Sports – Ken Sorensen Lecture Series

29 Mar 2021

The Events of September

by Ken Sorensen | posted in: 20th Century America, Art, Events of a Month, Founding of the United States, Religion, Sports, The World at War, US Presidents, World History | 0

As we look at the events of the month of September throughout history, it is once again a vast array of diversity. We saw the worst terrorist attack on America (2001). We saw war (1939). We saw the ending of … Continued

29 Oct 2020

Dwight D. Eisenhower

by Ken Sorensen | posted in: 20th Century America, Sports, The World at War, US Presidents | 0

He was a farmer’s son from Kansas. He loved sports more than academics. He went to West Point and played football until he had a major knee injury. He was noticed by several generals in positions of power because of … Continued

29 Mar 2020

Babe Ruth

by Ken Sorensen | posted in: 20th Century America, Sports | 0

He came from a working family in Baltimore. He had a rugged youth so that he was left in a Baltimore orphanage to be raised. It became obvious that he was talented in baseball. Brother Mathias became the driving factor … Continued

29 Aug 2018

The Golden Age of Baseball

by Ken Sorensen | posted in: 20th Century America, Sports | 0

Did the game really begin with Abner Doubleday? How did this game become the attraction of the world? Who was Cy Young or Babe Ruth or Lou Gehrig? What was the Black Sox Scandal? How did Jackie Robinson crash the … Continued