1923. 1  90 years ago today (Oct. 15), the New York Yankees won their first ever championship. The Yankees christened their brand new stadium in the Bronx -- forever known as The House That Ruth Built -- by winning the pennant by 16 games and dispatching the neighboring Giants in six games in the World Series.
Strategic default. A strategic default is the decision by a borrower to stop making payments (i.e., to default) on a debt, despite having the financial ability to make the payments.
What is default? To default means you failed to make your payments on your student loan as scheduled according to the terms of your promissory note, the binding legal document you signed at the time you took out your loan.