History: August 12 (#5)

History: August 12 (#5)
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August 12, 1994 Major League Baseball players go on strike, eventually forcing the cancellation of the 1994 World Series.

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On August 12, in the year 1994: Major League Baseball players go on stri ke, eventually forcing the cancellation of the 1994 World Series. Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league in North America composed of 30 teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), with 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada.

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Why August 12, 1994 matters: Major League Baseball player s go on strike, eventually forcing the cancellation of the 1994 World Series. What began on this day left a lasting mark on history. The effects were felt immediately and continued to shape events, ideas, and lives long afterwards.

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Historical context: August 12, 1994 The 20th century brought change at a pace unprecedented in history : two world wars, the rise and fall of fascism and communism, decolonisation, the Cold War, the space race, and revolutions in science, technology, and human rights all compressed into one hundred years. The event on this day: Major League Baseball players go on strike, eventually forcing the cancellation of the 1994 World Series. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Baseball (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)