Being able to answer these questions will also allow you to enter the interview with confidence. 1. Tell me a little bit about yourself. This is probably the most commonly asked question that occurs at the beginning of an interview. Be ready with a short prepared answer but make sure it doesn't sound rehearsed.
Abner Doubleday Fires First Union Shots of the Civil War. On April 12th 1861 South Carolina troops opened fire on Fort Sumter. In response to this assault Abner Doubleday divided his company into three details to return fire, the first shot against the rebellion was fired by Abner Doubleday and his men.
You may have heard that a young man named Abner Doubleday invented the game known as baseball in Cooperstown, New York, during the summer of 1839. Doubleday then went on to become a Civil War hero, while baseball became Americaâs beloved national pastime. Not only is that story untrue, itâs not even in the ballpark. Doubleday was still at West Point in 1839, and he never claimed to have anything to do with baseball.