amendment-Legal Definition. n. 1  The addition, deletion, correction, or other changes proposed or made to a document. 2  The term is usually capitalized when referring to an amendment in the United States Constitution (for example, the Fifth Amendment). 3  The act or process or revising something. 4  See also emendation.
On June 1, 1979, the NHL enacted a rule requiring the wearing of helmets for anyone entering the league after that date, though a âgrandfatherâ clause allowed diehard veterans to continue to go hatless if they wished.
Head Gear. From 1897 to 1915, baseball equipment began to include protective head gear. This was the contribution of Hall of Fame, New York Giants catcher Roger Bresnahan, after getting bashed, or rather beaned as they say, in the head with a baseball. It was similar to the leather football helmet made by A.J. Reach.