Japanese surprise attack bombing of Pearl Harbor that caused the United States to enter World War II and later become a major power in international affairs. That role continues to this day. Franklin Delano Roose