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How Many People Can Play Tug Of War ?
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At summer camps around the United States , kids of all ages square off in a battle of strength that dates back centuries . Is the water balloon toss really that old ? No ! We 're talking about tug of war !
Tug of war is a sport that pits two teams against each other to test their strength using nothing more than a rope and pure muscle . Although we ca n't be sure exactly when the first-ever tug of war match took place , we do know that it was a long , long time ago .
Ancient Chinese texts claim that military commanders used tug of war ( then called “ hook pulling '' ) to train warriors 7,000 to 10,000 years ago . Archaeologists have also found evidence that tug of war was popular in India in the 12th century .
There is also evidence that tug of war was common in ancient Egypt . Old Egyptian legend holds that the sun and the moon played tug of war over light and darkness .
The phrase “ tug of war '' did n't always refer to the game we know today , though . The Oxford English Dictionary indicates that “ tug of war '' used to mean “ the decisive contest ; the real struggle or tussle ; a severe contest for supremacy . '' It was n't until the 19th century that “ tug of war '' became associated with the sport between two teams tugging on the ends of a rope .
To play tug of war , you really only need a rope — or anything with opposite ends to tug on — and at least two people . Of course , the more people involved , the more fun it is .
The number of people who can play is really only limited by how long the rope is . Serious tug of war contests usually pit two teams of eight players against each other .
The winning team is the one that pulls the other team past a predetermined point . Often this point is marked on the ground .
Flags are spaced equally along the rope from the center point . As soon as one team pulls the other team far enough for their flag to cross the line , they win .
To make things even more fun , there are many variations that can be included . Sometimes teams play tug of war on either side of a small body of water , with the losers getting pulled into the water . Even more fun is playing on either side of a mud pit !
Tug of war is played in probably every country in the world . Many countries have even set up national governing bodies to oversee the sport . Today , there are more than 50 countries associated with an international tug of war governing body , known as the Tug of War International Federation ( TWIF ) .
Although tug of war was included in the Olympic Games from 1900 to 1920 , it is no longer an Olympic sport . Tug of war is currently played in the World Games , and the TWIF regularly organizes tug of war world championships . So , yes , even grown-ups still play tug of war !
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Want to test your strength ? That 's right ! It 's time to participate in that centuries-old game known as tug of war . You 'll need a few players to start . Split up into teams of comparable size . Find a rope…or something similar to tug upon . Mark the center of the rope with a marker or some tape . Also mark a center line on the ground as the starting point for the center of the rope . You can use tape , paint , a stick , chalk
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The 2016 Melbourne Cup is widely regarded as Australia ’ s major thoroughbred horse race . Held annually on the first Tuesday of November , the Melbourne Cup attracts some of the best horses in the world , all vying for a chance to claim some of the $ 6.2 million prize money that is offered each year . Known as ‘ the race that stops a nation ’ , the Melbourne Cup is run over a distance of 3,200 metres and is the richest and most prestigious ‘ two-mile ’ handicap in the world . It is also one of the richest turf races worldwide and is the feature race of the Melbourne Cup Carnival . Held at Melbourne ’ s famed Flemington Racecourse , which is under the operation of the Victorian Racing Club , the cup is a handicap race open to all horses aged three-years-old and above .
2nd : Heartbreak City
3rd : Hartnell
The first Melbourne Cup was held in 1861 and was originally run over a distance of 3,218 metres , or two miles . After the introduction of the metric system into Australia in the 1970s , the current distance of 3,200 metres was introduced in 1972 . Previous race records , such as 1968 winner Rain Lover ’ s record time of 3 minutes and 17.9 seconds , were readjusted by two seconds to take into account the longer distance they travelled . The current record holder is Kingston Rule , who won the 1990 Melbourne Cup with a time of 3 minutes and 16.3 seconds .
Follow all the action with the complete 2016 Melbourne Cup Day Results .
The minimum handicap weight for a horse running in the Melbourne cup is 49 kilograms and there is no maximum weight . However , the top weight in the field must carry no less than 57 kilograms . The weight that each horse must carry is allocated two months before the race in early September each year by the Victoria racing Club Handicapper . Due to the fact that the Melbourne Cup is a handicap contest the weight given to each horse is adjusted according to a horse ’ s previous race history , and older horses carry more than younger horses . Weights given to each horse were used in order to attempt to give each horse an equal chance of winning on the day , however , recently rules were adjusted to a ‘ quality handicap ’ formula , so that better performing horses are given less harsh weight penalties .
The Melbourne Cup commands a total entrance fee of $ 50,805 per horse , and entries often close in the first week of August . Each year approximately 300 to 400 horses are nominated while only 24 make the field as starters . Winning certain races , such as the previous year ’ s Melbourne Cup , the Cox Plate or the Caulfield Cup , grants a horse automatic entry into the Melbourne Cup and that horse is exempt from the ballot .
The first ever horse to win the Melbourne Cup was named Archer . Archer also won the second running of the Melbourne Cup and was favourite to win the third before the owner failed to submit the entry form on time and Archer was not allowed to run . Other notable winners of the Melbourne Cup include Carbine in 1890 , Night Watch in 1918 , Phar Lap in 1930 and Light Fingers in 1965 . Makybe Diva is famous for being the first and only horse to win the Melbourne Cup three years in a row from 2003 to 2005 .
Since Vintage Crop took out the 1993 edition of the Melbourne Cup it has drawn interest from a variety of places right around the globe and it has developed into the staying championship of the world . Media Puzzle became the second European-trained horse to win the Melbourne Cup when he was piloted to victory by Damien Oliver in 2002 and Japan dominated the 2006 Melbourne Cup when Admire Rakti and Pop Rock finished first and second . Americain gave France their first Melbourne Cup win in 2010 and Dunaden gave them back-to-back wins the following year , while the 2012 and 2013 Melbourne Cup were taken out by horses that started their racing careers in the United Kingdom before being purchased by Australian trainers .
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2016 Melbourne Cup Final Field
The final field of 24 horses for the 2016 Melbourne Cup will be published below .
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When chaos is standard operating procedure , expect chaos , so that , when there 's a horse race involving many hundreds of thousands of dollars in stakes and many more millions in Triple-Crown-quality horses , we can be sure that we 'll see changes . On cue , then , Gun Runner 's trainer Steve Asmussen shipped his mount from Saratoga to Monmouth yesterday , to run in this weekend 's Grade I Haskell Invitational – as opposed to staying in Saratoga for this weekend 's Grade II Jim Dandy . It is a really interesting trainer 's decision and gives us a key look into both races . Not least , a few hours ago , the Desormeaux brothers decided to move Preakness winner Exaggerator from the Jim Dandy to the Haskell as well , causing some delay in the NYRA 's announcement of the Jim Dandy post positions and latest odds , which are below . Updates to come on the odds for the Jim Dandy 's now rather short , top-heavy field .
Exaggerator makes a move on Nyquist coming out of the last turn during the 141st Preakness Stakes on Saturday , May 21 , 2016 , at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore . ( Emma Patti Harris/Baltimore Sun/TNS via Getty Images )
First , although it has suffered the last-minute defections , the Jim Dandy – though technically a Grade II stakes – still offers us talent this year in Belmont winner Creator and in the Triple-Crown contenders Mohaymen , Destin , and Governor Malibu . Though its purse is smaller than the Haskell 's , the Jim Dandy lives up to its name in being a major race , and , as the Bluegrass Wise Man ™ pointed out for us yesterday , it 's a key prep for the Travers at the end of next month , and a serious steppingstone for this fall 's Breeder 's Cup .
Second , on Sunday , Derby-winner Nyquist now awaits Exaggerator , Brody 's Cause , and Gun Runner down in New Jersey , Nyquist being arguably as serious a competitor as Creator . Moving a horse -- even the Preakness winner Exaggerator -- from Saratoga down to Monmouth is , this year , more than a bit like jumping from the frying pan into the fire . To address this and other questions about the two races this weekend , we turn again to the inimitable Bluegrass Wise Man ™ , who sees all .
But before we open the debate about the two fields , here are the all-important post positions for this Saturday 's tight , talent-rich Jim Dandy field . Incredibly , Mohaymen is favored by the early money over Belmont winner Creator .
2016 Jim Dandy Stakes : Position , Jockey , Horse , Morning Line
1 . Creator , I. Ortiz , Jr. , 3/1
2 . Laoban , J.L . Ortiz , 20/1
3 . Mohaymen , J. Alvarado , 9/5
4 . Destin , J. Castellano , 2/1
5 . Governor Malibu , J. Rosario , 9/2
6 . Race Me Home ( IRE ) , L. Saez , 15/1
What do you reckon about Gun Runner moving down to the Haskell ?
Bluegrass Wise Man ™ : Steve decided to run Gun Runner at Monmouth because he did not want to run him versus Creator – whom he also trains – if he did not have to . I would imagine he consulted with the owners of each horse about the decision to separate the two . Both are tough , which means , both are great races to win . The Haskell is a Grade I , of course , but I think the key here is that Gun Runner has not yet won a Grade I . The Louisiana Derby , which he won , is a Grade II . Creator has won two Grade Ones already , in the Arkansas Derby and the Belmont .
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Joseph Clifford `` Joe '' Montana , Jr. , ( born June 11 , 1956 in New Eagle , Pennsylvania ) , nicknamed Joe Cool and Comeback Joe , [ 1 ] is a retired American football player whose professional career in the National Football League ( NFL ) spanned the late 1970s through the mid-1990s . Montana started his NFL career in 1979 with the San Francisco 49ers , where he played quarterback ( QB ) for the next 14 seasons . He spent the 1993 and 1994 seasons , his final two years in the NFL , with the Kansas City Chiefs . [ 2 ] While a member of the 49ers , Montana started four Super Bowl games and the team won all of them . In 2000 , Montana was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame . his first year of eligibility . [ 3 ]
In 1989 , and again in 1990 , the Associated Press named Montana the NFL Most Valuable Player ( MVP ) , and Sports Illustrated magazine named Montana the 1990 `` Sportsman of the Year '' . [ 4 ] Four years earlier , in 1986 , Montana won the AP NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award . Montana was elected to eight Pro Bowls , as well as being voted 1st team All-Pro by the AP in 1987 , 1989 , and 1990 . Montana had the highest passer rating in the National Football Conference ( NFC ) five times ( 1981 , 1984 , 1985 , 1987 , and 1989 ) ; and , in both 1987 and 1989 , Montana had the highest passer rating in the entire NFL .
Noted for his ability to remain calm under pressure , Montana helped his teams to 31 fourth quarter come-from-behind wins . In the closing moments of the 1981 NFC Championship Game and Super Bowl XXIII , Montana threw game-winning touchdown passes . The touchdown at the end of the NFC championship game was so memorable that sports journalists , fans , and many others , refer to the play simply as `` The Catch `` . The touchdown in the closing moments of Super Bowl XXIII came at the end of a 92-yard drive .
The 49ers retired the number 16 , the jersey number Montana wore while with the team . In 1993 , Montana was traded to the Kansas City Chiefs and led the franchise to its first AFC Championship Game in January 1994 . In 1994 , Montana earned a spot on the NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team ; he is also a member of the NFL 1980s All-Decade Team . In 1999 , editors at The Sporting News ranked Montana third on their list of `` Football 's 100 Greatest Players . '' Also in 1999 , ESPN named Montana the 25th greatest athlete of the 20th century . In 2006 , Sports Illustrated rated him the number one clutch quarterback of all-time . [ 5 ]
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Montana was born to Joseph Clifford Montana , Sr. ( born 1932 ) and Theresa Marie Bavuso Montana ( 1935–2004 ) in New Eagle , Pennsylvania , a borough of Washington County located in the western portion of the state . He grew up in the neighboring city of Monongahela , a coal mining town just 25 miles ( 40 km ) south of Pittsburgh . [ 6 ] His maternal grandparents , Vincenzo `` James '' Bavuso and Josephine Savarino Bavuso , were both Italian immigrants . His maternal grandmother , Josephine Savarino Bavuso ( 1909–1993 ) , emigrated from Sicily to the United States with her parents , Domenico Savarino ( 1885–1960 ) and Vincenza Diecidue Savarino ( 1885–1930 ) , in 1921 . Upon their arrival in the United States , the Savarino Family first settled in eastern Ohio in the small coal mining community of Harpersville , Smithfield Township , Jefferson County . A few years later , the family relocated to the Elm Grove area of Wheeling , Ohio County , West Virginia . Vincenzo `` James '' Bavuso and Josephine Savarino married in 1928 in Wheeling and later relocated to California , Washington County in Western Pennsylvania where their children — Samuel , Dominick , Theresa ( Montana 's mother ) , Virginia and Patricia Bavuso — were born and raised .
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Golfer Nick Price : Biography and Career Facts
• Member , World Golf Hall of Fame
• PGA Tour money leader , 1993 , 1994
• PGA Tour Vardon Trophy ( scoring ) winner , 1993 , 1997
• PGA Tour Player of the Year , 1993 , 1994
• Member International team , Presidents Cup , 1994 , 1996 , 1998 , 2000 , 2003
• Captain , International team , 2013 Presidents Cup
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• Nick Price had one of the best-known caddies on the PGA Tour , Jeff `` Squeaky '' Medlin . Medlin caddied for Price for years and carried his bag during Price 's 1994 majors . Medlin first gained fame on John Daly 's bag during Daly 's come-from-nowhere win at the 1991 PGA . Medlin died of leukemia in 1997 .
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• The 1986 Masters is best known for Jack Nicklaus ' win . But in the first round , it was Nick Price who shot 63 , a new record for low round at The Masters . Greg Norman tied the mark in 1996 .
Nick Price Biography :
Nick Price was born in South Africa to English parents who moved the family to Rhodesia when Price was very young . Price would become a citizen , even serving in the Rhodesian Army during that country 's civil war ( from which it emerged as Zimbabwe ) .
An older brother introduced Price to golf , and Price ran with the new game . As a junior , he dominated in his native country . At age 17 , Price traveled to San Diego , Calif. , where he won the Junior World Championship .
Price turned pro at the age of 20 in 1977 . He played the European Tour in those early years , claiming his first victory at the 1980 Swiss Open . He won four more times on the Euro Tour in 1982 , then joined the U.S. PGA Tour in 1983 .
He experienced immediate success , holding off Jack Nicklaus to win the 1983 World Series of Golf . It was eight years before Price won again on the PGA Tour , but when he did , he emerged as one of the best players in the world .
Price won the 1992 British Open for his first major . In 1993 , he won four times in the U.S. , led the PGA Tour in money and won the Vardon Trophy for low scoring average . Price followed that season by winning two majors in the same year , the 1994 British Open and 1994 PGA Championship .
Price was a short hitter off the tee , but his fabulous iron play and clutch short game kept him at or near the top of the golf world for several more years . In 1997 , he won his second Vardon Trophy on the PGA Tour .
Price represented the International team at the Presidents Cup in each staging of that event from 1994 to 2003 . He joined the Champions Tour in 2007 and won his first senior circuit tournament in 2009 .
Price flies his own jet plane to and from tournaments . In 1997 , Price published the instructional book , The Swing ( compare prices ) . He has a golf course design business .
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The 25 roster slots are divided into two overall positional categories : Batters and Pitchers .
BATTERS
ESPN Fantasy Baseball provides Batter slots for all five infield positions ( C , 1B , 2B , SS , 3B ) , five ( 5 ) outfield ( OF ) positions plus one utility slot . The utility slot may be filled by any non-pitcher . Also due to position eligibility , you may have a player on your roster that is only eligible for a designated hitter ( DH ) slot . If that is the case , the only slot you will be able to use that in the utility slot . For more information see Position Eligibility below .
PITCHERS
ESPN Fantasy Baseball provides nine pitcher slots . You may use any combination of Starters and Relievers . However , keep in mind that there are limits for games started by your Active Starters as a whole . For more information on Pitching Limits , click here .
NOTE : The utility slot may NOT be filled with a pitcher .
Total Roster Size : 25+1 ( 13 Batters , 9 Pitchers , 3 Bench , +1 DL )
Batters ( 13 ) : C , 1B , 2B , 3B , SS , OF , OF , OF , OF , OF , 2B/SS , 1B/3B , UTIL
Pitchers ( 9 ) : P , P , P , P , P , P , P , P , P
Bench ( 3 ) : BE , BE , BE
Disabled List ( 1 ) : DL
POSITION ELIGIBILITY
Player position eligibility is based on two criteria that must be met . Once the following conditions are met , the player 's position eligibility will be modified to reflect this .
Games Played Last Season - A player must have played in a minimum of 20 games in a position to be eligible for that position . The exception is rookies , they will be eligible for the position in which they begin the season .
Games Played in the Current Season - Once a player has played 10 games in a position during the regular season they will have that position added to their eligibility . This means that they will become eligible for the new position beginning on the eleventh game in that position . These games do not need to be contiguous .
SETTING YOUR LINEUP
You decide which players to start for each day of competition . Your Team page allows you to analyze each of your current players , review their performance ( previous day/week , year to date etc . ) and freely move players between your Active roster and Bench . Roster moves involving a player may be made right up until that player 's team is scheduled to begin playing in their first game of the day .
When you make transactions , you must move one active player to the bench , or to waivers , when moving an inactive/benched player to your active lineup . If you make a move that violates a roster slot , an error message will appear , notifying you to double-check the proposed transaction . You will need to ensure that you are moving players into eligible slots per Position Eligibility ( see above ) .
ADDING / DROPPING PLAYERS
In Standard leagues there are going to be many unclaimed players available in the player pool ; these players are called free agents . You may want to pick up one of these free agents ( players not currently on a team in your league ) for your elite team . You can search the player pool by going to the Players page .
All Standard leagues will observe ESPN 's Undroppable Players list . The Undroppable Players list is comprised of select elite level players who can not be dropped to waivers at any time during the baseball season .
NOTE : If you wish to claim a player from free agency , you must have an open roster slot or drop one of your current players in exchange .
For more information on Waivers and Free Agents , click here .
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By Brent Kelley
Updated November 03 , 2016 .
Each year , the winner of The Masters is presented with the famous `` Green Jacket . '' Slipping on the green jacket is the golden moment for many winners of the tournament . But how did a green jacket come to be such a big deal ? What is the story behind the venerated Green Jacket ?
Origins of the Masters Green Jacket
Let 's face it : If you saw someone walking around in public in a shamrock green jacket , you might wonder if that person was fashion-challenged . But the Green Jacket presented to the Masters champion is one beautiful piece of outerwear .
The tradition of the Green Jacket at Augusta National Golf Club dates to 1937 . That year , members of the club wore green jackets during the tournament so that fans in attendance could easily recognize them if a fan needed to ask questions .
One of the inspirations for the idea was provided by a dinner that Augusta National co-founder Bobby Jones attended at Royal Liverpool . The English links club 's captains were adorned in red jackets during that dinner , to stand out .
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Augusta National co-founder and club chairman Clifford Roberts embraced the idea of an identifying piece of clothing for club members - something that would make it easy for non-members ( and tournament attendees ) to recognize an Augusta member .
According to the tournament 's official website , Masters.com :
`` Jackets were purchased from the Brooks Uniform Company , New York City ... Members were not initially enthusiastic about wearing the warm , green coat . Within several years , a lightweight , made-to-order Jacket was available from the Club 's Golf Shop . ... The single breasted , single vent Jacket 's color is 'Masters Green ' and is adorned with an Augusta National Golf Club logo on the left chest pocket . The logo also appears on the brass buttons . ''
Presenting the Green Jacket to the Masters Winners
Soon after its public debut in 1937 , the Green Jacket became the symbol of membership in the ultra-exclusive Augusta National Golf Club .
And winners of the Masters Tournament began , themselves , receiving green jackets at the 1949 Masters . The winners all become members of the Champions Club at Augusta . From 1937 through 1948 , only Augusta National members wore the green jackets ; from 1949 onward , the tournament winner also got one .
By the way , in those early years it was just as common to hear Masters players and Augusta members refer to the garment as the `` green blazer '' or `` green coat , '' as it was for them to use `` green jacket . ''
Who Was the First Masters Champ Presented with the Green Jacket ?
You already know the jacket was first presented to the Masters winner following the 1949 tournament . And the winner that year was Sam Snead . At that time , the club also had jackets made for each of the previous winners of the Masters . For more , see :
Who was the first Masters champion awarded the Green Jacket ?
Does the Masters Winner Get to Keep the Jacket ?
The short answer : The Green Jacket stays with the new winner for one year . When they return to Augusta National the following year for the next Masters , they return the jacket . But each winner can have his own version of the jacket made to keep at home . For more , see :
Do Masters champions get to keep the Green Jacket ?
Last Year 's Champ Puts the Green Jacket on the New Winner
Following the completion of each Masters Tournament , the Green Jacket ceremony is held , where the new champion is presented with the green jacket . That jacket is one that tournament officials have retrieved from the locker room , guesstimating what will fit best the new winner . Later , the champ is measured and a jacket custom made for him .
As for who puts the jacket on the new winner at the post-tournament ceremony : The previous year 's champ slips the Green Jacket onto the new winner .
Ah , but what if a golfer wins back-to-back Masters ? He ca n't present himself with the jacket the second time around
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Carl LEWIS - Olympic Athletics | United States of America
Carl LEWIS
Olympic Games 1984 , 1988 , 1992 , 1996
One of the greatest athletes of all time
Carl Lewis , as one of only four Olympic athletes to have won nine Olympic gold medals , is widely recognised as one of the greatest athletes of all time .
Matching Jesse Owens
At the 1984 Los Angeles Games , Lewis emulated his boyhood idol Jesse Owens by winning gold in the 100m , the 200m , the long jump and the 4x100m relay . A superstar was born .
Further Olympic joy
At the 1988 Seoul Games , Lewis defended his 100m title after Ben Johnson was disqualified . He also defended his long jump title and claimed silver in the 200m . Four years later in Barcelona , he won a third gold medal in the long jump , defeating world record holder Mike Powell by just three centimetres . He also anchored the world record-setting US relay team .
One last golden jump
Lewis only just scraped into the US Olympic long jump team for the 1996 Atlanta Games . He then needed all three jumps to qualify for the final . However in the final , he majestically moved into first place with his third jump and stayed there .
Olympic records
His success in the long jump made Carl Lewis one of only three Olympians to win the same individual event four times . He is also one of only four Olympic athletes to win nine gold medals .
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NFL Players By Position - Wide Receiver
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Tiffany & Co. For The Press | About Tiffany & Co. | Tiffany & Co. Sports Trophies | United States
ABOUT TIFFANY & Co .
About Tiffany & Co .
Tiffany & Co. Sports Trophies
The moment of victory at the Super Bowl , the World Series and every major championship is commemorated for all time by the presentation of custom-designed sterling silver trophies from Tiffany & Co .
Tiffany has created the most revered symbols of athletic achievement in every notable field of sport . From the beginning , Tiffany designers were dedicated to the highest level of quality and craftsmanship that would pay tribute to the athletes ' skill and prowess .
This great legacy began in 1860 with the creation of the Woodlawn Vase for a racing association in Louisville , Kentucky . Later , the trophy was presented to the Maryland Jockey Club to be awarded to the winner of the Preakness Stakes , the second jewel in the Triple Crown and today the oldest continuously contested trophy in the United States . In 1897 Tiffany was commissioned to design the Belmont Memorial Challenge Cup for the Belmont Stakes , the oldest of the Triple Crown events , named after financier August Belmont who initiated the race . The founding sires of the thoroughbred horse in America are portrayed on the base of the bowl .
Sponsors of other popular sports of the day commissioned Tiffany to create equally elaborate trophies . A perfect example is the Viking Rowing Trophy , which replicates an ornate Viking ship with rippling pennants , authentic rigging and fourteen great oars . This intricate artistry reached its zenith with the yachting trophies Tiffany created throughout the late 19th century . Decorated with curling waves , nymphs , mermaids and dolphins , these magnificent trophies recall the pageantry surrounding the great ocean races of the time .
Among the era 's most richly embellished yachting trophies are the legendary Goelet Cups . These were commissioned by Ogden Goelet , a prominent member of the New York Yacht Club , who made Newport , Rhode Island , synonymous with yachting . Today the New York Yacht Club is home to 21 magnificent Tiffany yachting trophies .
For the sport that would become the great American pastime , Tiffany created the first world championship baseball trophy in 1888 . The Hall Championship Cup depicts the five people necessary to play a game : umpire , catcher , pitcher , batter and outfielder . Tiffany also designed the All-Star Home Run Derby trophy and the Commissioner 's Historic Achievement Award for Major League Baseball , which is awarded at the discretion of the Commissioner . Three outstanding athletes received the award for historic achievement in the 1998 season : Mark McGwire for breaking the single-season home run record with 70 home runs ; Sammy Sosa for scoring 66 home runs in the home run race ; and Cal Ripken Jr. for setting a new record of 2,632 consecutive games played , breaking Lou Gehrig 's record of 2,130 consecutive games .
Major League Baseball commissioned Tiffany to create one of the most celebrated awards in all of sports : the World Series Trophy . The design features 30 flags , one for each Major League team , with latitude/longitude lines symbolizing the world . Tiffany also creates the World Series MVP Trophy .
During the twentieth century , new sports emerged for which Tiffany was called upon to create trophies . In 1904 Tiffany produced the Vanderbilt Cup , named for William K. Vanderbilt who organized a 284-mile auto race on Long Island to stimulate interest in American-made cars . The trophy , which depicts Mr. Vanderbilt in his 90-horsepower Mercedes , was re-created in 1996 for the inaugural U.S. 500 auto race and became the championship trophy for the Champ Car World Series in 2000 .
As interest in auto racing grew , so did the trophy size . In 1909 Tiffany designed the eight-foot Wheeler-Schebler Trophy . Commissioned by the Wheeler and Schebler Companies of Indianapolis , the trophy was awarded annually to the driver of the Indianapolis 500 who led the race at the 400-mile mark . The trophy was retired in the 1930s after car owner Harry Hartz won the trophy three consecutive times . Today Tiffany creates the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup , awarded annually to the winning driver and owner of the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race
More recently , football has taken center stage as the country 's most popular spectator sport . In 1959 the National Football Foundation commissioned Tiffany to create the MacArthur Bowl honoring General Douglas MacArthur . The trophy is given
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Munich Massacre : Photos From the Terror Attack at the 1972 Olympics
On the anniversary of the 'Munich Massacre ' at the 1972 Summer Olympics , LIFE.com presents photos that capture the fear and tension that defined those 21 hours .
“ They ’ re all gone . ”
For millions of people who recall the slaughter unleashed by Palestinian terrorists at the 1972 Olympics in Munich , those words are indelible . They were spoken by ABC ’ s Jim Mckay—the man behind the famous “ thrill of victory , agony of defeat ” introduction to the network ’ s long-running show , Wide World of Sports—when he learned that Israeli athletes and coaches taken hostage by terrorists from the group Black September had been murdered .
McKay , a sportscaster who assumed the duties of a news anchor as one of the most shocking events of the 1970s unfolded on live TV , acquitted himself with unforgettable grace and intelligence as the story grew more abominable with each passing hour .
In fact , the simple , unadorned way that McKay reported the news that the Israeli hostages had , in fact , been killed still resonates today , four decades after the event :
“ When I was a kid , ” McKay began , in a strangely , comfortingly conversational tone , when he got word of what had happened , “ my father used to say , ‘ Our greatest hopes and our worst fears are seldom realized. ’ Our worst fears have been realized tonight . They have now said there were eleven hostages ; two were killed in their rooms yesterday morning , nine were killed at the airport tonight . They ’ re all gone . ”
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Prix du Jockey Club - A Sporting Masterpiece
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Prix du Jockey Club - A Sporting Masterpiece
A Sporting Masterpiece
THE PRIX DU JOCKEY CLUB CROWNS THE YEAR ’ S FASTEST THOROUGHBRED .
DON ’ T MISS THIS HIGH-OCTANE EVENT !
THE PRIX DU JOCKEY CLUB IS ONE OF THE YEAR ’ S MOST SELECTIVE RACES !
The Prix du Jockey Club is a prestigious horse racing event which is held at the foot of the magnificent Château de Chantilly on the first Sunday in June every year .
This Group I race , the highest category of horse race , was created in 1836 and is run over a distance of a mile and 2 ½ furlongs , with a 3-furlong uphill home straight . This sporting challenge is reserved for the year ’ s best 3-year-olds .
Who will win this exceptional race on 5th June 2016 ?
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Flemington Racecourse & Races - Punters.com.au
448 Epsom Rd , Flemington , 3031
Flemington Races
Flemington is renowned for its Spring Racing Carnival , which not only boasts the Melbourne Cup , Australia 's most famous horse race , but it is also includes Derby Day , widely considered the most competitive race meeting in the country with an entire card of Group racing . Both of these events fall within the Melbourne Cup Carnival , which is the biggest week of racing on the Australian racing calendar . The carnival consists of four feature racedays conducted over the course of a week . These four meetings are ( in order ) Derby Day , Melbourne Cup Day , Oaks Days and Stakes Day .
Racedays : Flemington will host 23 racedays throughout the course of the 2015/2016 racing season
Group Ones : Flemington will host 14 Group Ones
The Melbourne Cup
Every year on the first Tuesday in November , Flemington plays host to Australia 's most famous horse race , the Melbourne Cup . The race permits up to 24 competitors to slug it out over a gruelling two miles , with the winner laying claim to the lion 's share of the $ 6 million in prize money on offer . This prize pool makes the Melbourne Cup the richest handicap in the world .
The 2016 Melbourne Cup was held on Tuesday 31 November , with the Robert Hickmott-trained Almandin proving too good for his rivals , thanks in part to a brilliant steer from jockey Kerrin McEvoy .
Check out our Melbourne Cup page for more info !
Flemington race distances and barrier info
1000m - Races begin in the chute off the main straight . Barriers rarely come into play as it is a straight race from start to finish .
1200m - Also started in the chute and thus also provide a straight race from start to finish .
1400m - Begins in a chute on the opposite side of the course to the 1000 and 1200 metre races . The chute runs straight into the home turn and makes inside barriers greatly important .
1600m - Inside barriers are of high importance over this distance as the short starting chute leads straight into the massive home turn , which finds the field spending more than half of the race on the turn
1800m - No chute here , the race starts on the course 's back straight and runners gallop for about 300 metres before hitting the home turn . Inside barriers are favoured .
2000m - Commencing at the start of the back straight gives runners more time to jostle for position , but inside barriers are still at an advantage .
2500m - The field jumps at the start just a small distance before the start finish post and the first turn . Getting out to these larger distances see inside barriers lose a bit of the advantage that may have been enjoyed in shorter races .
3200m - Getting back to the chute on the home straight , these longer races start with gallop of about 1000 metres before the first turn is reached thus making the barriers of little or no importance .
Feature Races
Standish Handicap G3 Open hcp 1200m
February
Lightning Stakes G1 Open wfa 1000m
C S Hayes Stakes G3 3YO C & G sw+p 1400m
The Vanity G3 3YO Fillies sw+p 1200m
March
Australian Guineas G1 3YO Open sw 1600m
Frances Tressady Stakes G3 4YO+ Mares sw+p 1400m
Australian Cup G1 Open wfa 2000m
Kewney Stakes G2 3YO Fillies sw 1400m
VRC Sires Produce Stakes G2 2YO Open sw 1400m
Blamey Stakes G2 3YO+ Open sw+p 1600m
Matron Stakes G3 4YO+ Mares sw+p 1600m
Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes G3 2YO Fillies sw+p 1200m
August
Aurie 's Star Handicap G3 Open hcp 1200m
September
Makybe Diva Stakes G1 Open Open wfa 1600m
Danehill Stakes G2 3YO Open sw+p 1200m
Let 's Elope Stakes G2 4YO+ Mares sw+p 1400m
Bobbie Lewis Quality G3 Open qlty 1200m
October
Turnbull Stakes G1 4YO+ Open sw+p 2000m
Gilgai Stakes G2 Open sw+p 1200m
Edward Manifold Stakes G2 3YO Fillies sw 1600m
Rose Of Kingston Stakes G2 4YO+ Mares sw+p 1400m
October/November ( Derby Day )
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20 Greatest Golfers of All Time (Updated) | AthlonSports.com
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20 Greatest Golfers of All Time ( Updated )
20 Greatest Golfers of All Time ( Updated )
20 Greatest Golfers of All Time ( Updated )
By Rob Doster , 9/26/16 , 10:05 AM EDT
Athlon Counts down the best in the game 's history
He had n't struck a meaningful shot in many years — aside from the ceremonial tee shots that launched each Masters — but Arnold Palmer remained the world 's most important golfer until the day he died , and his legacy will live on as long as there 's televised golf . In fact , were it not for Palmer , you would n't be reading this list , and golf would still be struggling to gain a foothold on the American sports landscape .
The King has his rightful place high on this list , and most of the others who join him here owe him a debt of gratitude for the mammoth purses and endorsement opportunities that followed in his wake . Our No . 1 player , Tiger Woods , had this to say via Twitter : `` It 's hard to imagine golf without you or anyone more important to the game than the King . ''
As for this ranking , it 's hard if not impossible to compare players across different eras in any sport . In golf , it 's doubly so , given the game 's equipment advances and changing conditions of golf courses over the years .
In compiling this ranking , I used two primary criteria : achievement and impact . Who won important golf tournaments , and who transcended the game while doing so ? You 'll notice that today 's superstars — Rory McIlroy , Jordan Spieth , Jason Day — are missing , but as their achievements accumulate , they 'll no doubt force their way into future rankings . Stay tuned .
Here , then , are the 20 men who have had the greatest careers and most lasting impact on the game of golf . Feel free to tell me where I ’ m wrong .
20 . Greg Norman
The star-crossed Norman is better remembered for his spectacular failures than his successes , but we ca n't overlook his 20 career PGA Tour wins and his 331 weeks spent as the world 's No . 1 player in the Official World Golf Rankings . A little better luck and a little more clutch play and he would have seven or eight major wins instead of two ( 1986 and 1993 British Opens ) .
19 . Cary Middlecoff
Middlecoff set aside a career in dentistry to become one of the greatest players of all time , challenging Ben Hogan and Sam Snead for world supremacy in the late 1940s and 1950s . Won 40 times on the PGA Tour , including three majors .
18 . Vijay Singh
His career might be tainted on the front end by cheating allegations and on the back end by association with performance-enhancing drugs , but it 's hard to deny Vijay a spot in the golf pantheon . He 's won 34 times on the PGA Tour , including two PGA Championships and a Masters win .
17 . Billy Casper
The Big Three — Jack Nicklaus , Arnold Palmer and Gary Player — dominated the golf headlines in the 1960s , but the unassuming Casper was as good as anybody in his era . Casper won 51 PGA Tour events , seventh all time , and earned three majors , including the 1966 U.S. Open , where he denied Palmer a coveted win .
16 . Ernie Els
With four majors — two U.S . Opens and two British Opens — the Big Easy is a legitimate challenger for the title of second-best player of the Tiger Woods era . His smooth , easy swing is the envy of hackers from here to Johannesburg and has led him to 19 PGA Tour victories .
15 . Walter Hagen
The flamboyant Hagen was the first ultra-successful touring pro and raised the stature of the lowly pro golfer substantially in an era when amateurs like Bobby Jones ruled the sport . Hagen won 11 professional majors — two U.S . Opens , four British Opens and five PGAs — to set a record that would stand until the 1960s , and he also won five Western Opens during a time when that tournament was essentially a major .
14 . Nick Faldo
Sir Nick dominated world golf for
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Sporting Digest : Swimming | The Independent
Sporting Digest : Swimming
Wednesday 6 May 1998 23:02 BST
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Richard Upton , an Australian swimmer who was let off with a warning after failing a doping test , has been given a three-month ban by the international Court of Arbitration . Upton , who won a relay silver medal at this year 's drug-tainted World Championships in Perth , tested positive for the masking agent probencid in an out-of-competition test on 17 February .
Birgit-Heike Matz , a former East German swimmer , told a Berlin court yesterday that she had been given performance-enhancing drugs from the age of 14 while competing for the former communist state . She said she developed body hair and noticed her voice deepen after being ordered to take `` little blue pills '' which , the prosecutors said , contained the banned steroid oral-turinabol .
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Tennis-Leading men 's singles grand slam champions | Reuters
Sun Jul 6 , 2014 | 7:00 PM BST
Tennis-Leading men 's singles grand slam champions
LONDON , July 6 List of men with most grand slam singles titles in the professional era , since 1968 , after Novak Djokovic 's seventh in the 2014 Wimbledon final on Sunday :
1 . Roger Federer ( Switzerland ) - 17 titles
Four Australian Open wins ( 2004 , 2006 , 2007 , 2010 ) , one French Open ( 2009 ) , seven Wimbledon ( 2003 , 2004 , 2005 , 2006 , 2007 , 2009 , 2012 ) , five U.S. Open ( 2004 , 2005 , 2006 , 2007 , 2008 )
2 . Rafael Nadal ( Spain ) - 14
One Australian Open ( 2009 ) , nine French Open ( 2005 , 2006 , 2007 , 2008 , 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 ) , two Wimbledon ( 2008 , 2010 ) , two US Open ( 2010 , 2013 )
= . Pete Sampras ( U.S. ) - 14
Two Australian Open ( 1994 , 1997 ) , seven Wimbledon ( 1993 , 1994 , 1995 , 1997 , 1998 , 1999 , 2000 ) , five U.S. Open ( 1990 , 1993 , 1995 , 1996 , 2002 )
4 . Bjorn Borg ( Sweden ) - 11
Six French Open ( 1974 , 1975 , 1978 , 1979 , 1980 , 1981 ) , five Wimbledon ( 1976 , 1977 , 1978 , 1979 , 1980 )
5 . Jimmy Connors ( U.S. ) - 8
One Australian Open ( 1974 ) , two Wimbledon ( 1974 , 1982 ) , five U.S. Open ( 1974 , 1976 , 1978 , 1982 , 1983 )
= . Ivan Lendl ( Czechoslovakia/U.S . ) - 8
Two Australian Open ( 1989 , 1990 ) , three French Open ( 1984 , 1986 , 1987 ) , three U.S. Open ( 1985 , 1986 , 1987 )
= . Andre Agassi ( U.S. ) - 8
Four Australian Open ( 1995 , 2000 , 2001 , 2003 ) , one French Open ( 1999 ) , one Wimbledon ( 1992 ) , two U.S. Open wins ( 1994 , 1999 )
8 . Novak Djokovic ( Serbia ) - 7
Four Australian Open ( 2008 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 ) , two Wimbledon ( 2011 , 2014 ) , one U.S. Open ( 2011 )
= . John McEnroe ( U.S. ) - 7
Three Wimbledon ( 1981 , 1983 , 1984 ) , four U.S. Open ( 1979 , 1980 , 1981 , 1984 )
= . Mats Wilander ( Sweden ) - 7
Three Australian Open ( 1983 , 1984 , 1988 ) , three French Open ( 1982 , 1985 , 1988 ) , one U.S. Open ( 1988 )
10 . Stefan Edberg ( Sweden ) - 6
Two Australian Open ( 1985 , 1987 ) , two Wimbledon ( 1988 , 1990 ) , two U.S. Open ( 1991 , 1992 )
= . Boris Becker ( Germany ) - 6
Two Australian Open ( 1991 , 1996 ) , three Wimbledon ( 1985 , 1986 , 1989 ) , one U.S. Open ( 1989 )
( Compiled by Sam Holden ; Editing by Rex Gowar )
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Fun sports trivia questions and answers - Ty Cobb , the Olympics , little league baseball , Boxing , Tennis , Cross Country Bike Racing
What is the distance between bases on a little league baseball field ?
60 feet .
What college once had 22 members of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society on its football team ?
Dartmouth , in 1925 .
What was the first sport in which women were invited to compete at the Olympics ?
Tennis , at the 1900 games in Paris . Charlotte Cooper of Great Britain was the first gold medalist .
What sport was the first to be filmed -- -and who filmed it ?
The sport was boxing ; the man who did the filming , Thomas A. Edison ; the year , 1894 . Edison filmed a boxing match between Jack Cushing and Mike Leonard in a studio on the grounds of his laboratory complex in West Orange , New Jersey .
How many home runs did baseball great Ty Cobb hit in the three world series in which he played ?
None .
Sports trivia questions and answers about baseball , football , boxing , the Olympics , NBA , NFL , Deion Sanders ...
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What Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher hit a home run in his first major league at-bat -- and never hit another ?
New York Giant knuckleballer Hoyt Wilhelm , in 1952 .
What baseball player hit the only home run of his 212-year major league career off his own brother ?
Joe Nickro in 1976 . Nickro , a pitcher with the Houston Astros , hit a four-bagger off his brother Phil , who was pitching fro the Atlanta Braves . Houston won the game , 4-3 .
What 1921 sporting event took up all of the first 13 pages of The New York Times -- except for a little space on the front page devoted to the formal end of World War I ?
The July 2nd heavyweight championship bout between Jack Dempsey and George Carpenter , the first fight to gross over $ 1 million in gate receipts . Dempsey won in a fourth-round knockout .
In the National Football League , how many footballs is the home team required to provide for each game ?
24 -- although from 8 to 12 are usually used .
Brooks Robinson and Carl Yastrzemski hold the major league baseball record for playing the greatest number of seasons with the same team . How many years did they play -- and with what teams ?
23 years . Third baseman Robinson played with the Baltimore Orioles from 1955 to 1977 ; Carl Yastrzemski , outfielder/first baseman , played with the Boston Red Sox from 1961 to 1983 .
Why is the site of a boxing match called a ring when it 's square ?
Boxing rings were originally circular .
In the very first Boston Marathon , 15 runners competed . How many finished ?
10 .
How long is the average pool cue ?
57 inches .
Under the rules outlined in the charter of the International Olympic Committee , how much pure gold must there be in each gold medal awarded to first-place winners ?
At least 6 grams . Silver medals must be at least .925 sterling silver .
What professional ice hockey star did n't hang up his skates until he was 52 ?
Gordie Howe , who played in 1,687 games in the National Hockey League .
What is the state sport of Alaska ?
Dog-mushing .
Who was the first athlete to hit a major league home run and make a professional football touchdown in the same week ?
Jim Thorpe , in 1917 . He did it a second time in 1919 . Deion Sanders was the second athlete to accomplish the feat -- -70 years later in 1989 .
Who was the famous great-great-grandfather of San Francisco 49er quarterback Steve Young ?
Mormon leader Brigham Young .
Who was the first professional athlete to win championship rings in two major sports ?
Gene Conley . He pitched for the Milwaukee Braves team that won the 1957 World Series , and was on the Boston Celtic teams that won National Basketball Association championships in 1959,1960 and 1961 .
How long and wide is the balance beam used in Olympic gymnastic competition ?
Length , 16 feet 3 inches ; width
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Ukraine 's Vitali Klitschko : 'This is a battle and I do n't plan to give up easily '
As Ukraine 's street protests against corruption grow increasingly ugly , the unlikely figure of heavyweight boxer Vitali Klitschko has emerged as a voice for the opposition . What will happen next – and why has he taken on the biggest fight of his life ?
Klitschko in Kiev … 'We need to join all our forces . ' Photograph : AP
Tuesday 21 January 2014 13.44 EST
First published on Tuesday 21 January 2014 13.44 EST
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People have been trying to land kicks and punches on Vitali Klitschko for most of the past two decades , and he has brushed almost all of them off with ease . But his current opponent , Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych , has a few advantages that none of the previous challengers possessed : several thousand riot police at his disposal , for a start , and the use of a pliant court system to prevent Klitschko from entering the ring in the first place .
Klitschko , whose PhD in sports science combined with a fearsome reputation as a former heavyweight champion earned the 42-year-old the nickname `` Dr Ironfist '' , has emerged as the natural leader of the street protests that have swept Ukraine for the past two months , ever since the president went back on his promise to sign an association agreement with the EU . Crowds , mainly from the pro-European west of the country , were initially drawn to stand up for their desires of European integration , but the rallies soon morphed into general discontent with the bloated kleptocracy that critics say surrounds the president . Barricades were erected around Independence Square , and every day for two months , politicians including Klitschko have addressed crowds from the stage , rallying the masses in protest against the president he eventually hopes to succeed . Klitschko has his hands full trying to contain the protest movement which erupted into violence on Sunday night , as thousands hurled rocks at riot police and set their buses on fire . Klitschko was moving through the crowds , unsuccessfully calling for calm , and at one point was even sprayed in the face with a fire extinguisher by an angry protester .
But despite the difficulty and complexity of the task ahead , Klitschko is resolutely confident that the protests , which have so far failed to draw any major concessions from Yanukovych , represent a victory for the Ukrainian people .
`` People are saying : 'We do n't want to live like this . We want things to change , ' he tells me just days before the mood turned violent . `` This is a victory in the head of every Ukrainian , and in their heart – and this is worth an awful lot . ''
Dressed in a dark grey suit that sits surprisingly elegantly on his enormous frame , Klitschko speaks slowly and methodically .
`` The system today is built to service the clan , the family , and not society as a whole . Yanukovych does n't want change . He says he does . But he says he wanted European integration and that turned out to be a con . ''
He pauses , blinking , before answering each question , usually with carefully formulated and somewhat monotonous answers . Would he put Yanukovych on trial for the corruption that has escalated under the current regime , and the blatant enrichment of his family members ? Klitschko pauses . `` If people break the law , they should be punished , '' he says . So is that a yes ? What does he personally think about Yanukovych ? He pauses again . `` If people break the law , they should be punished . '' It is as though he has discovered the concept of speaking like a politician , but not yet mastered the craft .
He might lack the fiery charisma of born political leaders , but in a country where the 2004 Orange Revolution was followed by huge disappointment , and people are all too used to broken promises from politicians , Klitschko 's plodding sincerity and political neophytism are attractive qualities . Unlike many Ukrainian politicians , he is free from allegations of corruption . The expensive watch on his wrist and the smart cars he drives can be accounted
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Michael Jordan Bio - National Basketball Association
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NBA.com : Michael Jordan Bio
Complete Bio | Summary | Complete Stats
By acclamation , Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time . Although , a summary of his basketball career and influence on the game inevitably fails to do it justice , as a phenomenal athlete with a unique combination of fundamental soundness , grace , speed , power , artistry , improvisational ability and an unquenchable competitive desire , Jordan single-handedly redefined the NBA superstar .
Even contemporaneous superstars recognized the unparalleled position of Jordan . Magic Johnson said , `` There 's Michael Jordan and then there is the rest of us . '' Larry Bird , following a playoff game where Jordan dropped 63 points on the Boston Celtics in just his second season , appraisal of the young player was : `` God disguised as Michael Jordan .
A brief listing of his top accomplishments would include the following : Rookie of the Year ; Five-time NBA MVP ; Six-time NBA champion ; Six-time NBA Finals MVP ; Ten-time All-NBA First Team ; Nine time NBA All-Defensive First Team ; Defensive Player of the Year ; 14-time NBA All-Star ; Three-time NBA All-Star MVP ; 50th Anniversary All-Time Team ; Ten scoring titles -- an NBA record and seven consecutive matching Wilt Chamberlain ; Retired with the NBA 's highest scoring average of 30.1ppg .
Michael Jordan makes the jump shot that catapults the Bulls over the Utah Jazz in the 1998 Finals .
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However , his impact is far greater than awards and championships . He burst into the league as a rookie sensation scoring in droves with an unmatchable first step and acrobatic drives and dunks and concluded his career as a cultural icon . Along the way , he became a true champion who spearheaded the globalization of the NBA with his dynamic on court abilities and personal sense of style that was marketed to the masses .
He was an accessible star who managed to maintain an air of mystique . He was visible as `` Air Jordan , '' as part of a sneaker advertising campaign and endorsing other products as well as the star of the movie , Space Jam . However , he would vanish into retirement twice only to return until hanging up the sneakers for the last time after the 2002-03 season .
Although Brooklyn born , Jordan was bred in the more tranquil North Carolina . The son of Delores and James Jordan , he shared a special bond with his father , which included baseball being both of their first love . However , following his older brother , Larry , whom he idolized and was a spectacular athlete in his own right , Jordan began to play basketball .
He attended Laney High school in Wilmington , North Carolina , but as a 5-11 skinny sophomore , he was cut from the varsity basketball team . The summer before his junior year , he grew to 6-3 and began his path to super-stardom .
A Tar Heel at heart , the high school All-American attended the University of North Carolina . As a freshman , he played somewhat in the shadows of upperclassmen James Worthy and Sam Perkins . However , he shone in the spotlight of the NCAA Championship game against Georgetown and another great freshman Patrick Ewing , whom he would foil future NBA championships for as well . Jordan scored 16 points , grabbed nine rebounds and made the winning basket on a 16-foot jumper with 18 seconds in the game for the 63-62 victory .
As a sophomore , he was named College Player of the Year by The Sporting News . As a junior , he received that award again as well as the Naismith and Wooden Awards . After his junior year he was chosen with the third overall pick in the 1984 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls .
The Houston Rockets selected 7-0 center Hakeem Olajuwon form the University of Houston with the No.1 pick , which most expected . The Portland Trail Blazers , however , with the No . 2 pick chose 7-1 center Sam Bowie from Kentucky , which was not as anticipated . Bowie had suffered several injuries while in college but the Blazers bypassed Jordan because just the year before the team selected another exciting shooting guard in Clyde Drexler . Although Drexler went onto to be a star , Bowie was an injury prone player with a journeyman pro career
However , Jordan , coming off a gold medal performance at the 1984 Olympics prospered in the pro game
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The 1979 NCAA Division I Men 's Basketball Championship game , between Michigan State University and Indiana State University , exactly as aired on NBA on March 26 , 1979 , except that the commercials are deleted . Although the game , won 75-64 by MSU , was not quite as dramatic as many other NCAA championship games , it is one of the most historically significant games ever played . The game was the first on-the-court meeting between MSU 's Earvin `` Magic '' Johnson and ISU 's Larry Bird , two future Hall of Famers who combined to win NBA championships in eight of the next nine years . Johnson and Bird are credited with restoring unselfish and fundamentally sound play to the basketball and lifting it to new heights of popularity . Written by stevenmcatee @ aol.com
( Indianapolis , Indiana , USA ) – See all my reviews
The NCAA men 's basketball tournament has produced some of the most exciting , powerful and emotional moments in sports history , including some Hollywoodesque fantastic finishes . The 1979 championship game , though far from a blowout , was n't a down to the wire thriller , but it is one of the most significant games ever played in any sport .
The match up between Michigan State Univeristy and Indiana State University was the first time that MSU 's Earvin `` Magic '' Johnson and ISU 's Larry Bird played each other . The two entered the NBA the next season and dominated it throughout the 1980s .
Happily , that game is now available on DVD through Greatest Games Ever . The DVD shows the broadcast exactly as it aired live on NBC with commentators Al McGuire , Billy Packer , Bryant Gumbel and Dick Enberg . The commercials are absent but the pre-game , halftime and post-game segments are included . The lack of commercials is a little disappointing because I think commercials are often fascinating in retrospect but that 's my only criticism of the DVD .
Th game , played on March 26 , 1979 at the Special Events Center at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City , was an unlikely pairing . Michigan State , from the mighty Big Ten and coached by seasoned veteran Jud Heathcote , was a natural participant . But Indiana State , from the relatively minor Missouri Valley Conference and led by a rookie head coach , Bill Hodges , was a surprise . Especially because the Sycamores had a long history of taking a distant backseat to the Hoosier state 's Big Ten schools , Indiana University and Purdue University .
Adding drama was ISU entering the game with a 33-0 record , attempting to join an elite group of undefeated national champions . And on a trivial note , Hodges was the first head coach to reach the championship game with an undefeated career record . And Johnson and Bird were not the only great players on the floor . And least three others , MSU 's Jay Vincent and Greg Kelser and ISU 's Carl Nicks also went on to play in the NBA . And the pre-game interviews with Bird and Johnson are priceless .
Throughout the game , we get a preview of the way that Johnson and Bird would revolutionize the NBA in the next decade . In an era in which basketball was largely becoming a sloppy playground style sport , the two made teamwork and fundamentals popular again . Sadly , since they retried , the sport has regressed to an even worse state
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1994 U.S. Open Golf Tournament (Recap and Scores)
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1994 U.S. Open Golf Tournament ( Recap and Scores )
By Brent Kelley
A controversial ruling played a role in the 1994 U.S. Open , a tournament that ended in an 18-hole playoff that stretched to 20 holes .
Ernie Els held a two-stroke lead as the final round began , on the strength of a third-round 66 . But he badly mis-hit his first tee shot of the final round , deep into trouble off the first fairway of Oakmont Country Club .
A large number loomed as a possiblity . But a USGA rules official ruled that a broadcast truck and its extendable arm were in Els ' line of play , and that the truck was a temporary immovable obstruction . In fact , the truck was quite movable - it drove away not long after the incident at hand . But because of the ruling , Els was allowed a free drop in an area where escape was much more likely . The rules official later admitted he had been wrong , and Els should have been required to play the ball from the original , horrendous situation .
Still , it 's important to note that the ruling did not win the tournament for Els .
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Els still bogied the hole , and it was the overnight leader 's very first hole of the day .
Els wound up shooting 73 in the fourth round , while Loren Roberts and Colin Montgomerie both fired rounds of 70 to catch Els and force a Monday playoff .
Els started the playoff very shaky , too , with a bogey and then a triple-bogey . But while Montgomerie faded , Els and Roberts kept battling . Both recorded 74s , which led to sudden-death ( Monty had a 78 and dropped out after 18 holes ) .
Els and Roberts continued on for two more holes , until Roberts bogied the 20th hole of the day and Els parred it for the victory . It was Els ' first major championship victory - and also his first PGA Tour win .
Two-time U.S. Open champion Curtis Strange finished one stroke out of the playoff after posting four straight rounds of even-par 70 .
The 1994 U.S. Open was the last played by Arnold Palmer . Palmer had n't played a U.S. Open since 1983 - the most recent time the U.S. Open visited Oakmont - but was granted a special exemption by the USGA because Oakmont was again the host course . Palmer grew up in Latrobe , Pa. , and Oakmont was always a special place to Palmer . His very first U.S. Open in 1953 was also at Oakmont .
1994 U.S. Open Scores
Results from the 1994 U.S. Open golf tournament played at the par-71 Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont , Pa. ( x-won playoff ; a-amateur ) :
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Australia II , 1983 winner of the America ’ s Cup | Western Australian Museum
Australia II , 1983 winner of the America ’ s Cup
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Australia II ( MHK D2/458 )
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On 26 September 1983 , the yacht Australia II made history when the oldest sporting trophy in the world , the America ’ s Cup , was wrested from the Americans after 132 years .
The Australia II was owned and built by a syndicate Western Australians headed by former businessman Alan Bond . The syndicate had unsuccessfully challenged for the Cup three times , which had been held by the New York Yacht Club since 1851 , but the syndicate was determined to bring home the ‘ auld mug ’ in 1983 .
The designer of Australia II , Ben Lexcen , had conceived a winged keel that under secret testing in the Netherlands had out-performed conventional keels . The yacht was built in Cottesloe by local boatbuilder Steve Ward . The crew was based in Perth and undertook a rigorous training program to prepare them for the series of races that would determine the challenger for the America ’ s Cup , held in Newport , Rhode Island .
Following the success of Australia II in the Round Robin series to select a challenger for the Cup , the yacht raced in the best of seven races to determine the ultimate winner . At the end of four races , with the score 3-1 against them , the crew of Australia II faced an enormous challenge . Against all the odds Australia II went on to win the remaining three races , becoming the first non-American yacht to win the Cup .
In 1988 the yacht and associated material was bought by the Australian government for $ 2,000,000 , and accessioned into the National Museum of Australia collection . The yacht was subsequently displayed in Fremantle before a new home in Sydney , the Australian National Maritime Museum , was prepared .
In 1995 the Australian government offered the yacht back to the Western Australian community , recognising the value of conserving objects in their original place . A purpose-built facility to house the yacht was proposed . The museum , located at the western end of Victoria Quay in Fremantle , was completed in May 2002 and installation of the Museum ’ s exhibition completed for opening in December of the same year .
The yacht Australia II is displayed in a defining moment of the final race . Having just passed the American boat Liberty on the last downwind leg , Australia II is fast approaching the last rounding mark , the America ’ s cup buoy . The yacht is heeled to approximately 9 degrees as it approaches the mark , to begin the final leg to the finish . During the final windward beat Australia II tacked many times to defend their precious lead . At 5.21pm the yacht crossed the line to win the America ’ s Cup .
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JIM ALEXANDER : Cheryl Miller 's unlikely return to coaching - Press Enterprise
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JIM ALEXANDER : Cheryl Miller 's unlikely return to coaching
How did the Riverside sports icon , gold medalist and WNBA coach end up at tiny Langston University ? Because others turned her down .
BY JIM ALEXANDER / STAFF COLUMNIST
Published : May 15 , 2014 Updated : 10:12 a.m .
JIM ALEXANDER : Cheryl Miller 's unlikely return to coaching
Langston wo n't be what Miller is used to
CHERYL MILLER TIMELINE
1978 — Makes Riverside Poly 's team as a 15-year-old freshman . She would go on to be a four-time Parade All-America – the first player , male or female , to do so – and set state career records for points and scoring average . Poly would win four CIF titles and one state championship .
1982 — Scores 105 points in a game against Norte Vista , which stood as a national record until 2006 .
1982-1986 — Becomes the star of USC women 's basketball program . Earns All-America honors all four years , wins Naismith Player of the Year Award three times and leads USC to two national titles and a 111-20 record while setting school standards for career points ( 3,018 ) and rebounds ( 1,534 ) .
1984 — Is a key part of the gold medal-winning U.S. Olympic team .
1986-1993 — Is a commentator for ABC Sports and ESPN . Is also a part-time volunteer assistant coach at USC for 1988-91 seasons .
July 1993 — Rejoins USC as head women 's basketball coach after Marianne Stanley is let go for demanding a contract equal to that of the men 's coach .
1993-94 — With a team headed by Lisa Leslie , Miller 's first team as USC coach is 26-4 and reaches an NCAA regional final .
1994-95 — After Leslie graduates , Miller 's Trojans are 18-10 and lose in the first round of the NCAA tournament .
May 1995 — Inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame .
September 1995 — Resigns as USC coach to return to television commentary .
1997 — Becomes coach and general manager of the Phoenix Mercury in the new Women 's National Basketball Association . Miller would coach four seasons , reaching the league finals in 1998 and compiling a 70-52 record .
December 2000 — Resigns from the Mercury , citing physical and mental fatigue .
2006 – Inducted into the Riverside Sport Hall of Fame .
August 2010 – Inducted into the International Basketball Federation Hall of Fame .
2013 – Parts ways with TNT , in what she described as a mutual decision .
April 2014 – Is hired as head coach at Langston ( Okla. ) University .
It is hard to believe that any college or university with a women ’ s basketball coaching vacancy would have passed up a chance to hire Cheryl Miller .
An icon of women ’ s hoops ? An accomplished coach on both the then-Pac-10 and WNBA levels ? A presence , and personality , as the sideline reporter on TNT ’ s NBA telecasts ? A Hall of Famer , for goodness sakes ?
How do you turn that down ?
More than one program found a way . And the beneficiary turned out to be Langston University , an NAIA institution of just under 4,000 students located in rural Oklahoma between Oklahoma City and Tulsa .
Mike Garrett , the athletic director who hired Miller as USC ’ s head coach in 1993 , made the call when his previous coach , David Johnson , resigned . Miller was named the Langston Lions ’ new women ’ s coach April 30 .
So begins another change in career tracks .
Miller , 50 , once scored 105 points in a high school game for Riverside Poly , and was a transformative figure as a four-time All-American and three-time Naismith Player of the Year at USC , before leading the U.S. to a gold medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics . She coached two seasons at USC ( 1993-95 ) and reached the NCAA tournament twice , and then spent four years as coach and general manager of the WNBA ’ s Phoenix Mercury , reaching the WNBA Finals in 1998 .
She returns to the gym with not only experience as a player and a coach but the knowledge gleaned from all of those interviews of NBA luminaries during 17 years with TNT , a stint that
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Maurice Richard - Bio, pictures, stats and more ...
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Maurice Richard - Bio , pictures , stats and more | Historical Website of the Montreal Canadiens
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AN EMBLEMATIC ICON OF THE MONTREAL CANADIENS , MAURICE RICHARD ’ S INFLUENCE AND IMPACT TRANSCENDED THE GAME .
Maurice Richard always maintained that he was nothing more than a hockey player . Few others share that opinion of the man who represents the heart and soul of the Montreal Canadiens ’ long and illustrious history . For 18 brilliant seasons , Richard proudly wore the colors of the only team that ever mattered to him , taking on all opponents and rewriting the NHL record book along the way .
Richard had one job to do and he did it better than any man alive ; he scored goals . He was unstoppable from the blue line in and , with eyes blazing , he single-mindedly attacked nets around the league , filling them with rubber night after night .
Richard showed promise in 1942-43 , but broke his leg 16 games into the schedule . The next season , there were whispers that perhaps he wasn ’ t strong enough to withstand the rigors of life in the NHL .
The 1943-44 campaign silenced the critics . Richard notched 32 regular season goals before adding another dozen in the playoffs . He guided the Habs , who lost only six games from October on , as they rolled to their first Stanley Cup Championship in 13 years .
The most exciting new player to hit the NHL in a generation , Richard filled arenas with spectators with the same consistency that he filled nets with rubber in 1944-45 . Playing with Toe Blake and Elmer Lach on what would famously become known as the “ Punch Line ” , he raised the bar for all scoring sensations to come , becoming the first NHLer to light the lamp 50 times in the same season .
Richard was consistently among the top scorers in the league . In an era when scoring 20 goals in a season turned a player into a star , Richard bettered the mark 14 consecutive years . He scored 30 or more nine times and broke the 40-goal plateau on five occasions . He was named to 14 straight All-Star teams and led the league in goals four times .
If Richard got one goal , odds were , others would follow . On 26 occasions , Richard potted three or more in the same game . In 1944 , he set an NHL record that would stand for over 30 years when he scored eight points in a single game . The Rocket ’ s postseason play eclipsed his performances in the regular schedule ; the bigger the stakes , the better he played .
Opponents assigned to shadow Richard found that they had a choice to make if they wanted to counter the game ’ s greatest offensive force . They could keep their efforts within the rules and get burned most of the time , or they could use prohibited tactics to try to slow down the superstar . Neither approach yielded the desired results on a regular basis .
Richard didn ’ t go out of his way to look for trouble and rarely took issue with men who played a tough but clean checking game . Those who chose more brutal tactics soon found out that Richard was willing to retaliate in kind , more than able to handle himself in the heavy going .
Richard ’ s place in the hearts of hockey fans was never more evident than late in the 1954-55 season . After being ejected for fighting against the Bruins on March 13 , Richard was suspended three days later by NHL President Clarence Campbell for the remainder of the regular season and the playoffs . The controversial decision sparked an outpouring of support from enraged fans in Montreal , resulting in what came to be known as `` The Richard Riot '' , one of the most notorious events the hockey world has ever seen .
As his personal star ascended , so did that of the Montreal Canadiens . Richard ’ s career formed the backbone of teams that won eight Stanley Cups in three different decades . Elected captain before the 1956-57
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Why Vijay Singh won ’ t let the PGA Tour off the hook - Golf Digest
Why Vijay Singh won ’ t let the PGA Tour off the hook
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More detail on Vijay Singh ’ s lawsuit against the PGA Tour is coming out , which , though interesting , doesn ’ t signal a resolution anytime soon . If the case goes to trial , lawyers estimate its start would be at least a year away .
Many commenters have called Singh an ingrate—or worse—for suing the organization that has allowed him to win $ 70 million in prize money . But Singh undeniably suffered a hit to his reputation in 2013 when the tour suspended him for 90 days after he admitted he had used deer-antler spray without knowing it contained traces of a banned growth hormone . Although the tour in subsequent weeks dropped the penalty after learning the World Anti-Doping Agency did not consider the spray “ prohibited , per se , ” Singh argues that he should have never been publicly sanctioned and is seeking damages .
The case is a mixed bag , as is , unfortunately , the 52-year-old Fijian ’ s whole career . A journey that began with him hitting coconuts instead of golf balls on a small island in the South Pacific and took him to the World Golf Hall of Fame rivals Sam Snead ’ s in rags-to-riches scope . Singh ’ s 34 tour wins , nine more on the European Tour and three majors gives him the third-best record ( behind Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson ) among players who began their PGA Tour careers after 1990 ( with the caveat that Singh was already 30 as a rookie in 1993 ) .
It was Singh ’ s 2004 season—in which he won nine times with a major—that stands out as the most anyone ever outplayed Woods in Tiger ’ s prime . That year Singh became the only player in the first 10 years of this century to take the No . 1 spot on the World Ranking from Woods . Though the two rarely spoke when paired together , the soon-to-be 40 Woods recently said that Singh ’ s remarkable 22 wins in his 40s is what Tiger wants to model .
Related : Read this week 's issue of Golf World .
But despite a powerful game marked by a still majestically rhythmic swing , the 6-foot-2 Singh has never been a charismatic star . Though he can be gregarious with fellow pros , he has been diffident with the media . Clearly he resented inquiries about being suspended from the Asian Tour for two years after allegedly changing his scorecard at the 1985 Indonesia Open . Singh has disputed the charge , but never in any depth , and it hovers over him , unresolved .
In his recent book , veteran caddie Steve Williams , who worked for Terry Gale in the Indonesia event in question , wrote : “ I think you have to man up and admit your mistakes . Vijay has vehemently denied he did anything wrong , and I ’ m still angry to this day he hasn ’ t admitted his error. ” Williams added that he believes Singh “ should have been banned from golf completely . ”
Indeed , such unsparing judgment to the cheating accusation is almost certainly what caused Singh to be so determined in his legal pursuit of full vindication about deer spray . Because of what allegedly went down in Indonesia , Singh in the minds of many is guilty until proven innocent . His court case might seem disloyal , but it is not frivolous .
I hope some clarity and closure comes from the case , but Singh has admitted the process has been a distraction to his performance . Going into 2016 , he appears in a kind of limbo , too proud to transition to the Champions Tour but , to all appearances , finally lacking enough game to be a contender on the PGA Tour .
No better than a below-average putter in his prime , Singh has consistently resided at the bottom of the tour ’ s revealing strokes gained/putting category for several years . Just as tellingly , he is losing measured clubhead speed ( about four miles an hour since 2008 ) and accompanying distance . Singh is no longer the marvel of a big man who kept his length to play the same style game as kids half his age .
The results say it all . His last win was the 2008 Deutsche Bank Championship en route
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Fun sports trivia questions and answers - Ty Cobb , the Olympics , little league baseball , Boxing , Tennis , Cross Country Bike Racing
What is the distance between bases on a little league baseball field ?
60 feet .
What college once had 22 members of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society on its football team ?
Dartmouth , in 1925 .
What was the first sport in which women were invited to compete at the Olympics ?
Tennis , at the 1900 games in Paris . Charlotte Cooper of Great Britain was the first gold medalist .
What sport was the first to be filmed -- -and who filmed it ?
The sport was boxing ; the man who did the filming , Thomas A. Edison ; the year , 1894 . Edison filmed a boxing match between Jack Cushing and Mike Leonard in a studio on the grounds of his laboratory complex in West Orange , New Jersey .
How many home runs did baseball great Ty Cobb hit in the three world series in which he played ?
None .
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What Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher hit a home run in his first major league at-bat -- and never hit another ?
New York Giant knuckleballer Hoyt Wilhelm , in 1952 .
What baseball player hit the only home run of his 212-year major league career off his own brother ?
Joe Nickro in 1976 . Nickro , a pitcher with the Houston Astros , hit a four-bagger off his brother Phil , who was pitching fro the Atlanta Braves . Houston won the game , 4-3 .
What 1921 sporting event took up all of the first 13 pages of The New York Times -- except for a little space on the front page devoted to the formal end of World War I ?
The July 2nd heavyweight championship bout between Jack Dempsey and George Carpenter , the first fight to gross over $ 1 million in gate receipts . Dempsey won in a fourth-round knockout .
In the National Football League , how many footballs is the home team required to provide for each game ?
24 -- although from 8 to 12 are usually used .
Brooks Robinson and Carl Yastrzemski hold the major league baseball record for playing the greatest number of seasons with the same team . How many years did they play -- and with what teams ?
23 years . Third baseman Robinson played with the Baltimore Orioles from 1955 to 1977 ; Carl Yastrzemski , outfielder/first baseman , played with the Boston Red Sox from 1961 to 1983 .
Why is the site of a boxing match called a ring when it 's square ?
Boxing rings were originally circular .
In the very first Boston Marathon , 15 runners competed . How many finished ?
10 .
How long is the average pool cue ?
57 inches .
Under the rules outlined in the charter of the International Olympic Committee , how much pure gold must there be in each gold medal awarded to first-place winners ?
At least 6 grams . Silver medals must be at least .925 sterling silver .
What professional ice hockey star did n't hang up his skates until he was 52 ?
Gordie Howe , who played in 1,687 games in the National Hockey League .
What is the state sport of Alaska ?
Dog-mushing .
Who was the first athlete to hit a major league home run and make a professional football touchdown in the same week ?
Jim Thorpe , in 1917 . He did it a second time in 1919 . Deion Sanders was the second athlete to accomplish the feat -- -70 years later in 1989 .
Who was the famous great-great-grandfather of San Francisco 49er quarterback Steve Young ?
Mormon leader Brigham Young .
Who was the first professional athlete to win championship rings in two major sports ?
Gene Conley . He pitched for the Milwaukee Braves team that won the 1957 World Series , and was on the Boston Celtic teams that won National Basketball Association championships in 1959,1960 and 1961 .
How long and wide is the balance beam used in Olympic gymnastic competition ?
Length , 16 feet 3 inches ; width
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Manassa Mauler - definition of Manassa Mauler by The Free Dictionary
Manassa Mauler - definition of Manassa Mauler by The Free Dictionary
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Santiago Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport Guide ...
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Santiago Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport Guide ( SCL )
Santiago Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport Guide ( SCL )
Airport info
Casilla 79 Correo Aeropuerto Internacional , Santiago , Chile
Location :
Santiago Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport is located 15km ( 9.5 miles ) northwest of central Santiago .
No . of terminals : 2
Timezone : GMT -04:00
Map :
Located a short distance from Chile ’ s capital , Santiago Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport is the county ’ s largest airport and is one of South America ’ s key transport hubs . Our Santiago Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport guide includes information on facilities , public transport options and nearby hotels .
Airport news :
A master plan at the airport is underway that includes an expansion of the main terminal building and the construction of an additional terminal .
Information :
Santiago Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport has two information desks ( tel : +56 2 2690 1752 ) , one on the first floor ( Arrivals ) and another on the third floor ( Departures ) . A tourist information centre is located in the arrivals area of the international terminal .
Website :
www.aeropuertosantiago.cl
Transfer between terminals :
The domestic and international terminals are housed in the same building and are internally connected by a passageway , lifts , stairs and hallways .
Driving directions :
The best route from central Santiago is west on Avenida Libertador B. O ’ Higgins ( which turns into Route 68 ) , then right onto Circunvalación Américo Vespucio , where Santiago Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport is located . There are plenty of signs signalling the entrance to the airport .
From east and north Santiago , the best route to the airport is Circunvalación Américo Vespucio Norte .
From south Santiago , take the Circunvalación Américo Vespucio Sur northwards .
Public Transport
Public transport road :
Bus : Two bus companies serve the airport and link to city centre destinations . The Centro Puerto bus ( tel : +56 2 601 9883 ; www.centropuerto.cl ) , which runs from both terminals , stops at the Los Héroes bus terminal ( fare : CH $ 1,400 ) , close to the Los Héroes metro station . The Tur-Bus ( tel : +56 2 2822 7500 ; www.turbus.cl ) stops at the Alameda bus terminal and central Santiago ( journey time : 30 minutes ; fare : CH $ 1,700 ) .
Shuttle : TransVip ( tel : +56 2 2677 3000 ; www.transvip.cl ) minibuses offer a door-to-door service to destinations throughout Santiago . Representatives are stationed throughout the terminal and tickets can be purchased in the domestic and international arrivals areas .
Taxi : Taxi Oficial ( tel : +56 2 2601 9880 ; www.taxioficial.cl ) , which are marked blue with 'taxioficial ' identification , are available from outside both terminals . These run to destinations such as Providencia , Las Condes , Viña del Mar and Santiago city centre .
Terminal facilities
Money :
Santiago Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport has banks , ATM machines and bureaux de change located within the terminals .
Communication :
The post office is located on the first floor of the domestic area . Telephones and internet kiosks are situated throughout the airport .
Food :
There are numerous bars , fast-food outlets , cafés , snack bars and restaurants at Santiago Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport .
Shopping :
There is a large selection of shops at Santiago Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport . These include gift retailers , book shops , newsagents , wine merchants , jewellery and handicraft stores , as well as duty-free shops in the international terminal .
Luggage :
Trolleys are free of charge in both terminals . A left-luggage service ( tel : +56 2 690 1319 ) is in operation 24 hours a day in the international terminal . A lost property department ( tel : +56 2 690 1707 ) is on hand to assist with missing luggage .
Other :
There is a pharmacy on the third floor of the domestic terminal and a medical centre on the first floor of the international terminal .
Airport facilities
Conference and business :
A business centre equipped with a meeting room and café is located in the international terminal – this has videoconferencing , fax , internet and computer workstation services . In addition , a large meeting room for up to 40 people and
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Jane Russell - Biography - IMDb
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Jane Russell - Biography - IMDb
Jane Russell
Biography
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Jump to : Overview ( 5 ) | Mini Bio ( 2 ) | Spouse ( 3 ) | Trade Mark ( 3 ) | Trivia ( 37 ) | Personal Quotes ( 23 ) | Salary ( 2 )
Overview ( 5 )
5' 7 '' ( 1.7 m )
Mini Bio ( 2 )
Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell was born on June 21 , 1921 in Bemidji , Minnesota . Her father was a United States Army lieutenant and her mother had been a student of drama and an actress with a traveling troupe . Once Mr. Russell was mustered out of the service , the family took up residence in Canada , but moved to California when he found employment there . The family was well-to-do and although Jane was the only girl among four brothers , her mother saw to it that she took piano lessons . In addition to music , Jane was interested in drama much as her mother had been and participated in high school stage productions . Upon graduation , Jane took a job as a receptionist for a doctor who specialized in foot disorders . Although she had originally planned on being a designer , her father died and she had to go to work to help the family . Jane modeled on the side and was very much sought-after especially because of her figure .
She managed to save enough money to go to drama school , with the urging of her mother . She was ultimately signed by Howard Hughes for his production of The Outlaw ( 1943 ) in 1941 , the film that was to make Jane famous . The film was not a classic by any means , but was geared to show off Jane 's ample physical assets . Although the film was made in 1941 , it was not released until two years later and then only on a limited basis due to the way the film portrayed Jane 's assets . It was hard for the flick to pass the censorship board . Finally , the film gained general release in 1946 . The film was a smash at the box-office .
Jane did not make another film until 1946 when she played Joan Kenwood in Young Widow ( 1946 ) . She had signed a seven year contract with Hughes and it seemed the only films he would put her in were those that displayed Jane in a very flattering light due to her body . Films such as His Kind of Woman ( 1951 ) and The Las Vegas Story ( 1952 ) did nothing to showcase her true acting abilities . Probably the pinnacle of her career was in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes ( 1953 ) as Dorothy Shaw , with Marilyn Monroe . This film showed Jane 's comedic side very well . Jane did continue to make films throughout the 1950s , but the films were at times not up to par , particularly with Jane 's talents being wasted in forgettable movies in order to show off her sexy side . Films such as Gentlemen Marry Brunettes ( 1955 ) and The Revolt of Mamie Stover ( 1956 ) did do Jane justice and were able to show exactly the fine actress she was .
After The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown ( 1957 ) ( a flop ) , Jane took a hiatus from films , to dabble a little in television , returning in 1964 to film Fate Is the Hunter ( 1964 ) . Unfortunately , the roles were not there anymore as Jane appeared in only four pictures during the entire decade of the 1960s . Her last film of the decade was The Born Losers ( 1967 ) . After three more years away from the big screen , she returned to make one last film called Darker Than Amber ( 1970 ) . Her last play before the public was in the 1970s when Jane was a spokesperson for Playtex bras . Had Jane not been wasted during the Hughes years , she could have been a bigger actress than what she was allowed to show . Jane Russell died at age 89 of respiratory failure on February 28 , 2011 in Santa Maria , California .
- IMDb Mini Biography By : Denny Jackson
Jane 's first interest was in dress designing but on leaving high school she enrolled for a term at Max Reinhardt 's Theatrical Workshop which changed her mind about being a dress designer . Later she signed for 6 months with Madame Ouspenskaya
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World's 10 Legendary Diamonds - Bridal Jewelry News
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Posted on April 19 , 2013 by admin
The world ’ s most famous diamonds are its largest diamonds . At staggering weights up to thousands of carats , these diamonds have been cut , re-shaped and sold many times , contributing to their rich , interesting histories .
Diamond symbolizes eternal love , purity and strength . A diamond is known by its 4 C ’ s . There are four different characteristics- the Carat , the Color , the Cut and the Clarity . A number of large or extraordinary diamonds have gained fame , as exquisite examples of the beautiful nature of diamonds , and because of the famous people who wore , bought , and sold them . A list of the most famous diamonds in history follows .
1 . Spoonmaker ’ s Diamond
Spoonmaker ’ s Diamond Source : Wadaphoto in JP
The Spoonmaker ’ s Diamond the most valuable single exhibit of the Topkapi Palace Museum and part of the Imperial Treasury . It is an 86 carats ( 17 g ) pear-shaped diamond . Surrounded by a double-row of 49 Old Mine cut diamonds and well spotlighted , it hangs in a glass case on the wall of one of the rooms of the Treasury .
Various stories are told about the Spoonmaker ’ s Diamond . According to one tale , a poor fisherman in Istanbul empty-handed along the shore when he found a shiny stone among the litter , which he turned over and over not knowing what it was . After carrying it about in his pocket for a few days , he stopped by the jewelers ’ market , showing it to the first jeweler he encountered . The jeweler took a casual glance at the stone and appeared disinterested , saying “ It ’ s a piece of glass , take it away if you like , or if you like I ’ ll give you three spoons . You brought it all the way here , at least let it be worth your trouble. ” What was the poor fisherman to do with this piece of glass ? What ’ s more the jeweler had felt sorry for him and was giving three spoons . He said okay and took the spoons , leaving in their place an enormous treasure . It is for this reason they say that the diamond ’ s name became the “ Spoonmaker ’ s Diamond ” .
Spoonmaker ’ s Diamond Photo by Eric Feldman
The pride of the Topkapi Palace Museum and its most valuable single exhibit is the 86-carat pear-shaped Spoonmaker Diamond , also known as the Kasikci .
2 . Koh-i-Noor Diamond
The-Queen-Mother ’ s-Crown-featuring-Koh-i-Noor-diamond The Queen Mother ’ s Crown © CORBIS
The Kōh-i Nūr that means “ Mountain of Light ” is a 105 carat ( 21.6 g ) diamond that was once the largest known diamond in the world .
It is of great historical significance . It belonged to great Mughal Kingdom of Indo-Pakistan Subcontinent . Hindus , Mughals , Persian , Afghan , Sikh and British rulers fought bitterly over it at various points in history and seized it as a spoil of war time and again . It was finally seized by the East India Company and became part of the British Crown Jewels when Queen Victoria was proclaimed Empress of India in 1877 .
Queen Elizabeth ( later Queen Mother ) wearing the Koh-I-Noor set in her crown on the balcony of Buckingham Palace , after the coronation of King George VI , with daughter Princess Elizabeth , now Queen Elizabeth II .
Photo from Telegraph , UK
Many lay claim to the Koh-i-Noor , including the Taliban , who trace its origin in India through Afghanistan in ancient days . Indian Sikhs have asked for the diamond back too , as they were the most recent holders before the British . For their part , the British are deaf to these claims , arguing since the diamond has passed through so many hands for so long , they have just as much right to the stone as anyone .
3 . The Great Star of Africa
The Great Star of Africa diamond
The Great Star of Africa a.k.a Cullinan diamond is the largest rough gem-quality diamond ever found , at 3,106.75 carats ( 621.35 g ) , was discovered in 1905 in South Africa . It was named after the owner of the mining company .
It was cut into 105 gems . Cullinan I , 530 carats
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John Evans and His Record Breaking Giant Vegetables
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John Evans and His Record Breaking Giant Vegetables
John Evans and His Giant Vegetables
contact : ALASKA GIANT SEEDS , P.O . Box 1072 , Palmer , AK 99645 , U.S.A. , fax +1-907-746-4781 , Home Phone +1-907-746-4781 , e-mail AlaskaGiant @ alaskaGiant.com
My name is John V. R. Evans , I was born in Dungarvan , Ireland and was raised on my family estate in Brecon , South Wales . I come from a line of expert horticulturists , so the genes must have been passed down to me .
In the 40 years of gardening experience , I have accumulated a great wealth of knowledge from different climactic and soil conditions in 6 countries and 4 U.S. states . I also do extensive research in the chemical , physical and biological properties of my garden and experiment on different plants of the 60 to 70 vegetables seed varieties I grow each year .
In the seven years of competition at the Alaska State Fair my wife , Mary , and I have accumulated over 180 first places in both quality and giant vegetable catagories , with 18 State and 7 World Records .
If you could , imagine what it would be like to dig up a carrot from your garden and not knowing how big it is until the last minute , and then finding out that it 's 19 lbs . Now thats exciting !
Over the years , I have developed my own fertilizers , bio-catalysts , and growing techniques and it would take a whole book to explain , so I can only give basic information on each record :
Red Cabbage ( brassica oleracea capitata rosa ) 45.25 lb 1994 world record
( Photo : The weigh- in at the Alaska State Fair . ) Cabbages require rich soil with a high ph and require high nitrogen fertilizer throughout the growing season , it is important to support the lower leaves for good air flow and to give them plenty of space to grow .
Green Cabbage ( brassica oleracea capitata ) 76.00 lb 1998
( Photo : My daughter , Lauren , dwarfed by cabbage ! )
Carrot ( daucus carota ) 19.985 lb 1998 world record ( single root mass )
( Photo : The world record carrot at the fair )
Carrots requiring a long growing season and should be started in February . Transplant in a high raised bed that has been dug very deeply and enriched with compost and sand .
Kale ( brassica oleracea acephala ) 28.75 lb 1995 world record
Kale should be grown the same way as cabbages , they are very beautiful plants and well worth growing .
Zucchini ( Marrow ) ( cucurbita ) 59.00 lb 1998 State record
Zucchini are very easy to grow and require rich soil and plenty of water . We nicknamed this one 'BABY'and put a blanket on it at night so it would not get chilled !
This is Mary and I with our world-record certificates , the zucchini got a state record at the fair in 1999 at 29.6495 lbs .
Kohlrabi ( brassica caulorapa ) 39.50 lb 1998 world record
Kohlrabi , like all brassica 's require a ph above seven , this one decided to to grow small ones off the main plant .
I put many hours pampering with this plant , the roots were so extensive they grew more than 4 feet in all directions .
Garden Beet ( beta vulgaris ) 42.75 lb 1999 world record
Beets take about four months to grow with the ph about 6 . As you can see from my expression it required a lot of effort to harvest this monster 80co - I have to take a rest before going to the state fair with the beet .
I grow many different varieties of potatoes and in 1998 I harvested over 2,700 lbs . in just over 500 linear feet . One plant produced exactly 50 potatoes All my a extra produce is donated to the Palmer senior citizen center , here in town .
Brocolli ( brassica oleracea italica ) 35.00 lb 1993 world record
This was our first World record , so you can imagine how proud we were when we brought to the state fair and realized what we had done
Artichoke ( cynara scolymus ) 1997 State
Cauliflower ( brassica oleracea botrytis ) 31.250 lb 1997 ( unlisted ) national record
We put a tomato on it , so as to establish the size of the plant in a photagraph .
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The University of New Hampshire
Durham , NH 03824 • ( 603 ) 862-1234
TTY Users : 7-1-1 or 800-735-2964 ( Relay NH )
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In what year did the first Indianapolis 500 take place ?
1911 . Ray Harroun won in the Marmon `` Wasp . ''
Why was the distance of 500 miles selected ?
Having decided to dispense with multi-race programs and concentrate on one major race for 1911 , Speedway leader Carl Fisher and his partners envisioned an event that would appeal to the public by lasting approximately seven hours between mid-morning and late afternoon . A distance of 500 miles was settled upon , and Ray Harroun won the first Indianapolis 500 in 1911 in six hours , 42 minutes and eight seconds .
What is the distance of one lap around the oval ?
2.5 miles . The track has four distinct turns and straightaways , a layout unchanged since the facility opened in 1909 . The front and back straightaways are 5/8th of a mile each , with the `` short chute '' straightaways between Turns 1 and 2 and Turns 3 and 4 at 1/8th of a mile each . Each of the four turns is 1/4th of a mile long .
What is the degree of banking in the turns ?
Each of the four turns on the oval is banked at exactly 9 degrees , 12 minutes , the same dimensions as when the track opened in 1909 .
Which driver has won the Indianapolis 500 the most times ?
Three drivers have won the Indianapolis 500 four times each :
A.J . Foyt ( 1961 , 1964 , 1967 , 1977 )
Al Unser ( 1970 , 1971 , 1978 , 1987 )
Rick Mears ( 1979 , 1984 , 1988 , 1991 )
Who is the youngest winner of the Indianapolis 500 ?
Troy Ruttman was 22 years , 80 days old when he won the 36th Indianapolis 500 on May 30 , 1952 . Q . Who is the oldest winner of the Indianapolis 500 ? A. Al Unser was 47 years , 360 days old when he won the 71st Indianapolis 500 on May 24 , 1987 .
What is the name of the trophy presented to the winner of the race each year ?
The Borg-Warner Trophy , which was commissioned in 1935 by the Borg-Warner Automotive Company . In 1936 , Indianapolis 500 winner Louis Meyer was the first driver to receive the trophy .
Why does the winner of the Indianapolis 500 drink milk in Victory Lane ?
Three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Louis Meyer regularly drank buttermilk to refresh himself on a hot day and happened to drink some in Victory Lane as a matter of habit after winning the 1936 race . An executive with what was then the Milk Foundation was so elated when he saw the moment captured in a photograph in the sports section of his newspaper the following morning that he vowed to make sure it would be repeated in coming years . There was a period between 1947-55 when milk was apparently no longer offered , but the practice was revived in 1956 and has been a tradition ever since .
Have women competed in the Indianapolis 500 ?
Nine women have raced in the Indianapolis 500 :
Janet Guthrie ( 1977-79 )
Lyn St. James ( 1992-97 , 2000 )
Sarah Fisher ( 2000-04 , 2007-10 )
Helio Castroneves ( 2001 )
Have there always been 33 cars in the starting field of the Indianapolis 500 ?
No . After 40 cars started in the inaugural race in 1911 , the Contest Board of the American Automobile Association ( AAA ) , the sanctioning body at the time , mandated a formula for limiting the size of a starting field according to the size of the track . It was determined that the safe distance between each car spread equally around a course would be 400 feet , thereby limiting the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway to 33 cars . Speedway President Carl Fisher , however , placed a limit of only 30 cars for the `` 500 '' between 1912 and 1914 and did not adopt AAA 's 33 maximum until 1915 . Although there had been numerous occasions between 1912 and 1928 when the field was not filled , the allowed number was increased during the Depression years to 40 cars between 1930 and 1932 ( only 38 made it in 1930 ) and further to 42 in 1933 . The maximum has been at 33 ever since 1934 , although extenuating circumstances expanded the field to 35 starters in 1979 and 1997 .
What is the fastest official
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Tombstone History - The Earps and `` Doc '' Holliday
PROFILES OF THE EARPS AND `` DOC '' HOLLIDAY
WYATT EARP is best known as the fearless frontier lawman of Wichita and Dodge City , Kansas , and as principal survivor of the Gunfight at the OK Corral . But the Marshall Earp of legend accounted for only about 5 years of Wyatt 's long and eventful life .
Wyatt spent most of his years traveling and living in the deserts of the Southwest with his four brothers Virgil , Morgan , James and Warren , as well as his wife Josie . His lifelong passion for mining , gambling and sports led him from one boomtown to another across the span of the western frontier and into the 20th century .
Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp was born in Monmouth , Illinois on March 19 , 1848 . In 1864 he moved with his parents to Colton , California near San Bernardino , where he was employed as a teamster and railroad worker . Wyatt returned east and married in 1870 , but after the sudden death of his new bride , he drifted the Indian Territory working as a buffalo hunter and stagecoach driver .
In 1875 he arrived in Wichita , Kansas where he joined the police force . In 1876 , he moved to Dodge City , Kansas where he became a faro dealer at the at the famous Long Branch Saloon and assistant marshal . It was here he met and became lifelong friends with Bat Masterson and Doc Holliday , as well as establishing his reputation as a notable lawman and gambler .
The photo at left comes from the National Archives of the United States . Taken around 1890 , the picture posed past and present `` Peace Commissioners '' of Dodge City ( Kansas ) . Left to right : Charles Bassett , W.H . Harris , Wyatt Earp , Luke Short , L. McLean , Bat Masterson , and Neal Brown . Masterson was a close friend of Wyatt and spent much time in Tombstone before returning to Kansas in 1882 . Luke Short , another friend , and part-time lawman and part-time gambler , spent time in Tombstone and left a victim in Boothill .
Leaving Dodge City with his second wife , Mattie Blaylock , in 1878 , Wyatt traveled to New Mexico and California , working for a time as a Wells Fargo agent . In 1879 he assembled with his brothers and their wives in the new silver mining town of Tombstone , Arizona .
Wyatt planned to establish a stage line here , but upon discovering that there were already two in town , he acquired the gambling concession at the Oriental Saloon . His brother VIRGIL ( photo left ) became town marshal , while Morgan took a job with the police department . It was here that Wyatt met his third wife JOSIE ( Josephine Marcus Earp - photo right ) , who remained with him until his death .
On October 26 , 1881 , a feud that had developed between the Earp brothers and a gang led by Ike Clanton culminated in the most celebrated gun-fight in western folklore -- the Gunfight at the OK Corral . Three of the Clanton gang were killed , while Ike and another wounded member escaped . The three Earp brothers -- Virgil , Wyatt and Morgan -- along with Doc Holliday survived . Both Morgan and Virgil were wounded , and Virgil was later terminated as marshal for his role in the homicides .
In March , 1882 MORGAN EARP ( photo right ) was gunned down by unknown assassins . Wyatt , along with his brother Warren and some friends , embarked on a vendetta during which all four suspects were eventually killed .
After being accused of these murders , Wyatt and Josie fled Arizona to Colorado . then made the rounds of western mining camps over the next few years . They turned up in Coeur d ' Alene , Idaho and in 1886 , settled briefly in booming San Diego , where Wyatt gambled and invested in real estate and saloons .
In 1897 Wyatt and Josie headed for Nome Alaska where they operated a saloon during the height of the Alaska Gold Rush . They returned to the states in 1901 with an estimated $ 80,000 and immediately headed for the gold strike in Tonopah , Nevada , where his saloon , gambling and mining interests once again proved profitable .
Thereafter , Wyatt took
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Donald Trump Transported Veterans on Tower Air? : snopes.com
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Donald Trump Transported Veterans on Tower Air ?
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Donald Trump was never involved with Tower Air , nor could we find any evidence he ever transported stranded Gulf War soldiers .
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Claim : Donald Trump 's Tower Air supplied flights home for Gulf War soldiers in 1991 when they faced otherwise long waits for military transportation .
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Example : [ Collected via e-mail , March 2016 ]
Loyal by Ron Knouse
In 1991 , at the end of Desert Storm , a 19 yr old US Army Cavalry Scout Private who had just spent 8 months at war sat out on a street at Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia . He sat there on his duffle bag with his Battalion around him for 4 days waiting for the buses to come and take him to the King Fahad Airport so he could go home . Unfortunately , the politicians of the day never planned for how to bring so many soldiers home after the war ended so there was a shortage of planes . Politicians are great at talking , but terrible at doing . Finally , the buses came , and took the young man to the airport . The planes waiting were from Tower Air . The owner of Tower Air had volunteered his planes and staff to bring soldiers home for the cost of fuel only . Happily , the young veteran got home just in time for Easter weekend in 1991 , and spent that time emotionally healing with friends and family surrounding him . That Private was me . The Airline owner - Donald J Trump . That is why I will vote Trump . Loyalty for loyalty , respect for respect . Any questions ?
Origin : An anecdote about Donald Trump , Tower Air , and stranded Gulf War soldiers appeared from the ether in February 2016 . The story , attributed to a veteran named `` Ron Knouse , '' held that Trump stepped in with his airline ( Tower Air , according to this story ) to aid soldiers during that conflict when the military failed to do right by them , and seemed to originate from a web site called The Trump Times .
Tower Air went out of business in 2000 , and we could find no evidence linking Trump to the company in any capacity during its operational years . A December 1994 New York Times article ( about an incident of vandalism at John F. Kennedy Airport ) named former El Al marketing official Morris K. Nachtomi as the airline 's CEO and founder :
Mr. Nachtomi , who founded Tower after retiring as a marketing official at El Al , said that no operational systems were disabled , only monitoring systems , like equipment that tells whether an engine is running too hot .
A December 1985 New York Times article included Tower among several airlines chartered to transport United States military servicemen :
Altogether , the Military Airlift Command , which is the main long-range air transport unit for the American armed forces , will have chartered about 2,000 flights aboard commercial aircraft this year by the end of the month .
Those chartered carriers will have moved 1.2 million passengers for the Defense Department between the United States and duty overseas , or between foreign nations , according to Air Force officers ... Air Force officers said the chartering of commercial aircraft to transport troops and other Defense Department personnel was a policy set by Congress in 1960 . That policy , they said , was intended to keep the Government out of the military passenger business and to have the Military Airlift Command concentrate on carrying cargo .
In the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30 , the Government paid $ 422 million to airlines chartered to transport military personnel ... Among the other companies from which chartered flights are obtained , Air Force officers said , are well-known airlines like United , Continental , and Pan American , as well as less-known lines like Tower International , America Trans Air , and Evergreen International .
The National Air Carrier Association provided further information about charters during the first Gulf War . The airlines ' involvement ( including that of Tower ) was described as `` commercial '' in nature :
NACA 's member carriers were essential to the early and sustained success of the United States military in the Persian Gulf War ( Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm ) in 1990 and 1991 . NACA's members were the
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Robin Gibb's Death Latest Family Heartbreak - ABC News
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By EILEEN MURPHY and LUCHINA FISHER ( @ luchina )
May 21 , 2012
ABCNEWS.com
Robin Gibb was feeling better than he had in more than 10 years .
One of the founding members of the `` Bee Gees , '' along with his brothers Barry and Maurice , the 62-year-old had been working on his first classical concert , `` The Titanic Requiem , '' with his son Robin-John to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the disaster .
Preparing for the concert , he said , distracted him from his `` illness to such a degree that I truly believed it might have saved my life , '' according to the British newspaper , The Sun . In an interview with BBC radio in early February he proclaimed that he had made a `` spectacular recovery '' from cancer .
But when the Titanic concert debuted in London in March , Robin Gibb was n't there . He had another setback and fell into a coma after undergoing intestinal surgery . Gibb rallied once again , coming out of the coma to the relief of his family and fans . On May 20 his family announced `` with great sadness that that Robin passed away Sunday following his long battle with cancer and intestinal surgery . The family have asked that their privacy is respected at this very difficult time . ''
Photos : Bee Gees Through The Years
After revealing his battle with cancer in October 2010 , the disco icon had chemotherapy and underwent surgery to treat a twisted bowel , a congenital condition that killed his twin brother and fellow Bee Gee , Maurice , in 2003 . In January of this year Robin 's spokesman announced that doctors had found a growth in his colon but the singer was responding well to treatment despite his shockingly thin appearance .
Gibb 's wife Dwina , his children and his 65-year old-brother , Barry Gibb , were at his bedside . His mother , 91- year-old Barbara Gibb has now lost her third son . Andy Gibb , the youngest of the four Gibb boys , died unexpectedly at age 30 .
Robin Gibb 's Unconventional Family
`` I sometimes wonder if all the tragedies my family has suffered , like Andy and Maurice dying so young and everything that 's happened to me recently , is kind of a karmic price we are paying for all the fame and fortune we 've had , '' Robin told the The Sun in March of this year .
The Bee Gees were one of most successful pop groups of all time , selling more than 200 million albums . `` Saturday Night Fever '' reigned as the top-selling album in history until Michael Jackson 's `` Thriller '' topped it in the 1980 's .
Robin was the lead singer of the original trio but Barry Gibb 's signature falsetto sound on songs like `` Nights on Broadway '' dominated the group during their glory days . The group had exceptional success in the late 1960 's and the 1970 's , becoming a disco sensation with blockbuster hits `` Stayin ' Alive '' and `` Night Fever . ''
The Brother 's Gibb , as they were sometimes called , began to sing in harmonization and write songs together as young boys in England . But over their 50-year career they have seen their share of solo adventures , career slumps , suffered through the disco backlash , been the punch line of jokes and endured personal loss .
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Andy Gibb
`` Tragedy , '' a hit song for the Bee Gees in 1979 , has hit the family hard since 1988 when the youngest Gibb brother , Andy , a teen idol , died of heart failure at age 30 .
Andy was never an actual `` Bee Gee '' and was best known for his number-one single `` I Just Want to Be Your Everything '' written by Barry Gibb . Andy struggled with alcohol , drugs and relationships . His failed romance with actress Victoria Principal left him devastated . `` I just fell apart and did n't care about anything . I started to do cocaine around the clock -- about $ 1000 a day '' , he told People magazine .
His family supported him financially and emotionally , encouraging him to go to the Betty Ford clinic in 1985 . After Andy 's death Barry Gibb said that if there is anything to be learned
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Various Artists - Super Hits of the '70s: Have a Nice Day ...
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Various Artists - Super Hits of the '70s : Have a Nice Day , Vol . 13 - Amazon.com Music
Super Hits of the '70s : Have a Nice Day , Vol . 13
Audio CD , October 15 , 1990
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Super Hits of the '70 Have A Nice Day Vol 12 .
Track Listings
1 . Midnight At The Oasis - Maria Muldaur
2 . My Girl Bill - Jim Stafford
3 . Billy , Do n't Be A Hero - Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods
4 . Radar Love - Golden Earring
5 . The Night Chicago Died - Paper Lace
6 . Please Come To Boston - Dave Loggins
7 . Keep On Smilin ' - Wet Willie
8. Who Do You Think You Are - Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods
9 . Rock Me Gently - Andy Kim
10 . Beach Baby - First Class
11 . I Can Help - Billy Swan
12 . Life Is A Rock ( But The Radio Rolled Me ) - Reunion
Product Details
Audio CD ( October 15 , 1990 )
Original Release Date : October 30 , 1990
Number of Discs : 1
on July 5 , 2000
Format : Audio CD Verified Purchase
Volume 13 of the `` Have a Nice Day '' series could be just what you need to have that nice day . This disc has it all : the driving rockers `` Radar Love '' and `` The Night Chicago Died '' , one of the decade 's most beautiful ballads in Dave Loggins ' `` Please Come to Boston '' , the bubblegum flavored MOR pop cut `` Billy , Do n't Be a Hero '' and plenty more .
Bill Stafford adds the sniggery cross-over hit `` My Girl Bill '' and Maria Muldaur goes one step further with the very suggestive `` Midnight at the Oasis . ''
In fact , Volume 13 is so strong that Wet Willie 's `` Keep on Smilin ' '' and Reunion 's `` Life is a Rock '' are the weakest cuts offered . For this series , that 's going some .
If you 're only going to take a couple Volumes from the set , this has got to be one of them . A legitimate five-star collection , Volume 13 is highly recommended .
By rad on September 24 , 2013
Format : Audio CD Verified Purchase
These volumes of '70 's pop called 'Have A Nice Day ' are making it easy for me to give gifts to my one sister who
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Bob Hoskins - Biography - IMDb
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Bob Hoskins
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Bob Hoskins was born on October 26 , 1942 , in Bury St. Edmund 's , Suffolk , where his mother was living after being evacuated as a result of the heavy bombings . He is the son of Elsie Lillian ( Hopkins ) , a nursery school teacher and cook , and Robert William Hoskins , Sr. , who drove a lorry and worked as a bookkeeper . Growing up , Hoskins received only limited education and he left school at 15 , but with a passion for language and literature instilled by his former English teacher . A regular theatre-goer , Hoskins dreamed of starring on stage , but before he could do so he had to work odd jobs for a long time to make ends meet . His acting career started out more by accident than by design , when he accompanied a friend to watch some auditions , only to be confused for one of the people auditioning , getting a script pushed into his hands with the message `` You 're next '' . He got the part and acquired an agent . After some stage success , he expanded to television with roles in television series such as Villains ( 1972 ) and Thick as Thieves ( 1974 ) . In the mid-'70s , he started his film career , standing out when he performed alongside Richard Dreyfuss in John Byrum 's Inserts ( 1975 ) and in a smaller part in Richard Lester 's Royal Flash ( 1975 ) .
Hoskins broke through in 1978 in Dennis Potter 's mini TV series , Pennies from Heaven ( 1978 ) , playing `` Arthur Parker '' , the doomed salesman . After this , a string of high-profile and successful films followed , starting with his true major movie debut in 1980 's The Long Good Friday ( 1980 ) as the ultimately doomed `` Harold Shand '' . This was followed by such works as The Cotton Club ( 1984 ) , Mona Lisa ( 1986 ) , which won him an Oscar nomination as well as a BAFTA award , Cannes Film Festival and Golden Globe ) , Who Framed Roger Rabbit ( 1988 ) ( Golden Globe nomination ) , Mermaids ( 1990 ) , Hook ( 1991 ) , Nixon ( 1995 ) , Felicia 's Journey ( 1999 ) and Enemy at the Gates ( 2001 ) .
Hoskins always carefully balanced the riches of Hollywood with the labor of independent film , though leaned more towards the latter than the former . He worked at smaller projects such as Shane Meadows ' debut 24 7 : Twenty Four Seven ( 1997 ) , in which he starred as `` Allen Darcy '' . Besides this , he found time to direct , write and star in The Raggedy Rawney ( 1988 ) , as well as direct and star in Rainbow ( 1995 ) , and contributing to HBO 's Tales from the Crypt ( 1989 ) and Tube Tales ( 1999 ) .
Suffering from Parkinson 's disease in later years , Hoskins died of pneumonia at age 71 in a London hospital .
- IMDb Mini Biography By : Thomas Beekers
Spouse ( 2 )
( 1982 - 29 April 2014 ) ( his death ) ( 2 children )
Jane Livesey
Gravelly voice and strong cockney accent .
Frequently played grouchy , short-tempered characters
Short stature
Trivia ( 42 )
Ranked # 97 in Empire ( UK ) magazine 's `` The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time '' list . [ October 1997 ]
Father of Rosa Hoskins ( born 1983 ) and Jack Hoskins ( born 1986 ) with Linda Banwell .
Father of Alex Hoskins ( born 1968 ) and Sarah Hoskins ( born 1972 ) with Jane Livesey .
Claimed to never have taken an acting lesson in his life and believes in the talent to be `` all natural '' .
Dropping out of school at age 15 , he worked odd jobs , including a fire eater in a circus .
He was Brian De Palma 's second choice for the role of Al Capone in The Untouchables
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Peggy Lee - Biography - IMDb
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Peggy Lee was Born Norma Dolores Egstrom in Jamestown , North Dakota , on May 26 , 1920 . At age four her mother died . Peggy 's father , a railroad station agent , remarried but later left home , leaving Peggy 's care entrusted to a stepmother who physically abused her . Peggy later memorialized this in the calypso number `` One Beating a Day '' , one of 22 songs she co-wrote for the autobiographical musical `` Peg '' , in which she made her Broadway debut in 1983 at the age of 62 . As a youngster Peggy worked as a milkmaid , later turning to singing for money in her teens . While singing on a local radio station in Fargo , the program director there suggested she change her name to Peggy Lee . Peggy 's big break came when Benny Goodman hired her to sing with his band after hearing her perform . Peggy shot to stardom when she and Goodman cut the hit record `` Why Do n't You Do Right ? '' and went out on her own to record such classics as `` Fever '' , `` Lover '' , `` Golden Earrings '' , `` Big Spender '' and `` Is That All There Is ? '' - the latter winning her a Grammy Award in 1969 . Peggy 's vocal style provided a distinctive imprint to countless swing tunes , ballads and big band numbers . She was considered the type of performer equally capable of interpreting a song as uniquely as Billie Holiday , Ella Fitzgerald and Bessie Smith . Her 1989 album , `` Peggy Sings the Blues '' , was a Grammy Award nominee . Peggy was a prolific songwriter and arranger and her 1990 `` The Peggy Lee Songbook '' contained four songs she wrote with guitarist John Chiodini . Peggy also wrote for jazz greats Duke Ellington , who called her `` The Queen '' , and Johnny Mercer , and composer Quincy Jones . Also in 1990 Peggy was awarded the coveted Pied Piper Award presented by the American Society of Composers , Authors and Publishers ( ASCAP ) . She made her mark in Hollywood as an actress , winning an Academy Award nomination for her role as the hard-drinking singer in the jazz saga , Pete Kelly 's Blues ( 1955 ) and composed songs for the 1955 Walt Disney animated classic Lady and the Tramp ( 1955 ) . The animated film featured a character named Peg , a broken-down old showgirl of a dog , whose provocative walk was based on the stage-prowl of Peggy Lee . Later she sued Disney and won a landmark legal judgment for a portion of the profits from the videocassette sale of the film . Peggy 's private life was racked by physical ailments , a near-fatal fall in 1976 , diabetes and a stroke in 1998 . She was married four times , all ending in divorce . She and first husband , guitarist Dave Barbour , had a daughter , Nicki , her only child . Peggy and Dave were on the verge of a reconciliation in 1965 , but he died of a heart attack before the couple got back together . Peggy has left a vast legend of music that is constantly finding new generations of fans .
- IMDb Mini Biography By : Kelly E.F. Wiebe ( senhue @ mts.net
Born Norma Dolores Egstrom in Jamestown , North Dakota , sultry song stylist Peggy Lee was the product of a troubled , abusive childhood , who used singing as an escape . She found work on a radio station as a teenager in Fargo and quickly changed her name to Peggy Lee . An early move to Hollywood at age 17 proved disappointing , returning north to her radio job within a short time . A Chicago nightclub appearance led to her replacing vocalist Helen Forrest with the Benny Goodman Orchestra in 1941 , where she soon earned star status for such songs as `` Blues in the Night '' , `` The Way You Look Tonight '' , and , her signature song , `` Why Do n't You Do Right ? `` . She struck out on her own two years
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The Blues Brothers (1980) - IMDb
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Elwood must reunite the old band , with a few new members , and go on another `` Mission from God . ''
Director : John Landis
At a 1962 college , Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi Fraternity , but those trouble-makers have other plans for him .
Director : John Landis
Directors : Jim Abrahams , David Zucker , and 1 more credit »
Stars : Robert Hays , Julie Hagerty , Leslie Nielsen
An exclusive golf course has to deal with a brash new member and a destructive dancing gopher .
Director : Harold Ramis
A snobbish investor and a wily street con artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires .
Director : John Landis
Incompetent police detective Frank Drebin must foil an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II .
Director : David Zucker
Planet Spaceballs ' President Skroob sends Lord Dark Helmet to steal planet Druidia 's abundant supply of air to replenish their own , and only Lone Starr can stop them .
Director : Mel Brooks
The Griswold family 's cross-country drive to the Walley World theme park proves to be much more arduous than they ever anticipated .
Director : Harold Ramis
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After the release of Jake Blues from prison , he and brother Elwood go to visit `` The Penguin '' , the last of the nuns who raised them in a boarding school . They learn the Archdiocese will stop supporting the school and will sell the place to the Education Authority . The only way to keep the place open is if the $ 5000 tax on the property is paid within 11 days . The Blues Brothers want to help , and decide to put their blues band back together and raise the the money by staging a big gig . As they set off on their `` mission from God '' they seem to make more enemies along the way . Will they manage to come up with the money in time ? Written by Sami Al-Taher < staher2000 @ yahoo.com >
The Most Dangerous Combination Since Nitro and Glycerine . See more »
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The record label president who offers the Blues Brothers a recording contract identifies himself as representing `` Clarion Records , the largest recording company on the eastern seaboard . '' There actually was a Clarion Records , a budget label that was only in operation for a couple of years in the 1960s . However , it was owned by what had become , by the time of the movie , one of the largest American record companies : Atlantic Records , which in real life was not only a renowned blues/R & B/soul label ( home of many of the artists mentioned or featured in the movie ) , but which also released the Blues Brothers ' albums , including this film 's soundtrack . See more »
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Surtsey - General information
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GENERAL INFORMATION
The Surtsey Eruption 1963-1967
The Surtsey eruption is among the longest eruptions to have occurred in Iceland in historical times . The first sign of an eruption came early in the morning of November 14 , 1963 , at a site approximately 18 km southwest of Heimaey , the largest of the Vestmannaeyjar ( Westman Islands ) . The eruption is believed to have commenced a few days earlier on the sea floor , at a depth of 130 m. Explosive phases characterized the Surtsey eruption in the beginning , and due to the rapid cooling effects of the sea , the hot magma transformed into tephra ( volcanic ash ) . The tephra production was tremendous , and an island had already been formed the day after – on November 15 . By the end of January 1964 , the new island ’ s elevation was 174 m , or over 300 m above the sea floor where it had all begun . The eruption activity moved to the northwest on February 1 , 1964 , where tephra erupted from young Surtur ( Surtungur ) until the beginning of April . From December 28 , 1963 , to January 6 , 1964 , a submarine eruption was evident in a location approximately 2.5 km east-northeast of Surtsey . A ridge some 100 m high formed on the sea floor . It was given the name Surtla but never grew to become an island , as did Surtsey .
On April 4 , 1964 , a lava eruption commenced in the western crater on Surtsey . The lava flowed mainly to the south and east and formed a broad lava shield that was , in the end , 100 m thick at the crater . On May 17 , 1964 , the lava eruption from this crater ceased . By that time Surtsey had grown in area to 2.4 km² . At the end of May 1965 , a new eruption seemed to be taking place at the bottom of the ocean 0.6 km east-northeast of Surtsey , and on May 28 an island could be seen . This island was called Syrtlingur , and explosion eruptions occurred there until the beginning of October 1965 . Syrtlingur reached a maximum area of 0.15 km² , but it did not remain in existence for long . The tiny island was quickly broken down by the ocean and had disappeared completely by October 24 , 1965 .
Another small island , Jólnir , was formed during Christmas 1965 , in an eruption on the sea floor 0.9 km to the southwest of Surtsey . This island was in many respects very similar to Syrtlingur . It was about 70 m high and reached an area of approximately 0.3 km² . Jólnir was seen to erupt for the last time on August 10 , 1966 , and it had disappeared into the depths of the sea by the end of October that same year .
On August 19 , 1966 , a lava eruption began anew on Surtsey , this time from new craters in the eastern tephra crater ; i.e. , in old Surtur . Lava flowed from these craters to the east and southeast until the beginning of June 1967 , when the Surtsey eruption ceased . From December 1966 until January 1967 there were also eruptions in five different locations in the eastern tephra crater , but lava flow was limited .
When the eruptions had come to an end in June 1967 , they had lasted for over three and a half year . The area of the island was 2.7 km² at this time . A total of 1.1 km³ of volcanic products arose from the Surtsey eruption , of which 60-70 % were tephra and 30-40 % lava .
In many respects the Surtsey eruption is comparable to eruptions that led to the formation of hyaloclastite ( palagonite ) mountains in Iceland during the Ice Age . Similarities have been observed between Surtsey and table mountains ( tuyas ) . After witnessing the Surtsey eruption , scientists have argued that the Vestmannaeyjar , with the exception of the northernmost part of Heimaey , were formed in similar submarine eruptions as Surtsey .
The core of Surtsey is variably coarse tephra that was formed in explosive eruptions . Above sea level the tephra formed two crescent-shaped craters in the centre of the island . The base of the lava in Surtsey is , to a large extent , made of breccia , which was formed by rapid cooling and marine erosion as the lava flowed into the sea . The eruptions occurred in
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Carlos Santana | Biography & History | AllMusic
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Carlos Santana | Biography & History | AllMusic
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Artist Biography by William Ruhlmann
Mexican-born American guitarist Carlos Santana is best known as the leader of the band that bears his last name , which has toured and recorded successfully since the late '60s . He has also recorded a series of exploratory solo albums and collaborations with other musicians that expand upon his basic musical style .
Carlos Santana grew up in Mexico , the son of a father who was a mariachi violinist . He took up the violin at five , but at eight switched to the guitar . The family moved to Tijuana , where he began playing in clubs and bars . In the early '60s , the family moved to San Francisco . Santana at first remained in Tijuana , but he later joined them and attended Mission High School , graduating in June 1965 . In 1966 , he was one of the founders of the Santana Blues Band . Despite the name , the group was at first a collective ; it was required to name a nominal leader due to a provision of the musicians union . The name was eventually shortened to Santana and the band debuted at the Fillmore West theater in San Francisco on June 16 , 1968 . That September , Carlos played guitar at a concert held at the Fillmore West by Al Kooper to record a follow-up to the Super Session album that had featured him with Mike Bloomfield and Steve Stills . The result was The Live Adventures of Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper , which marked Santana 's recording debut .
Meanwhile , Santana was signed to Columbia Records and recorded a self-titled debut album . At this point , the group was a sextet consisting of Carlos ( guitar ) , Gregg Rolie ( keyboards and vocals ) , David Brown ( bass ) , Michael Shrieve ( drums ) , Jose `` Chepito '' Areas ( percussion ) , and Michael Carabello ( percussion ) . Santana toured the U.S. prior to the release of the album , including a notable appearance at the celebrated Woodstock festival in August 1969 that was filmed and recorded . Santana was released the same month , and it became a massive hit , as did its follow-ups Abraxas ( 1970 ) and Santana III ( 1971 ) . After completing recording and touring activities in connection with Santana III , the original Santana band broke up .
Carlos retained rights to the group 's name and he proceeded to lead a band called Santana from then on , though it consisted of himself and a constantly changing collection of hired musicians . His first recording after the breakup of the original group was a live show performed in Hawaii with singer and drummer Buddy Miles , released in June 1972 as Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles ! Live ! Consistent with the success of the Santana band , the album reached the Top Ten and eventually went platinum . Following the release of the Santana band album Caravanserai ( 1972 ) , Carlos formed a duo with John McLaughlin , guitarist for the Mahavishnu Orchestra . The two shared a spiritual leader in guru Sri Chinmoy , who bestowed upon Carlos the name Devadip , meaning `` the eye , the lamp , and the light of God . '' Devadip Carlos Santana and Mahavishnu John McLaughlin 's duo album Love Devotion Surrender was released in June 1973 . It reached the Top 20 and eventually went gold . After releasing another Santana band project , Welcome , Carlos next teamed up with another religious disciple , Turiya Alice Coltrane , widow of John Coltrane , for a third duo album . Their collaboration , Illuminations , was released in September 1974 ; it spent two months in the charts , peaking in the bottom quarter of the Top 100 .
Carlos focused on the Santana band for most of the rest of the 1970s , releasing a series of gold or platinum albums : Borboletta ( 1974 ) , Amigos ( 1975 ) , Festival ( 1976 ) , Moonflower ( 1977 ) , and Inner Secrets ( 1978 ) . In February 1979 , he finally released his first real solo album , the half-live , half-studio Oneness/Silver Dreams -- Golden Reality , actually credited to Devadip . Like Illuminations , it spent a couple of months in the charts and peaked in the bottom quarter of the Top 100 . After another gold Santana band album , Marathon ( 1979 ) , he returned to solo work with the double-LP jazz collection The Swing
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Morgan Fairchild - Biography - IMDb
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Morgan Fairchild - Biography - IMDb
Morgan Fairchild
Biography
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Overview ( 4 )
5' 4 '' ( 1.63 m )
Mini Bio ( 1 )
This elegant lady defined the television version of the rich , sophisticated businesswoman who knows what she wants , and will do whatever it takes to get it . She was born Patsy Ann McClenny on February 3 , 1950 in Dallas , Texas . She began acting as a child , when her mother enrolled her in drama lessons after she was too shy to give a book report in class . From the age of 10 , she performed in children 's plays . Later , she would do dinner theater and stock productions in Dallas . She chose Morgan as a stage name . In 1973 , Morgan decided to pursue a career in television ; just 6 weeks after moving to New York , she landed the key role of Jennifer in the daytime soap opera Search for Tomorrow ( 1951 ) ; she stayed on until 1977 .
Morgan moved to Los Angeles , where she originated the role of Jenna Wade on the wildly popular nighttime soap opera Dallas ( 1978 ) ( Jenna was later portrayed by Priscilla Presley ) . Morgan made numerous guest appearances on television series . She played Constance ( Weldon ) Carlyle in Flamingo Road ( 1980 ) , and she was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actress ; that was her breakout series that propelled her to stardom .
Morgan continued to perform in live theater , her acclaimed portrayal of Skye in the off-Broadway comedy `` Geniuses '' helped make it one of the `` Top Ten Plays '' of the year according to Time Magazine and the New York Times . Other stage appearances have included productions of `` Goodbye Charlie '' and `` Gentlemen Prefer Blondes . '' On television , she played the naughty Racine in the soap opera Paper Dolls ( 1984 ) in 1984 . Later , she starred in the soap opera Falcon Crest ( 1981 ) from 1985-86 , having made a niche for herself playing ambitious beauties . Morgan received an Emmy nomination for a special episode of Murphy Brown ( 1988 ) .
Morgan has shared some of her beauty secrets by authoring the book `` Super Looks '' which is a complete guide that includes makeup , exercise , and diet tips . Morgan is a member of the Entertainment Industry AIDS Task Force . She is an active speaker on environmental issues and helped found the Environmental Communications Office , which encourages entertainment industry professionals to become better educated and more active on environmental issues . Morgan is a collector of movie memorabilia ( particularly anything about Marilyn Monroe ) and antique clothing . She is a ballet fan and is also interested in anthropology and paleontology ; Morgan is truly a brainy beauty .
- IMDb Mini Biography By : kdhaisch @ aol.com
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Diana's personal struggles | UK | News | Daily Express
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Diana 's personal struggles
Throughout her life , Princess Diana appeared a tower of strength and energy . But privately she faced an ongoing battle with feelings of low self-esteem and unworthiness .
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Diana , Princess of Wales
In 1993 Diana gave a remarkably frank interview with the BBC in which she spoke about the breakdown of her marriage and her struggles with bulimia and post-natal depression .
Her fairytale wedding to Prince Charles at the tender age of 19 bought with it an intense amount of pressure , not least from the media . She later spoke of how she did not receive enough preparation or support for such an overwhelming role .
Having seen her own parents go through a bitter divorce , Diana desperately wanted her marriage to work . She was clearly in awe of Charles during their courtship , but it quickly became clear that the couple were ill-matched .
The public and media showered Diana with attention and affection , but this only caused more problems for her marriage . It is said Charles grew to resent being constantly overshadowed by his popular new wife .
After the birth of Prince William when Diana was 20 , she experienced post-natal depression and turned to self-harm as an escape . She went on to suffer from the eating disorder bulimia for a number of years .
I was crying out for help , but giving the wrong signals .
Diana , Princess of Wales
She later said , “ I was crying out for help , but giving the wrong signals . ”
Diana ’ s feelings of “ being useless and hopeless ” were compounded when Prince Charles resumed his relationship with Mrs Camilla Parker-Bowles in around 1986 . Diana famously said , “ There were three of us in this marriage , so it was a bit crowded . ”
Desperately unhappy in her marriage and not feeling that she had enough support from the establishment , Diana found strength in helping others through her charity work .
As Charles Spencer said at Diana ’ s funeral , “ Diana remained throughout a very insecure person at heart , almost childlike in her desire to do good for others so she could release herself from deep feelings of unworthiness . ”
Her turbulent private life was always the focus of intense speculation in the media . She admitted to having an affair with Life Guards officer James Hewitt , who published a book about their relationship .
In 1989 , a telephone conversation between her and car dealer James Gilby was recorded and leaked to the press . During the conversation , he infamously referred to her as “ squidgy ” .
Diana was also linked to a married arts dealer called Oliver Hoare . She was accused of making up to 300 nuisance phone calls to his wife after their affair finished – something she always denied .
In 1995 , Diana struck up a relationship with Will Carling , the England rugby union captain , who she had met at her exclusive London gym . Although he denied an affair , speculation heightened when Carling ’ s marriage broke up .
In the last year of her life , Diana was linked with heart surgeon Dr. Hasnat Khan . She met him through her charity work at the Royal Brompton Hospital , where she watched a heart operation . But Khan was a shy and conservative man who found Diana ’ s fame and ‘ baggage ’ too overwhelming .
Tragically , it seems Diana was killed at a time when she had finally found joy in her private life . Although we will probably never know the extent of her relationship with Dodi Fayed – there have been suggestions of an engagement and even pregnancy – the couple looked happy and relaxed in their final days together .
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Brad Pitt - Biography - IMDb
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Brad Pitt - Biography - IMDb
Brad Pitt
Biography
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Overview ( 3 )
5' 11 '' ( 1.8 m )
Mini Bio ( 1 )
An actor and producer known as much for his versatility as he is for his handsome face , Golden Globe-winner Brad Pitt 's most widely recognized role may be Tyler Durden in Fight Club ( 1999 ) . However , his portrayals of Billy Beane in Moneyball ( 2011 ) , and Rusty Ryan in the remake of Ocean 's Eleven ( 2001 ) and its sequels , also loom large in his filmography .
Pitt was born William Bradley Pitt on December 18th , 1963 , in Shawnee , Oklahoma , and was raised in Springfield , Missouri . He is the son of Jane Etta ( Hillhouse ) , a school counselor , and William Alvin Pitt , a truck company manager . He has a younger brother , Douglas ( Doug ) Pitt , and a younger sister , Julie Neal Pitt . At Kickapoo High School , Pitt was involved in sports , debating , student government and school musicals . Pitt attended the University of Missouri , where he majored in journalism with a focus on advertising . He occasionally acted in fraternity shows . He left college two credits short of graduating to move to California . Before he became successful at acting , Pitt supported himself by driving strippers in limos , moving refrigerators and dressing as a giant chicken while working for `` el Pollo Loco '' .
Pitt 's earliest credited roles were in television , starting on the daytime soap opera Another World ( 1964 ) before appearing in the recurring role of Randy on the legendary prime time soap opera Dallas ( 1978 ) . Following a string of guest appearances on various television series through the 1980s , Pitt gained widespread attention with a small part in Thelma & Louise ( 1991 ) , in which he played a sexy criminal who romanced and conned Geena Davis . This lead to starring roles in badly received films such as Johnny Suede ( 1991 ) and Cool World ( 1992 ) .
But Pitt 's career hit an upswing with his casting in A River Runs Through It ( 1992 ) , which cemented his status as an multi-layered actor as opposed to just a pretty face . Pitt 's subsequent projects were as quirky and varied in tone as his performances , ranging from his unforgettably comic cameo as stoner roommate Floyd in True Romance ( 1993 ) to romantic roles in such visually lavish films as Interview with the Vampire : The Vampire Chronicles ( 1994 ) and Legends of the Fall ( 1994 ) , to an emotionally tortured detective in the horror-thriller Se7en ( 1995 ) . His portrayal of frenetic oddball Jeffrey Goines in Twelve Monkeys ( 1995 ) won him a Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role .
Pitt 's portrayal of Achilles in the big-budget period drama Troy ( 2004 ) helped establish his appeal as action star and was closely followed by a co-starring role in the stylish spy-versus-spy flick Mr. & Mrs. Smith ( 2005 ) . It was on the set of Mr. & Mrs. Smith that Pitt , who married Jennifer Aniston in a highly publicized ceremony in 2000 , met his current partner Angelina Jolie . Pitt left Aniston for Jolie in 2005 , a break-up that continues to fuel tabloid stories years after its occurrence .
He continues to wildly vary his film choices , appearing in everything from high-concept popcorn flicks such as Megamind ( 2010 ) to adventurous critic-bait like Inglourious Basterds ( 2009 ) and The Tree of Life ( 2011 ) . He has received two Best Actor Oscar nominations , for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button ( 2008 ) and Moneyball ( 2011 ) . In 2014 , he starred in the war film Fury ( 2014 ) , opposite Shia LaBeouf , Logan Lerman , Jon Bernthal , and Michael Peña .
Pitt and Jolie have six children , including two sons and a daughter who were adopted .
- IMDb Mini Biography By : Anonymous and JJH
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Quincy Jones Biography -- Academy of Achievement
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Quincy Jones - Academy of Achievement
Quincy Jones
Listen to this achiever on What It Takes
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It ’ s like a melody . You can study orchestration , you can study harmony and theory and everything else , but melodies come straight from God .
Grammy Legend Award
Date of Birth
March 14 , 1933
Quincy Delight Jones , Jr. , known to his friends as “ Q , ” was born on Chicago ’ s South Side . When he was ten he moved , with his father and stepmother , to Bremerton , Washington , a suburb of Seattle . He first fell in love with music when he was in elementary school , and tried nearly all the instruments in his school band before settling on the trumpet . While barely in his teens , Quincy befriended a local singer-pianist , only three years his senior . His name was Ray Charles . The two youths formed a combo , eventually landing small club and wedding gigs .
Quincy Jones and his brother , Lloyd , 1935 . ( Courtesy Quincy Jones )
At 18 , the young trumpeter won a scholarship to Berklee College of Music in Boston , but dropped out abruptly when he received an offer to go on the road with bandleader Lionel Hampton . The stint with Hampton led to work as a freelance arranger . Jones settled in New York , where , throughout the 1950s , he wrote charts for Tommy Dorsey , Gene Krupa , Sarah Vaughan , Count Basie , Duke Ellington , Dinah Washington , Cannonball Adderley and his old friend Ray Charles .
By 1956 , Quincy Jones was performing as a trumpeter and music director with the Dizzy Gillespie band on a State Department-sponsored tour of the Middle East and South America . Shortly after his return , he recorded his first album as a bandleader in his own right for ABC Paramount Records .
Quincy Delight Jones Jr. , 27-year-old musician and conductor , with his Big Band in Vienna , Austria . 1960 . ( Getty )
In 1957 , Quincy settled in Paris , where he studied composition with Nadia Boulanger and Olivier Messiaen , and worked as a music director for Barclay Disques , Mercury Records ’ French distributor . As musical director of Harold Arlen ’ s jazz musical Free and Easy , Quincy Jones took to the road again . A European tour closed in Paris in February 1960 . With musicians from the Arlen show , Jones formed his own big band , with 18 artists — plus their families — in tow . European and American concerts met enthusiastic audiences and sparkling reviews , but concert earnings could not support a band of this size , and the band dissolved , leaving its leader deeply in debt .
After a personal loan from Mercury Records head Irving Green helped resolve his financial difficulties , Jones went to work in New York as music director for the label . In 1964 , he was named a vice president of Mercury Records , the first African American to hold such an executive position in a white-owned record company .
1964 : Jazz musician , arranger , and composer Quincy Jones works with legendary singer and actor Frank Sinatra .
In that same year , Quincy Jones turned his attention to another musical area that had long been closed to blacks — the world of film scores . At the invitation of director Sidney Lumet , he composed the music for The Pawnbroker .
Following the success of The Pawnbroker , Jones left Mercury Records and moved to Los Angeles . After his score for The Slender Thread , starring Sidney Poitier , he was in constant demand as a composer . His film credits in the next five years included Walk Don ’ t Run , In Cold Blood , In the Heat of the Night , A Dandy in Aspic , MacKenna ’ s Gold , Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice , The Lost Man , Cactus Flower , and The Getaway . To date he has written scores for 33 major motion pictures .
For television , Quincy wrote the theme music for Ironside ( the first synthesizer-based TV theme song ) , Sanford and Son
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Milestones: 1961–1968 - Office of the Historian
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Milestones : 1961–1968 - Office of the Historian
Milestones : 1961–1968
U.S. Involvement in the Vietnam War : the Gulf of Tonkin and Escalation , 1964
In early August 1964 , two U.S. destroyers stationed in the Gulf of Tonkin in Vietnam radioed that they had been fired upon by North Vietnamese forces . In response to these reported incidents , President Lyndon B. Johnson requested permission from the U.S. Congress to increase the U.S. military presence in Indochina . On August 7 , 1964 , Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution , authorizing President Johnson to take any measures he believed were necessary to retaliate and to promote the maintenance of international peace and security in southeast Asia . This resolution became the legal basis for the Johnson and Nixon Administrations prosecution of the Vietnam War .
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara points out action in Gulf of Tonkin during a briefing at the Pentagon . ( AP Photo/Bob Schutz )
After the end of the First Indochina War and the Viet Minh defeat of the French at Dien Bien Phu in 1954 , the countries meeting at the Geneva Conference divided Vietnam into northern and southern halves , ruled by separate regimes , and scheduled elections to reunite the country under a unified government . The communists seemed likely to win those elections , thanks mostly to their superior organization and greater appeal in the countryside . The United States , however , was dedicated to containing the spread of communist regimes and , invoking the charter of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization ( 1954 ) , supported the South Vietnamese leader , Ngo Dinh Diem , when he refused to hold the elections . Diem held control of the South Vietnamese Government , but he could not halt the communist infiltration of the South . By 1959 , the Viet Cong , South Vietnamese communist guerillas , and the Viet Minh , began a large scale insurgency in the South that marked the opening of the Second Indochina War .
Ngo Dinh Diem failed to capture the loyalties of the people of South Vietnam the way that Ho Chi Minh had done among the population of North Vietnam . Despite U.S. support , Diem ’ s rural policies and ambivalent attitude toward necessary changes like land reform only bolstered support for the Viet Cong in the southern countryside . By 1963 , Diem ’ s rule had so deteriorated that he was overthrown and assassinated by several of his generals with the tacit approval of the Kennedy Administration . Three weeks later , U.S. President John F. Kennedy was also assassinated , and the war continued under new leadership in both countries . Before his death , Kennedy had increased the U.S. advisory presence in South Vietnam in the hopes that a U.S.-supported program of “ nation-building ” would strengthen the new South Vietnamese government . However , South Vietnam continued to experience political instability and military losses to North Vietnam .
By August , 1964 , the Johnson Administration believed that escalation of the U.S. presence in Vietnam was the only solution . The post-Diem South proved no more stable than it had been before his ouster , and South Vietnamese troops were generally ineffective . In addition to supporting on-going South Vietnamese raids in the countryside and implementing a U.S. program of bombing the Lao border to disrupt supply lines , the U.S. military began backing South Vietnamese raids of the North Vietnamese coast . The U.S. Navy stationed two destroyers , the Maddox and the Turner Joy , in the Gulf of Tonkin to bolster these actions . They reported an attack by North Vietnamese patrol boats on August 2 , and a second attack on August 4 . Doubts later emerged as to whether or not the attack against the Turner Joy had taken place .
Immediately after reports of the second attack , Johnson asked the U.S. Congress for permission to defend U.S. forces in Southeast Asia . The Senate passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution with only two opposing votes , and the House of Representatives passed it unanimously . Congress supported the resolution with the assumption that the president would return and seek their support before engaging in additional escalations of the war .
The Gulf of Tonkin incident and the subsequent Gulf of Tonkin resolution provided the justification for further U.S. escalation of the conflict in Vietnam . Acting on the belief that Hanoi would eventually weaken when faced with stepped up bombing raids , Johnson and his advisers ordered the U.S. military to launch Operation Rolling Thunder , a bombing campaign against the North . Operation Rolling
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Tanzania travel guide - Wikitravel
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Tanzania travel guide - Wikitravel
History [ edit ]
This is probably one of the oldest known continuously inhabited areas on Earth ; fossil remains of humans and pre-human hominids have been found dating back over two million years . Tanzania is believed to have been populated by hunter-gatherer communities , probably Cushitic and Khoisan speaking people . About 2000 years ago , it is believed that Bantu-speaking people began to arrive from western Africa in a series of migrations . Later , Nilotic pastoralists arrived , and continued to immigrate into the area through to the 18th century .
Travelers and merchants from the Persian Gulf and Western India have visited the East African coast since early in the first millennium CE . Islam was practised on the Swahili coast as early as the eighth or ninth century CE .
In the late 19th century , Imperial Germany conquered the regions that are now Tanzania ( minus Zanzibar ) , Rwanda , and Burundi , and incorporated them into German East Africa . The post-World War I accords and the League of Nations charter designated the area a British Mandate , except for a small area in the northwest , which was ceded to Belgium and later became Rwanda and Burundi . British rule came to an end in 1961 after a relatively peaceful transition to independence . In 1954 , Julius Nyerere transformed an organization into the politically oriented Tanganyika African National Union ( TANU ) . Nyerere became Minister of British-administered Tanganyika in 1960 and continued as Prime Minister when Tanganyika became officially independent in 1961 . After the Zanzibar Revolution overthrew the Arab dynasty in neighboring Zanzibar , which had become independent in 1963 , the island merged with mainland Tanganyika to form the nation of Tanzania on 26 April 1964 .
From the late 1970s , Tanzania 's economy took a turn for the worse . Tanzania aligned with China , seeking Chinese aid . The Chinese were quick to comply , but with the condition that all projects be completed by imported Chinese labor . From the mid 1980s , the regime financed itself by borrowing from the International Monetary Fund and underwent some reforms . From the mid 1980s Tanzania 's GDP per capita has grown and poverty has been reduced .
Geography [ edit ]
A large central plateau makes up most of the mainland , at between 900 m and 1800 m. The mountain ranges of the Eastern Arc and the Southern and Northern Highlands cut across the country to form part of the Great Rift Valley .
A land of geographical extremes , Tanzania houses the highest peak ( Mount Kilimanjaro ) , the lowest point ( the lake bed of Lake Tanganyika ) , and a portion of the largest lake ( Lake Victoria , shared with Uganda and Kenya ) on the African continent .
Climate [ edit ]
Tanzania 's weather varies from humid and hot in low lying areas , such as Dar es Salaam , to hot during the day and cool at night in Arusha . There are no discernible seasons , such as winter and summer -- only the dry and wet seasons . Tanzania has two rainy seasons : The short rains from late-October to late-December , a.k.a . the Mango Rains , and the long rains from March to May .
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Many popular resorts and tourist attractions on Zanzibar and Mafia Island Marine Park close during the long rains season , and many trails in the national parks are impassable during this period . For that reason , in most cases tours are restricted to the main roads in the parks . Travelers should plan their trip accordingly .
During the dry season , temperatures can easily soar to above 35°C in Dar . You should seek shelter from the sun during the midday heat and use copious amounts of sunblock , SPF 30+ .
Best times to visit are :
June to August : This is the tail-end of the long rainy season and the weather is at its best at this time of year -- bearable during the day and cool in the evening . However , this is not necessarily the best time of year for safaris , as water is plentiful in the parks and animals are not forced to congregate in a few locations to rehydrate , as they do in the middle of the dry season right after Christmas .
January to February : This is the best time to visit the Serengeti . It is usually at this time that huge herds of
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Seymour Wisconsin Historical Events Profile and Resource ...
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2001 , August 4
Again ... the world 's largest Hamburger belongs to Seymour !
Seymour will once again be able to claim the world record for producing the largest hamburger after cooking an 8,266 pound burger at Burger Fest , Saturday , August 4 , 2001 . The new record is more than one ton heavier that the current record holder , cooked up in 1999 in Saco , Montana . The new record will be complete as soon as it is verified by the Guinness Book of World Records . Next year 's Burger Fest will be held August 3 , 2002 , so mark your calender .
1989
In 1989 , Seymour grilled the world 's biggest hamburger , 5,520 lbs . at the Outagamie County Fairgrounds . The record is verified in the Guiness Book of World Records .
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Seymour is the Home of the Hamburger
The hamburger sandwich was invented at the Seymour Fair , now the Outagamie County Fair , in the 1880s , by Charles Nagreen . Seymour holds a yearly Hamburger Festival the first Saturday of August .
See this history of hamburgers page for interesting facts about hamburgers
This page is for perpetual written accounts of historical events that have occurred in the city . Anyone who feels they have pertinent information may submit it . This includes all people in or out of Seymour and could involve any interested adults or children with events or items that are of interest . Items may be submitted for publication on this page where they will remain as part of a historical archive for the city . Items of interest may include noteworthy events , special events of historical importance , information about area growth that pertains to the history of the city , and other pertinent notes . We hope to establish a large data base of information about the history of each city . Historical Societies are encouraged to open their own page on Key to the City for more extensive historical information .
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Matt & Andrej Koymasky - Famous GLTB - Phillip Johnson
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Who designed the New York pink skyscraper with the Chippendale-style cabinet top?
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Matt & Andrej Koymasky - Famous GLTB - Phillip Johnson
Last update of this page : July 24th 2005
Philip Cortelyou Johnson
( July 8 , 1906 - January 2005 ) U.S.A .
Architect
Born in Cleveland , Ohio , he studied philosophy and architecture at Harvard University . As coauthor of The International Style : Architecture Since 1922 ( 1932 ) and director of the architecture department ( 1932- ; 34 , 1946-57 ) at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City , he did much to familiarize Americans with modern European architecture .
He gained fame with his own Glass House ( 1949 ) , which struck a balance between the influence of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe ( later his collaborator on the Seagram Building ) and Classical allusion . In 1979 Johnson became the first recipient of the Pritzker Architecture Prize .
His style took a striking turn with the AT & T headquarters , New York ( 1982 ) , a controversial postmodernist landmark , a pink skyscraper with a Chippendale-style cabinet top .
While never completely hiding his long term relationship with curator David Whitney , which began in 1960 , Johnson did not officially `` come out '' publicly until 1994 , when his biography by Franz Schulze was released . Johnson 's long-time lover was David Whitney , a major mover on the New York art scene of the 1960s and '70s .
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Paul Reubens - Biography - IMDb
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Paul Reubens - Biography - IMDb
Paul Reubens
Jump to : Overview ( 4 ) | Mini Bio ( 1 ) | Trade Mark ( 1 ) | Trivia ( 22 ) | Personal Quotes ( 13 )
Overview ( 4 )
5' 10 '' ( 1.78 m )
Mini Bio ( 1 )
Paul Reubens was born Paul Rubenfeld on August 27 , 1952 in Peekskill , New York , to Judy ( Rosen ) , a teacher , and Milton Rubenfeld , a car salesman who had flown for the air forces of the U.S. , U.K. , and Israel , becoming one of the latter country 's pioneering pilots . Paul grew up in Sarasota , Florida , where his parents owned a lamp store . During winters , The Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus called Sarasota home , and young Paul counted such big-top families as the Wallendas and the Zacchinis among his neighbors . When he was 11-years-old , he joined the local Asolo Theater , and during the next six years , he appeared in a variety of plays . After graduating from Sarasota High School in 1970 , he attended Boston University for one year before deciding to seek his fortune as Paul Reubens in Hollywood , where he enrolled as an acting major at the California Institute of the Arts and accepted a string of pay-the-rent jobs ranging from pizza chef to Fuller Brush salesman .
In the mid 1970s , his acting career grew slowly and steadily with small roles in theater productions , gigs at local comedy clubs and four guest appearances on The Gong Show ( 1976 ) . During this time of education/employment , he joined an improvisational comedy troupe called The Groundlings . The popular gang of yuksters , whose roster has included Conan O'Brien , Lisa Kudrow , the late Phil Hartman , Jon Lovitz , and Julia Sweeney , wrung laughs from audiences with skits starring scads of imaginative , self-created characters . Among Reubens 's contributions to this comedic community were a philandering husband named Moses Feldman , an Indian chief named Jay Longtoe , and the now fallen Pee-Wee Herman , who debuted in 1978 .
Pee-Wee was a funny man-child of indeterminate age and sexuality who created a sarcastic enthusiasm for the popular culture of the '50s and '60s . The geeky character 's wardrobe consisted of a gray suit , a white short-sleeved shirt accessorized with a red clip-on bow tie , and white patent-leather loafers . He wore his jet-black hair military short with a defiant tuft in front , and he accentuated his lily-white complexion with pink cheeks and red lipstick . Reubens drew inspiration for Pee-Wee 's geeky behavior from a youth he had attended summer camp with , and derived his creation 's boyish voice from a character he played as a child actor . Pee-Wee appeared for only 10 minutes of The Groundlings show , but he nonetheless built up a considerable following and turned out to be a star of the '80s and early '90s . The Pee Wee Herman Show ( 1981 ) , ran for five sellout months at the Los Angeles 's Roxy nightclub , and HBO taped the performance and aired it as a special .
Now a genuine comedy-circuit star , he became a frequent guest of David Letterman and a favorite at Caroline 's in New York . In 1984 , he sold out Carnegie Hall . He later auditioned for the cast of Saturday Night Live ( 1975 ) , but when that did n't turn out as planned , he started writing a feature-length screenplay for Pee-Wee to star in , and asked friend Tim Burton to direct . Released to wildly divergent reviews , Pee-wee 's Big Adventure ( 1985 ) , followed its star cross-country in a madcap search for his beloved , stolen bike . The $ 7 million picture ended up grossing $ 45 million . That following year , CBS which had been losing children 's audiences to cable programming , was interested in finding something to shore up its Saturday Morning lineup . The network company signed him to act/produce and to direct its live-action children 's program called Pee-wee 's Playhouse ( 1986 ) . They doled out an eye-popping budget of $ 325,000 per episode - the same price as a prime- time sitcom . Reubens received complete creative control , albeit with three minor exceptions . During its five-year-run on CBS , he never appeared in general as himself . He even granted printed interviews in full Pee-Wee regalia .
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"Happy Days" Just a Piccalo (TV Episode 1981) - IMDb
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Joanie regrets agreeing to join a popular girls ' club with friend Jenny Piccalo when the snobby club officers try to keep Jenny from passing the initiation ritual by altering it to include stealing a park statue .
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Joanie regrets agreeing to join a popular girls ' club with friend Jenny Piccalo when the snobby club officers try to keep Jenny from passing the initiation ritual by altering it to include stealing a park statue .
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Jenny Piccalo : [ through a big smile , to her father ] Am I in trouble , Daddy ?
Roscoe Piccalo : [ smiling back just as big ] Of course you 're in trouble , sweetheart . It does n't mean I do n't love you . We 'll discuss things when we get home .
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In the last years of HAPPY DAYS there was a tendency to try to expand the show 's stories by looking closer at the subsidiary characters . For instance there was an episode when Potsie Webber ( Anson Williams ) is having problems with his biology course , and has to pass the final examination ( which he does by learning to memorize by singing the anatomical structures parts as a song ) . There were episodes dealing with Fonzie and his latest girlfriend of course , and of the members of the Cunningham family ( except for the long missing older brother ) . But the episodes dealing with Joanie Cunningham ( Erin Moran ) usually dealt with her romance with Fonzie 's nephew Chachi ( Scot Baio ) . But in the middle years of the show a name cropped up as Joanie 's madcap girlfriend Jennie Piccalo ( Catherine Silver ) . For a years or so she was mentioned , but never appeared . Then Ms Silver popped up to be a regular for the last couple of seasons .
In this episode Jennie is arrested for trying to steal a statue in the park to get acceptance into a snobby sorority . Joanie gets involved in it too , so that both girls are captured by Police officer Kirk ( Ed Peck ) . The Cunninghams ( Marion Ross and Tom Bosley ) are pretty upset about the stupid sorority prank , and they tell it to Joanie very clearly . But what happens is that Jennie is afraid to go home and face her father Roscoe .
It was the only time Roscoe Piccalo popped up in an episode of HAPPY DAYS . Roscoe turns out to be Catherine Silver 's real life father , Phil Silvers . From the moment he steps into the familiar middle America house of the Cunninghams you can see that despite his friendly demeanor something 's off . He and Mr. Cunningham have rarely held a conversation , so Tom Bosley is a little uncertain about what to say to his guest . But Silvers puts him at his ease . He has heard of the prank , and he is aware that this ca n't be winked at as normal hijinks .
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The Flying Nun was a sitcom produced by ABC based on the book The Fifteenth Pelican , by Tere Rios . The sitcom ran for three seasons , and produced 82 color episodes from 1967 until 1970 .
Developed by Bernard Slade , it centered on the adventures of a group of nuns in the Convent San Tanco in Puerto Rico . The comic elements of the storyline were provided by the flying ability of a novice nun , Sister Bertrille , played by Sally Field . She could be relied upon to solve any problem that came her way by her ability to catch a passing breeze and fly ( attributed to her small stature and heavily starched cornette—the headgear for her habit ) . Her flying talents caused as many problems as they solved . She once explained her ability to fly as , `` When lift plus thrust is greater than load plus drag , anything can fly . ''
The unusual premise caught the attention of the public and the program was a success , yet the storylines were limited , and by the end of the show 's run , the writers were struggling to create new situations that would allow the heroine to take flight . Critics never responded favorably to the show , and credited most of its success to the appeal of Sally Field .
Madeleine Sherwood played the Mother Superior , Marge Redmond played Sister Jacqueline , Shelley Morrison played Sister Sixto , and Alejandro Rey played local playboy Carlos Ramirez , who Sister Bertrille would run into with alarming frequency .
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The Smothers Brothers are Thomas ( `` Tom '' - born February 2 , 1937 ) and Richard ( `` Dick '' - born November 20 , 1939 ) , American singers , musicians , comedians and folk heroes . The brothers ' trademark act was performing folk songs ( Tommy on acoustic guitar , Dick on string bass ) , which usually led to arguments between the siblings . Tommy 's signature line was , `` Mom always liked you best ! '' Tommy ( the elder of the two ) acted `` slow '' , and Dick , the straight man , acted `` superior '' .
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An attempt to generate a weekly sitcom based upon the 1949 Oscar-nominated hit comedy movie of the same name , in which Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn played husband and wife attorneys Adam and Amanda Bonner , their opposite positions in a court case unleashing a witty battle of the sexes .
The show concerned a young Assistant DA ( played by Ken Howard ) and his wife , a junior partner in a law firm ( played by Blythe Danner ) .
They tangled over such thorny questions as whether women should wear skirts or slacks , and whether the football player or his estranged wife should get custody of their Yorkshire terrier .
Adam 's Rib made overtures to the Women 's Lib movement by building many stories around Amanda 's crusades for women 's rights ( 50 % of the show 's writers were women ) , but the programme never really found an audience .
Dena Dietrich ( `` Mother Nature '' of commercials fame ) played Amanda 's secretary , and Edward Winter her law partner , while Norman Bartold and Ron Rifkin were on Adam 's side .
The TV series lacked both the sophistication of the George Cukor-directed movie and the big names to carry off the script , and lasted only 13 episodes , debuting on Friday 14 September 1973 on ABC .
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Actor . He is best remembered for his role as `` Lieutenant Columbo '' in the popular television series `` Columbo '' ( 1971 to 1978 ) , and as the `` Grandpa/Narrator '' in the 1987 motion picture `` The Princess Bride '' . Raised in Ossining , New York , at age three he was diagnosed with a malignant tumor in his right eye which required its removal ; he would use a glass eye for the remainder of his life . His first experience on stage was in a production of `` The Pirates of Penzance '' when he was twelve while attending summer camp and during his high school years , he was a model student and standout athlete . Upon graduation , he served with the Merchant Marines and later studied at Hamilton College in Clinton , New York , before attending the New School for Social Research , where he received his BA in Political Science , and Syracuse University from where he attained a master 's degree in Public Administration . He initially attempted to apply for a position with the CIA , but was unsuccessful . He would serve as manager of the Connecticut State Budget , while fulfilling his ambitions of acting , as he performed with the Mark Twain Maskers in Hartford . Falk decided to pursue an acting career full-time and quit his job to move to New York and begin his training . He appeared in an off-Broadway production of `` Don Juan '' ( 1956 ) and marked his Broadway debut in the play `` Saint Joan '' ( 1956 to 1957 ) . He initiated his Hollywood career in the film `` Wind Across the Everglades '' ( 1957 ) and had memorable performances in the pictures `` Murder , Inc. '' ( 1960 , as the ruthless hit-man which earned him an Academy Award nomination ) and `` Pocketful of Miracles '' ( 1961 , for which he received an Oscar nomination ) . Further movie roles include `` It 's a Mad , Mad , Mad , Mad World '' ( 1963 ) , `` Robin and the Seven Hoods '' ( 1964 ) , `` The Great Race '' ( 1965 ) , `` Penelope '' ( 1966 ) , `` Castle Keep '' ( 1969 ) , `` A Woman Under the Influence '' ( 1974 , directed by his close friend John Cassavetes ) , `` Murder by Death '' ( 1976 ) , `` The Cheap Detective '' ( 1978 ) and `` The In-Laws '' ( 1979 ) . He received an Emmy Award for his performance in a 1962 episode of `` The Dick Powell Show '' titled `` The Price of Tomatoes '' . He first became a familiar presence to television audiences in the series `` The Trials of O'Brien '' ( 1965 to 1966 ) and introduced the character of Columbo in the television movie `` Prescription : Murder '' ( 1968 ) . During the series ' run which he garnered multiple Emmy Awards , Falk 's performances as the unconventional but shrewd detective who often said `` Oh ! Just one more thing , sir '' and `` Gee , now that 's funny '' when confronting the culprit became one of the most iconic characters in television history . He died from complications of Alzheimer 's disease . ( bio by : C.S . )
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Gene Anthony Ray , who starred as Leroy , a street-smart urban teenager , in the 1980 movie `` Fame '' and the later television series , died on Friday in Manhattan . He was 41 .
The cause was complications of a stroke he had in June , and he was also H.I.V . positive , said Jean E. Ray , his mother .
Mr. Ray was a natural fit when he was cast as Leroy in the film , which won Academy Awards for best song and original score . Like his character in the film , Mr. Ray had never had professional dance training but had a raw talent that dazzled choreographers .
The actors who performed in the movie and in the television series `` Fame '' portrayed students at New York 's High School of the Performing Arts , which Mr. Ray attended for a year before being kicked out . '' It was too disciplined for this wild child of mine , '' Mrs. Ray said .
His journey into the spotlight began at Julia Richmond High School . He performed in a dance class there and later auditioned for Louis Falco , the choreographer for the film `` Fame . '' He skipped school the day of the first tryout , and `` Leroy Johnson was born , '' Mrs. Ray said .
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Mr. Ray also played Leroy in the NBC television series `` Fame , '' which made its debut in 1982 . It was canceled by NBC because of poor ratings but was later picked up by MGM Television , which distributed it in syndication from 1983 to 1987 .
Born on May 24 , 1962 , in Harlem , Mr. Ray lived on on West 153rd Street . After he gained stardom for his roles in `` Fame , '' Mr. Ray left school to pursue his career .
In 1982 he toured Britain , to perform with other `` Fame '' cast members in 10 concerts . '' The Kids From Fame , '' a television special about the tour , was broadcast in the United States a year later . His other film credits include `` Out of Sync '' ( 1995 ) , which was directed by his `` Fame '' co-star Debbie Allen , and `` Eddie '' ( 1996 ) , which starred Whoopi Goldberg .
According to Selma Rubin , who managed Mr. Ray for 24 years , his last video project is a one-hour BBC `` Fame '' reunion documentary , `` Fame Remember My Name , '' which was taped in Los Angeles in April 2003 but has not yet been shown .
Correction : November 22 , 2003 , Saturday An obituary on Wednesday about Gene Anthony Ray , featured dancer in the movie `` Fame , '' misspelled part of the name of the Manhattan high school where he auditioned . It was Julia Richman High School , now part of the Julia Richman Educational Complex ( not Richmond ) .
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Prime Minister , after meeting Mr. Gorbachev , are you more or less optimistic about detente and world peace in 1985 ?
Prime Minister
I am cautiously optimistic . I like Mr. Gorbachev . We can do business together . We both believe in our own political systems . He firmly believes in his ; I firmly believe in mine . We are never going to change one another . So that is not in doubt , but we have two great interests in common : that we should both do everything we can to see that war never starts again , and therefore we go into the disarmament talks determined to make them succeed . And secondly , I think we both believe that they are the more likely to succeed if we can build up confidence in one another and trust in one another about each other 's approach , and therefore , we believe in cooperating on trade matters , on cultural matters , on quite a lot of contacts between politicians from the two sides of the divide . [ fo 1 ]
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Mr. Gorbachev has been mentioned as a possible successor to the present leadership and also as a more flexible and , in Soviet terms , a liberal man . Did you form any impression about him personally like that ?
Prime Minister
[ Mikhail Gorbachev ] He was very ready to enter into full , detailed discussion ; not to stick to prepared statements . So we had a genuine discussion . As a matter of fact , I also had a genuine discussion with Mr. Chernenko , President Chernenko , when I visited Moscow in February last year , and I also got on very well with President Chernenko , so the two things , really , were very very well worthwhile doing and I am very pleased he is here , and I hope he has an extremely successful visit .
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Now , you will be seeing President Reagan at the end of the week . Do you think there is any chance of a Summit meeting in the New Year between President Chernenko and President Reagan ?
Prime Minister
I should not hurry along a Summit meeting too fast . I think the most important thing is to try to decide what [ fo 2 ] form the disarmament talks shall take ; what shall be discussed ; in which group of Ministers ; and to try to make progress there .
I am sure that both sides want to make progress , because it is in both of our interests to do so , and I think it is important that some progress is made first and then perhaps to think of a Summit later . But I think it is wrong to raise expectations too high at the beginning , because then people might be disappointed . If they approach it in the framework that we both want to succeed and then take the progress steadily , that will be better in the longer run .
John Cole
So the arms talks first , and what about Star Wars ?
Prime Minister
Well that , of course , is part of the disarmament talks . Obviously , you can not stop research going ahead , but I think one does not want to go into a higher and higher level of armaments because between the two main power blocs , the Warsaw Pact countries and NATO , we have got to have balance if we are both to feel secure , but we are only going to feel secure on the basis of a balance of armaments , and obviously , it does not make sense to have balance at a higher and higher level . We want to get the level of
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THE DALAI LAMA 2 Biographical Sketch This study is of Tenzin Gyatso , better known as His Holiness the Dalai Lama , specifically the 14 th Dalai Lama . The Dalai Lama is both a religious and political leader as well as being known worldwide as a human rights activist . According to The Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama ( 2013 ) , ” He frequently states that his life is guided by three major commitments : the promotion of basic human values or secular ethics in the interest of human happiness , the fostering of inter-religious harmony and the preservation of Tibet 's Buddhist culture , a culture of peace and non-violence. ” On July 6 th , 1935 a baby was born to a Tibetan farming family in the village of Taktser . This child was named Lhamo Thondup , which means “ wish fulfilling goddess ” Tibetan officials had been sent on a journey to locate the 14 Dalai Lama , . By following a number of signs given
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Communist activist Ho Chi Minh secretly returns to Vietnam after 30 years in exile and organizes a nationalist organization known as the Viet Minh ( Vietnam Independence League ) . After Japanese troops occupy Vietnam during World War II , the U.S. military intelligence agency Office of Strategic Services ( OSS ) allies with Ho Chi Minh and his Viet Minh guerrillas to harass Japanese troops in the jungles and to help rescue downed American pilots .
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March 9 , 1945 - Amid rumors of a possible American invasion , Japanese oust the French colonial government which had been operating independently and seize control of Vietnam , installing Bao Dai as their puppet ruler .
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Summer - Severe famine strikes Hanoi and surrounding areas eventually resulting in two million deaths from starvation out of a population of ten million . The famine generates political unrest and peasant revolts against the Japanese and remnants of French colonial society . Ho Chi Minh capitalizes on the turmoil by successfully spreading his Viet Minh movement .
July 1945 - Following the defeat of Nazi Germany , World War II Allies including the U.S. , Britain , and Soviet Union , hold the Potsdam Conference in Germany to plan the post-war world . Vietnam is considered a minor item on the agenda .
In order to disarm the Japanese in Vietnam , the Allies divide the country in half at the 16th parallel . Chinese Nationalists will move in and disarm the Japanese north of the parallel while the British will move in and do the same in the south .
During the conference , representatives from France request the return of all French pre-war colonies in Southeast Asia ( Indochina ) . Their request is granted . Vietnam , Laos and Cambodia will once again become French colonies following the removal of the Japanese .
August 1945 - Japanese surrender unconditionally . Vietnam 's puppet emperor , Bao Dai , abdicates . Ho Chi Minh 's guerrillas occupy Hanoi and proclaim a provisional government .
September 2 , 1945 - Japanese sign the surrender agreement in Tokyo Bay formally ending World War II in the Pacific . On this same day , Ho Chi Minh proclaims the independence of Vietnam by quoting from the text of the American Declaration of Independence which had been supplied to him by the OSS -- `` We hold the truth that all men are created equal , that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights , among them life , liberty and the pursuit of happiness . This immortal statement is extracted from the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America in 1776 . These are undeniable truths . ''
Ho declares himself president of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and pursues American recognition but is repeatedly ignored by President Harry Truman .
September 13 , 1945 - British forces arrive in Saigon , South Vietnam .
In North Vietnam , 150,000 Chinese Nationalist soldiers , consisting mainly of poor peasants , arrive in Hanoi after looting Vietnamese villages during their entire march down from China . They then proceed to loot Hanoi .
September 22 , 1945 - In South Vietnam , 1400 French soldiers released by the British from former Japanese internment camps enter Saigon and go on a deadly rampage , attacking Viet Minh and killing innocent civilians including children , aided by French civilians who joined the rampage . An estimated 20,000 French civilians live in Saigon .
September 24 , 1945 - In Saigon , Viet Minh successfully organize a general strike shutting down all commerce along with electricity and water supplies . In a suburb of Saigon , members of Binh Xuyen , a Vietnamese criminal organization , massacre 150 French and Eurasian civilians , including children .
September 26 , 1945 - The first American death in Vietnam occurs , during the unrest in Saigon , as OSS officer Lt. Col. A. Peter Dewey is killed by Viet Minh guerrillas who mistook him for a French officer . Before his death , Dewey had filed a report on the deepening crisis in Vietnam , stating his opinion that the U.S. `` ought to clear out of Southeast Asia . ''
October 1945 - 35,000 French soldiers under the command of World War II General Jacques Philippe Leclerc arrive in South Vietnam to restore French rule . Viet Minh immediately begin a guerrilla campaign to harass them . The French then succeed in expelling the Viet Minh from Saigon .
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United States presidential election of 1900 , American presidential election held on November 6 , 1900 , in which Republican incumbent Pres . William McKinley defeated Democrat William Jennings Bryan , winning 292 electoral votes to Bryan ’ s 155 .
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A question of imperialism
In March 1898 , two years into William McKinley ’ s first term as president , he gave Spain—which was in the midst of a brutal campaign of repression in Cuba—an ultimatum . Spain agreed to most of McKinley ’ s demands , including the cessation of hostilities against Cubans , but balked at giving up its last major New World colony . On April 25 Congress passed a formal declaration of war in the interest of securing Cuban independence . In the brief Spanish-American War — “ a splendid little war , ” in the words of Secretary of State John Hay —the United States easily defeated Spanish forces in the Philippines , Cuba , and Puerto Rico . The subsequent Treaty of Paris , signed in December 1898 and ratified by the Senate in February 1899 , ceded Puerto Rico , Guam , and the Philippines to the United States ; Cuba became independent .
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The conflict proved to be the defining issue of the election . McKinley—who was renominated by the Republicans at their national convention in Philadelphia in June 1900—continued to emphasize an expansionist foreign policy , arguing that the anti-American rebellion occurring in the Philippines had to be quelled and that American dominion there had to be “ supreme. ” He employed typical empire-building logic in justifying continued military intervention in the Philippine archipelago , claiming that the United States had a moral and religious obligation to “ civilize and Christianize ” its residents . His position was enhanced by the selection as his running mate of then New York governor Theodore Roosevelt , who won all but one vote on the first ballot . ( Garret Hobart , vice president during McKinley ’ s first term , had died in office the previous year . ) Roosevelt had made his name during the war by leading a charge of Rough Riders that took Kettle Hill ( frequently referred to as San Juan Hill , which was nearby ) in Cuba ; he had returned home a national hero . His rise to the nomination was assisted by New York ’ s political bosses , who were unhappy with his gubernatorial reform efforts—particularly in regard to patronage—and sought to rid themselves of his meddlesome influence .
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William Jennings Bryan , McKinley ’ s Democratic opponent in 1896 , was again nominated at the party ’ s convention in July in Kansas City , Missouri . Adlai Stevenson , who had served as vice president to Grover Cleveland , was selected as his running mate . The Democrats vehemently decried the Republican pursuit of empire and resurrected the contentious issue of freely coining silver at a 16:1 ratio to gold ( at Bryan ’ s behest ) .
The campaign and the election
Ohio industrialist Mark Hanna , who had run McKinley ’ s campaign and filled his coffers during his first presidential bid in 1896 and whom McKinley had appointed to a vacant Senate seat in 1897 , again stumped for the incumbent . Also actively campaigning was Roosevelt , who proved himself to be a powerful orator and formidable debater as he traveled throughout the country . The two men were the primary faces of the Republican ticket ; McKinley absented himself from campaigning .
In addition to defending and exhorting the policy of expansionism , the Republicans called for the maintenance of the Dingley Tariff , instituted under McKinley in 1897 ; it was the highest protective tariff instituted in the United States up to that point . They cited the relative prosperity of the previous four years , using the campaign slogan “ Four more years of the full dinner pail. ” In a reversal of their previous position , the Republicans , though still in favour of a
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The End of the Center-Left ? Greece 's Socialist Party Loses to Both Hard Left and Neo-Nazis - Breitbart
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The European left is in party mode . After the decisive victory of Greece ’ s Coalition of the Radical Left ( Syriza ) in parliamentary elections last night , Greek leftists took to the streets and their analogs in Spain and the UK warned that their nations would be next . But while the hard left has much to celebrate , “ moderate ” socialists on the continent should take the news with a grain of salt , as the leftist party that ruled Greece as recently as 2011 appears to have lost almost all support .
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The BBC reports , using Greek government statistics , that , with 74 % of the vote counted , Syriza won 36 % . Such a victory is historic for the nascent party and its leader , Alexis Tsipras , now expected to be the nation ’ s next prime minister . Syriza decisively defeated the only party to pose a real challenge against them– the incumbent center-right New Democracy–which received 28.1 % of the vote . One would expect that , given the enormous victory for the nation ’ s most prominent leftist party , that the Panhellenic Socialist Movement ( Pasok ) , the largest center-left party in the country , would have come in third .
They did not . Golden Dawn , a neo-Nazi party whose leadership is almost entirely behind bars , took third place .
Nor did Pasok make fourth place– that went to “ The River , ” a populist leftist experiment starved out of the competition by the growth of Syriza .
Pasok was not in fifth place . That went to the Greek Communist Party .
Pasok made a sixth-place showing in the Greek elections , with 4.7 % of the vote .
Even more marked for the party : George Papandreou , Pasok leader and former Prime Minister , will no longer be in Parliament . It will be the first time a Papandreou will not be in Parliament in 92 years , as the party ’ s founder and current leader ’ s father , Andreas Papandreou , also served a long tenure in Parliament . The younger Papandreou left the party to run for his seat with a new party , the Socialist Democrats Movement ( KIDISO ) , after failing to reach agreements with other Pasok leaders on how to cooperate with New Democracy , the center-right party . Kidiso failed to garner a high enough percentage of the vote to keep Papandreou in office .
The combined indignity of losing the elections to not one , but three other leftist groups– Syriza , The River , and the Greek Communist Party– as well as losing to Golden Dawn may have been the last nail in the coffin for Pasok . The party ’ s death knell had been ringing for years in the height of the debt crisis that Papandreou failed to solve . In an article in 2013 , Greek supporters of the party told the BBC that uttering “ Pasok ” is “ like a dirty word . ”
“ Now the party has destroyed our national identity , our social and business environment . It has destroyed everything , ” said one man who identified himself as a former loyal Pasok supporter in the port city of Patras . He now supports Syriza .
Pasok is not a “ center-left ” party the way that the Democratic Party in America is . The younger Papandreou also served as president of the Socialist International during his tenure as Prime Minister . They are hard economic and political leftists– simply slightly less hard left than the radicals in Syriza , and , as establishment figures , less appealing than even Greek Communist Party .
Observers of the January 25 elections may see a victory for left in Greece and only allow their analysis to reach a certain level of depth within the political organization of Greece : the far left has won , so the Greek people are moving left . But the Greek people have also by and large abandoned the dominant centrist leftist party of the past century , preferring to bank on the wildly unpredictable Syriza/Golden Dawn upstarts . The only establishment party to make a decent showing is the right-wing New Democracy .
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Pius XII and the Jews during World War II
Pius XII and the Jews during World War II
on Wednesday , 01 May 2002 . Posted in Other Popes
Falsely accused of having remained silent during the Holocaust ,
Pope Pius XII did more than any other human being to save Jews
False accusations
Pius XII , Pope from 1939 to 1958 , “ rescued more Jews than all the Allies combined . ”
During and after World War II , and again upon his death in 1958 , Pope Pius XII was praised by secular and Jewish leaders for his efforts to save Jews from the Nazi-induced Holocaust . During the last forty years , however , many people , including some Catholics , have accused the Pope of “ silence ” and even of criminal negligence , saying he could have said and done much more to lessen the genocide that claimed millions of Jews .
These attacks against Pius XII require a false rewriting of history that does not survive honest scrutiny . Because of a defamatory work of fiction , “ The Deputy ” , written in 1963 by a little-known German Protestant playwright , Rolf Hochhuth , Pius XII 's wartime record has been unjustly tarnished . In this play , the main protagonist , the young Jesuit Riccardo Fontana , says : “ A Vicar of Christ who sees these things before his eyes and still remains silent because of state policies , who delays even one day ... such a pope is a criminal. ” ( Ironically , as a boy , Hochhuth was a member of the Hitler Youth , and his father , an officer in the German Army . )
Pre-eminent Jews defend Pius XII
Ever since the play by Hochhuth was staged , it has become part of conventional folklore to blame Pope Pius XII for being `` silent '' during the Holocaust . But that is certainly not what many were saying at the time , including the World Jewish Congress , the American Jewish Committee , Golda Meir , Albert Einstein , and many others — all of whom applauded the efforts of Pius XII to do what he could to save Jews . Mainly by providing false birth certificates , religious disguises , and safe keeping in cloistered monasteries and convents , the Pope oversaw efforts that helped save hundreds of thousands of Jews from deportation to Nazi death camps .
The Israeli diplomat and scholar Pinchas Lapide concluded his careful review of Pius XII 's wartime activities with the following words : “ The Catholic Church , under the pontificate of Pius XII , was instrumental in saving the lives of as many as 860,000 Jews from certain death at Nazi hands. ” He went on to add that this “ figure far exceeds those saved by all other Churches and rescue organizations combined. ” After recounting statements of appreciation from a variety of preeminent Jewish spokespersons , he noted . “ No Pope in history has been thanked more heartily by Jews . ”
At the Eichmann Nazi War Crimes Trial in 1961 , Jewish scholar Jeno Levai testified that the Bishops of the Catholic Church “ intervened again and again on the instructions of the Pope. ” In 1968 , he wrote that “ the one person ( Pius XII ) who did more than anyone else to halt the dreadful crime and alleviate its consequences , is today made the scapegoat for the failures of others. ” In “ The Secret War Against the Jews ” in 1994 , Jewish writers John Loftus and Mark Aarons write that “ Pope Pius XII probably rescued more Jews than all the Allies combined . ”
The Pope 's efforts did not go unrecognized by Jewish authorities , even during the War . The Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem , Isaac Herzog , sent the Pope a personal message of thanks on February 28 , 1944 , in which he said : “ The people of Israel will never forget what His Holiness and his illustrious delegates , inspired by the eternal principles of religion which form the very foundations of true civilization , are doing for us unfortunate brothers and sisters in the most tragic hour of our history , which is living proof of Divine Providence in this world . ”
In September 1945 , Dr. Joseph Nathan —who represented the Hebrew Commission —stated : “ Above all , we acknowledge the Supreme Pontiff and the religious men and women who , executing the directives of the Holy Father , recognized the persecuted as their brothers and , with great
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New York , April 1968. Credit : John VanderHaagen .
The Night New York Avoided a Riot
by Clay Risen
In the days following Martin Luther King , Jr. ’ s assassination , more than 100 cities experienced significant civil disturbance . In New York , everyone expected riots . What happened next .
Martin Luther King , Jr. was assassinated in Memphis a little after 6 p.m. , Central Standard Time , on April 4 , 1968 . As the news spread around the country , angry and grieving inner-city residents poured into the streets . In many places , marches and protests broke out ; in some , the crowds turned violent . Scores of shops and restaurants along Washington ’ s 14th Street were looted that night , and several were set on fire , some only a few minutes ’ drive from the White House .
Over the following few days , more than 100 cities would experience significant civil disturbance . In many cases it took National Guard troops to bring peace , and in three—Baltimore , Chicago , and Washington—it took thousands of active Army and Marine units . Strangely , however , New York City almost completely avoided violence , despite widespread expectation during the previous year that the city was due for a massive riot . This is the story of how the city avoided conflagration on that first , tense night .
The following is excerpted from Clay Risen ’ s book , A Nation on Fire : America in the Wake of the King Assassination .
The nation ’ s capital wasn ’ t the only place teetering on the edge of violence . Memphis remained surprisingly calm , but in the middle of the state , four thousand Tennessee National Guardsmen deployed in northern Nashville after reports of vandalism and looting began pouring into police headquarters . Farther east , in Raleigh , North Carolina , a march near predominantly black Shaw University descended into a window-smashing spree , and police sealed off the area . Cops used tear gas in Jackson , Mississippi , after a mob started breaking car windows and set a reporter ’ s car on fire . Molotov cocktails ignited a furniture store in Houston . Hartford , Connecticut , and Tallahassee , Florida , experienced minor riots , while police battled with youths throwing bottles and rocks in two separate sections of Newark .
But with Memphis intact , the real concern shifted to New York . Ever since the 1965 Watts riot , the media , the public , and the city and federal governments had assumed that the Big Apple was in for a major conflagration— “ the mother of confrontations between black youths and the police force , ” as New York magazine later characterized it . Almost as soon as the news of King ’ s death hit the airwaves , Harlem residents were out in the streets . Music-store owners pointed speakers out their front doors , playing recordings of King ’ s speeches . Like the crowds in Washington , most people were looking for comfort , conversation , and more news . But others were expressing their anger in more direct ways , harassing motorists and roughing up pedestrians .
When H. Rap Brown came to town talking about violent revolution , a drug dealer and his crew jumped him , saying , “ If you ever come back here talking that sort of shit , we ’ ll kill you . ”
In midtown Manhattan , Mayor John Lindsay was at the Alvin Theater , sitting through the first act of a new Broadway musical , The Education of H * y * m * a * n K * a * p * l * a * n , starring his friend Tom Bosley . Lindsay was a liberal Republican , one of the most liberal in national politics . It was he who , as deputy chair , had pushed the Kerner Riot Commission to blame “ white racism ” for the riots , and it was he who had urged its members to call for massive new federal spending efforts .
First elected in 1965 , Lindsay had spent most of the previous summer dealing with minor and not-so-minor outbreaks of violence around northern Manhattan and Brooklyn , a few of which would have been classified as full-scale riots in other cities . A July 1967 disturbance involving several hundred people in East Harlem resulted in the looting of 25 stores and three deaths
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Vaclav Havel , pictured in 2005 , died at his weekend this morning , according to his assistant
Vaclav Havel , who became the first Czech president after leading the bloodless Velvet Revolution against communist rule , died yesterday aged 75 .
The dissident playwright was instrumental in opening the door to democracy in Eastern Europe by loosening the Soviet grip .
Tributes flooded in from world leaders who hailed him as ‘ the greatest European of our age ’ .
Havel was invited by Margaret Thatcher to 10 Downing Street during his first official visit to the UK after the collapse of communism in 1989 .
As well as steering his country towards freedom , he also oversaw the peaceful 1993 split of Czechoslovakia into two separate countries – the Czech Republic and Slovakia .
David Cameron said he was ‘ deeply saddened ’ at his death .
‘ Havel devoted his life to the cause of human freedom , ’ said the Prime Minister .
‘ For years , communism tried to crush him and to extinguish his voice . But Havel , the playwright and the dissident , could not be silenced .
‘ No one of my generation will ever forget those powerful scenes from Wenceslas Square two decades ago . Havel led the Czech people out of tyranny . And he helped bring freedom and democracy to our entire continent .
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‘ Europe owes Vaclav Havel a profound debt . Today his voice has fallen silent . But his example and the cause to which he devoted his life will live on . ’
Thousands of people gather in Venceslaw 's Square in Prague as a flag is passed over the crowd of mourners
Soldiers stand guard next to a portrait of Havel , set in his memory at the Prague Castle today
A man takes in the news from a commemorative issue of DNES that was handed out to mourners
Hundreds of candles have been lit this evening in tribute to Havel at Wenceslas Square in Prague this evening
Foreign Secretary William Hague said : ‘ Cold War hero , playwright and president . He opened the door to democracy in Eastern Europe and will always be remembered . ’
He added : ‘ He played a pivotal role in the development of freedom in Europe . ’
Havel never won the Nobel Peace prize despite being nominated several times for the honour .
But he was bestowed with America ’ s highest civilian award by then President George W. Bush who called him ‘ one of liberty ’ s great heroes ’ .
Revolutionary : Havel waves to massive crowds of demonstrators in Prague 's Wenceslas Square in 1989 , following the collapse of communism and introduction of a new government
National hero : President Havel and his wife Dagmar wave from the balcony of Prague Castle after Havel was sworn in for a second term as president in 1998
The former chain smoker , who survived several operations for lung cancer and a burst intestine that nearly killed him , died at his country home north-east of the Czech capital Prague .
He had a history of chronic respiratory problems dating back to his years locked in dank communist prisons . In recent public appearances recently he appeared thin and drawn .
Born in 1936 to a wealthy family in Czechoslovakia , he began co-writing plays during his military service in the 1950s . His first solo play , The Garden Party , was staged in 1963 .
Respected : Havel in discussion with former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in April 2002
Rise to power : Pictured in his days as a dissident playwright , Havel , right , jokes with a member of the Polish dissident union 'Solidarity ' in June 1989
A lover of jazz and theatre he famously ridiculed the communist state as ‘ Absurdistan ’ . His revolutionary motto was : ‘ Truth and love must prevail over lies and hatred . ’
But his works were banned after the 1968 uprising was crushed by a Soviet invasion when tanks rolled into Wenceslas Square .
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The 20th century
The Presidents of the 1900 's
The facts and fun facts of the 20th century presidents .
( This video does not include McKinley , but he IS a 20th century president . His last year as president was 1901 . )
The Facts
If you do n't feel like reading all the information below please watch our video ! It only states the common information on the 20th century presidents and what they did during their presidency .
William McKinley 25th President 1897-1901 , Republican .
Vice Presidents : Garret A. Hobart ( 1897-99 ) and Theodore Roosevelt ( 1901 )
Born : January 29 , 1843
Occupation before President : Lawyer
Married : Ida Saxton
Early Years : He went to school in Ohio and attended Allegheny College in Pennsylvania . He left to teach in a country school , fought in the Civil War , studied law and opened an office in Ohio .
His Presidency : He reluctantly agreed to declare war on Spain when the USS Maine was blown up in Havana Harbor and 260 Americans were killed . In less than four months , the United States won the war and gained control of Puerto Rico , Guam and the Philippines . Cuba gained its independence . McKinley was a popular president , but was assassinated after being reelected the second time .
Died : September 14,1901
Fun Fact : McKinley could shake hands at the rate of 2,500 per hour . He may hold the record among the presidents for handshaking .
Theodore Roosevelt 26th President 1901-1909 , Republican
Vice President : Charles Warren Fairbanks
Born : October 27,1858
Occupation before President : Author , Public Official , Rancher
Married : Alice Hathaway Lee , Edith Kermit Carow
Early Years : Roosevelt overcame poor health through sports and exercise . He was tutored at home until he went to Harvard where he was a Phi Beta Kappa honor student . He later became an author .
His Presidency : Roosevelt 's first term brought about the Square Deal to regulate big business and provide favorable conditions for workers . His second term brought the regulation of railroads , meat inspection , the Pure Food and Drug Act and employers ' liability legislation . Roosevelt also made great progress in the conservation of natural resources .
Died : January 6 , 1919
Fun Fact : Roosevelt could read a page as quickly as someone else could read a sentence . He had a photographic memory .
William Taft 27th President 1909-1913 , Republican
Vice President : James S. Sherman
Born : September 15 , 1857
Occupation before President : Lawyer , Public Official
Married : Helen `` Nellie '' Herron
Early Years : Taft 's father was a judge whose family dated back to the Puritan settlers . Taft was an excellent student and second in his graduating class at Yale . He became a successful lawyer .
His Presidency : Taft was able to accomplish several major reforms . The Postal Savings System provided safety for small depositors . The Interstate Commerce Commission gained greater control over the railroads . Taft expanded antitrust actions to break up large monopolies . He had excellent management skills and was a good administrator .
Died : March 8 , 1930
Fun Fact : Taft started the custom of the first baseball of the season being thrown by the president .
Woodrow Wilson 28th President 1913-1921 , Democrat
Vice President : Thomas R. Marshall
Born : December 28 , 1856
Occupation before President : Teacher , Public Official
Married : Ellen Louise Axson and Edith Bolling Galt
Early Years : Wilson was educated in private schools and later went to the College of New Jersey , now Princeton University . He became lawyer but was unsuccessful . He then studied history and political science , earned a Ph.D. and became a teacher .
His Presidency : Wilson pushed many bills through Congress which affected tariff rates , income tax , banking , business , child labor and other domestic public policies . He helped write the peace treaty after World War I and advocated establishing a League of Nations to help prevent wars in the future . Wilson won the 1919 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in creating a lasting peace following World War I .
Fun Fact : Wilson enjoyed golf so much , he even played in the snow , using black balls .
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People & Events : Paris Peace Talks
In 1967 , with American troop strength in Vietnam reaching 500,000 , protest against U.S. participation in the Vietnam War had grown stronger as growing numbers of Americans questioned whether the U.S. war effort could succeed or was morally justifiable . They took their protests to the streets in peace marches , demonstrations , and acts of civil disobedience . Despite the country 's polarization , the balance of American public opinion was beginning to sway toward `` de-escalation '' of the war .
This was the backdrop as the United States and Hanoi agreed to enter into preliminary peace talks in Paris in 1968 . However , almost as soon as the talks were started , they stalled . When President Lyndon Johnson turned over the presidency to Richard Nixon eight months into the talks , the only thing the two sides had agreed on was the shape of the conference table .
Despite candidate Nixon 's promise of `` peace with honor , '' the deadlock would continue for three-and-one-half years of public and secret meetings in Paris . Two key issues had locked both parties . Washington wanted all northern troops out of South Vietnam ; Hanoi refused any provisional South Vietnamese government that involved its leader , Nguyen Van Thieu . In June 1969 the first troop withdrawals were made by the U.S. , as part of its `` Vietnamization '' plan , whereby the South Vietnamese would gradually assume complete military responsibilities in the war while continuing to be supplied by U.S. arms .
In February 1970 , national security advisor Henry Kissinger began secret one-on-one meetings with North Vietnamese negotiator Le Duc Tho outside Paris while the formal peace process continued in the city . Still , little progress would be made until the summer of 1972 . By then , Nixon was pursuing détente with both China and the Soviet Union and was eager to put Vietnam behind him before the next election . Both sides wanted peace . Hanoi feared political isolation if the U.S. had a rapprochement with China and the Soviet Union . They also knew that peace would end the fearsome U.S. bombing and might finally mean the complete withdrawal of the military giant . Nixon wanted to move to other foreign policy initiatives .
Kissinger assured the North that their troops would be able to remain in the South after the cease-fire . Kissinger also backed down on the U.S. support of the Thieu regime by agreeing to an electoral commission made up of neutralists , Viet Cong and members of the Saigon government that would oversee the political settlement in the South . In return , the North withdrew its condition of Thieu 's removal , and agreed the future flow of Vietnamese troops to the South would stop .
By October 1972 , a tentative cease-fire agreement was reached . The accord called for the simultaneous withdrawal of U.S. troops and freedom for American POWs , to be followed by a political settlement of South Vietnam 's future . Washington would extend postwar economic assistance to help Vietnam rebuild its destroyed infrastructure . On October 22 , Nixon suspended all bombing north of the twentieth parallel and four days later Kissinger proclaimed that `` peace was at hand . ''
The celebration was premature . Thieu , who had not been consulted during the secret negotiations , demanded changes that infuriated Hanoi , and talks broke off on December 13 . Nixon , caught between a stubborn ally and a tough enemy , took action . He promised Thieu $ 1 billion in military equipment that would give South Vietnam the fourth largest air force in the world and assured Thieu that the United States would re-enter the war if North Vietnam did not abide by the peace . They were promises that Thieu had no reason to doubt ; Nixon had just won a landslide election and the Watergate affair was nearly invisible on the political landscape .
As for the stick , Nixon resolved to punish the North . During 12 days of the most concentrated bombing in world history , called the Christmas bombing , American planes flew nearly 2,000 sorties and dropped 35,000 tons of bombs against transportation terminals , rail yards , warehouses , barracks , oil tanks , factories , airfields and power plants in the North . In two short weeks , 25 percent of North Vietnam 's oil reserves and 80 percent of its electrical capacity were destroyed . The U.S. lost 26 aircraft and 93 air force men .
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This Day in History : 07/18/1940 - FDR Nominated for a 3rd Term
In a This Day in History video , learn that on July 18 , 1986 , the Titanic was finally seen under the sea . After sinking into the icy North Atlantic upon striking an iceberg , the Titanic had n't been seen for seventy-four years . Jason Jr. , J.J. , dove 13,000 feet to explore the Titanic . A robotic arm tried to open the ship 's safe but the door would n't budge ; the Titanic would keep some secrets yet in her cold Atlantic grave .
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On this day in 1940 , Franklin Delano Roosevelt , who first took office in 1933 as America ’ s 32nd president , is nominated for an unprecedentedthird term . Roosevelt , a Democrat , would eventually be elected to a record four terms in office , the only U.S. president to serve more than two terms .
Roosevelt was born January 30 , 1882 , in Hyde Park , New York , and went on to serve as a New York state senator from 1911 to 1913 , assistant secretary of the Navy from 1913 to 1920 and governor of New York from 1929 to 1932 . In 1932 , he defeated incumbent Herbert Hoover to be elected president for the first time . During his first term , Roosevelt enacted his New Deal social programs , which were aimed at lifting America out of the Great Depression . In 1936 , he won his second term in office by defeating Kansas governor Alf Landon in a landslide .
On July 18 , 1940 , Roosevelt was nominated for a third presidential term at the Democratic Party convention in Chicago . The president received some criticism for running again because there was an unwritten rule in American politics that no U.S. president should serve more than two terms . Thecustom dated back to the country ’ s first president , George Washington , who in 1796 declined to run for a third term in office . Nevertheless , Roosevelt believed it was his duty to continue serving and lead his country through the mounting crisis in Europe , where Hitler ’ s Nazi Germany was on the rise . The president went on to defeat Republican Wendell Wilkie in the general election , and his third term in office was dominated by America ’ s involvement in World War II .
In 1944 , with the war still in progress , Roosevelt defeated New York governor Thomas Dewey for a fourth term in office . However , the president was unable to complete the full term . On April 12 , 1945 , Roosevelt , who had suffered from various health problems for years , died at age 63 in Warm Springs , Georgia . He was succeeded by Vice President Harry S. Truman . On March 21 , 1947 , Congress passed the 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution , which stated that no person could be elected to the office of president more than twice . The amendment was ratified by the required number of states in 1951 .
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Dean Acheson was U.S. secretary of state under President Harry Truman and a major architect of U.S. foreign policy after World War II . He helped formulate an active role for the United States in the postwar world , reversing early isolationist policies . During a period as undersecretary of state to George C. Marshall , Acheson helped develop a policy of containment toward communism and to secure aid for Turkey and Greece against Communist-back insurgents in 1947 . Acheson also helped to draft the Marshall Plan to rebuild Western Europe . As secretary of state , he supported the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization . Relative to Asia , he helped distance the United States from the Chinese Nationalist regime on Taiwan , while rejecting recognition of the Communists regime on the mainland .
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Introduction
During the late 1940s and early 1950s , the prospect of communist subversion at home and abroad seemed frighteningly real to many people in the United States . These fears came to define–and , in some cases , corrode–the era ’ s political culture . For many Americans , the most enduring symbol of this “ Red Scare ” was Republican Senator Joseph P. McCarthy of Wisconsin . Senator McCarthy spent almost five years trying in vain to expose communists and other left-wing “ loyalty risks ” in the U.S. government . In the hyper-suspicious atmosphere of the Cold War , insinuations of disloyalty were enough to convince many Americans that their government was packed with traitors and spies . McCarthy ’ s accusations were so intimidating that few people dared to speak out against him . It was not until he attacked the Army in 1954 that his actions earned him the censure of the U.S. Senate .
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The Cold War
In the years after World War II ended , events at home and abroad seemed to many Americans to prove that the “ Red menace ” was real . In August 1949 , for instance , the Soviet Union exploded its first atomic bomb . Later that year , Communist forces declared victory in the Chinese Civil War and established the People ’ s Republic of China . In 1950 , North Korea ’ s Soviet-backed army invaded its pro-Western neighbors to the South ; in response , the United States entered the conflict on the side of South Korea .
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Along with the Army-McCarthy hearings , journalist Edward R. Murrow ’ s exposés of McCarthyism played an important role in the senator ’ s downfall . On March 9 , 1954 , millions of Americans watched as the national news program `` See It Now '' attacked McCarthy and his methods .
At the same time , the Republican-led House Un-American Activities Committee ( known as HUAC ) began a determined campaign to extirpate communist subversion at home . HUAC ’ s targets included left-wingers in Hollywood and liberals in the State Department . In 1950 , Congress passed the McCarran Internal Security Act , which required that all “ subversives ” in the United States submit to government supervision . ( President Truman vetoed the Act—he said it “ would make a mockery of our Bill of Rights ” —but a Congressional majority overrode his veto . )
Joseph McCarthy and the Rise of McCarthyism
All of these factors combined to create an atmosphere of fear and dread , which proved a ripe environment for the rise of a staunch anticommunist like Joseph McCarthy . At the time , McCarthy was a first-term senator from Wisconsin who had won election in 1946 after a campaign in which he criticized his opponent ’ s failure to enlist during World War II while emphasizing his own wartime heroics .
In February 1950 , appearing at the Ohio County Women ’ s Republican Club in Wheeling , West Virginia , McCarthy gave a speech that propelled him into the national spotlight . Waving a piece of paper in the air , he declared that he had a list of 205 known members of the Communist Party who were “ working and shaping policy ” in the State Department .
The next month , a Senate subcommittee launched an investigation and found no proof of any subversive activity . Moreover , many of McCarthy ’ s Democratic and Republican colleagues , including President Dwight Eisenhower , disapproved of his tactics ( “ I will not get into the gutter with this guy , ” the president told his aides ) . Still , the senator continued his so-called Red-baiting campaign . In 1953 , at the beginning of his second term as senator , McCarthy was put in charge of the Committee on Government Operations , which allowed him to launch even more expansive investigations of the alleged communist infiltration of the federal government . In hearing after hearing , he aggressively interrogated witnesses in what many came to perceive as a blatant violation of their civil rights . Despite a lack of any proof of subversion , more than 2,000 government employees lost their jobs as a result of McCarthy ’ s investigations .
“ Have you no sense of decency , sir ? ”
In April 1954 , Senator McCarthy turned his attention to “ exposing ” the supposed communist infiltration of the armed services . Many people had been willing to overlook
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Franklin D. Roosevelt: Campaigns and Elections—Miller Center
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Franklin D. Roosevelt : Campaigns and Elections—Miller Center
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The Campaign and Election of 1932 :
Political observers in the early 1930s were of decidedly mixed opinion about the possible presidential candidacy of Franklin D. Roosevelt . Many leaders of the Democratic Party saw in Roosevelt an attractive mixture of experience ( as governor of New York and as a former vice presidential candidate ) and appeal ( the Roosevelt name itself , which immediately associated FDR with his remote cousin , former President Theodore Roosevelt . ) FDR 's record as governor of New York—and specifically his laudable , if initially conservative , efforts to combat the effects of the depression in his own state—only reinforced his place as the leading Democratic contender for the 1932 presidential nomination . Under the watchful eyes of his political advisers Louis Howe and James Farley , FDR patiently garnered support from Democrats around the country , but especially in the South and the West . In preparation for his presidential bid , Roosevelt consulted a group of college professors , dubbed the `` Brains Trust '' ( later shortened to the `` Brain Trust '' ) , for policy advice .
Other observers , however , were not so sanguine about his abilities or chances . Walter Lippmann , the dean of political commentators and a shaper of public opinion , observed acidly of Roosevelt : `` He is a pleasant man who , without any important qualifications for the office , would very much like to be president . '' FDR 's Democratic Party , moreover , was both factionalized and ideologically splintered . Several other candidates sought the nomination , including Speaker of the House John Nance Garner of Texas ( who found support in the west ) and the party 's 1928 candidate , Alfred Smith ( who ran strong in the urban northeast ) . The party further split on two key social issues : Catholicism and prohibition . Smith was a Catholic and wanted to end prohibition , which pleased Democrats in the Northeast , but angered those in the South and West .
In 1932 , though , the key issue was the Great Depression , not Catholicism or prohibition , which gave Democrats a great opportunity to take the White House back from the Republicans . While FDR did not enter the Democratic convention in Chicago with the necessary two-thirds of the delegates , he managed to secure them after promising Garner the vice-presidential nomination . FDR then broke with tradition and flew to Chicago by airplane to accept the nomination in person , promising delegates `` a new deal for the American people . '' FDR 's decision to go to Chicago was politically necessary : he needed to demonstrate to the country that even though his body had been ravaged by polio , he was robust , strong , and energetic .
Roosevelt 's campaign for president was necessarily cautious . His opponent , President Herbert Hoover , was so unpopular that FDR 's main strategy was not to commit any gaffes that might take the public 's attention away from Hoover 's inadequacies and the nation 's troubles . FDR traveled around the country attacking Hoover and promising better days ahead , but often without referring to any specific programs or policies . Roosevelt was so genial—and his prescriptions for the country so bland—that some commentators questioned his capabilities and his grasp of the serious challenges confronting the United States .
On occasion , though , FDR hinted at the shape of the New Deal to come . FDR told Americans that only by working together could the nation overcome the economic crisis , a sharp contrast to Hoover 's paeans to American individualism in the face of the depression . In a speech in San Francisco , FDR outlined the expansive role that the federal government should play in resuscitating the economy , in easing the burden of the suffering , and in insuring that all Americans had an opportunity to lead successful and rewarding lives .
The outcome of the 1932 presidential contest between Roosevelt and Hoover was never greatly in doubt . Dispirited Americans swept the fifty-year-old FDR into office in a landslide in both the popular and electoral college votes . Voters also extended their approval of FDR to his party , giving Democrats substantial majorities in both houses of Congress . These congressional majorities would prove vital in Roosevelt 's first year in office .
The Campaign and Election of 1936
FDR entered the 1936 election with a strong , but not invincible , hand . The economy remained sluggish and eight million Americans still
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TRUMAN'S DECISION TO BUILD THE HYDROGEN BOMB
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TRUMAN 'S DECISION TO BUILD THE HYDROGEN BOMB
TRUMAN 'S DECISION TO BUILD THE HYDROGEN BOMB
The decision as to whether the U.S. should make a hydrogen bomb , said Harry Truman , is mine and nobody else 's . But there were a lot of people looking over his shoulder , and they seemed remarkably in agreement on how he should play his hand : they wanted the H-bomb-built . `` I am very unhappy , '' said Dr. Harold Clayton Urey , the Nobel Prizewinning atomic chemist , `` to conclude that the hydrogen bomb should be developed and built . I do not think we should intentionally lose the armaments race ; to do this will be to lose our liberties , and with Patrick Henry , I value my liberties more than I do my life . `` Should the Russians win the race and build the first H-bomb , he added , they might decide that they did not even have to use it . They might say : `` 'We will build these bombs and issue ultimata to the western countries , and the millenium of Communism will be with us immediately ... ' ``
Harold Urey , standing before the Roosevelt Day dinner of the Americans for Democratic Action in New York 's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel , had a right to be heard . His Nobel Prize had been won in 1934 for the discovery of heavy hydrogen , a basic step toward the development both of the first atomic bomb and any hydrogen bomb that may come . He had predicted the date of the Russian atomic bomb explosion far more accurately than had U.S. military or political leaders .
`` I personally hope very much , '' he said , `` that the [ hydrogen ] bombs will not explode . . . However , nature does not behave in the way I should like at times , and so there is no use in engaging in wishful thinking . I think we should assume that the bomb can be built . '' His estimate of the cost of development : $ 100 million .
Others joined in , urging the building of the H-bomb : Elder Statesman Bernard Baruch , Republican Senator John Bricker , Eleanor Roosevelt , Senator Tom Connally .
What , then or who was holding up the President 's decision ? If there were voices inside the Administration counseling against the H-bomb , they did not make their arguments public . Many a Washington correspondent pointed the finger at retiring Atom Boss David Lilienthal , who last week characterized all such stories about him as `` inaccurate , '' but was careful on security grounds not to say just where he did stand .
This week the President made his decision . He ordered work on the H-bomb to go ahead . Harry Truman 's announcement had in it no sabre-rattling swagger , only the reluctant awareness of a duty that had to be done . He knew that he was authorizing construction of the deadliest weapon ever known to man .
White House aides on Tuesday afternoon summoned a dozen reporters , handed them this statement from the President :
`` It is part of my responsibility as commander-in-chief of the armed forces to see to it that our country is able to defend itself against any possible aggressor .
`` Accordingly , I have directed the Atomic Energy Commission to continue its work on all forms of atomic weapons , including the so-called hydrogen or superbomb . Like all other work in the field of atomic weapons , it is being and will be carried forward on a basis consistent with the over-all objectives of our program for peace and security .
`` This we shall continue to do until a satisfactory plan for International control of atomic energy is achieved we shall also continue to examine all those factors that effect our program for peace and this country 's security '' .
MacARTHUR RECEIVES DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL FROM PRESIDENT TRUMAN .
The Democratic candidate for President of the U.S. , campaigning in California , looked out at his Oakland audience , drew a deep breath , and struck hard again last week for his proposal that the U.S. end its hydrogen-bomb tests . To Adlai Stevenson the reaction was a heady surprise : his words triggered a burst of applause and cheers in the crowd of 5,000 . In a week when the Eisenhower tide was rising ( see below ) and Stevenson was searching determinedly for a big issue , the H-bomb argument seemed to be striking fire far more
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George H. W. Bush | whitehouse.gov
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George H. W. Bush
George H. W. Bush , as the 41st President ( 1989-1993 ) , brought to the White House a dedication to traditional American values and a determination to direct them toward making the United States `` a kinder and gentler nation '' in the face of a dramatically changing world .
George Bush brought to the White House a dedication to traditional American values and a determination to direct them toward making the United States `` a kinder and gentler nation . '' In his Inaugural Address he pledged in `` a moment rich with promise '' to use American strength as `` a force for good . ''
Coming from a family with a tradition of public service , George Herbert Walker Bush felt the responsibility to make his contribution both in time of war and in peace . Born in Milton , Massachusetts , on June 12 , 1924 , he became a student leader at Phillips Academy in Andover . On his 18th birthday he enlisted in the armed forces . The youngest pilot in the Navy when he received his wings , he flew 58 combat missions during World War II . On one mission over the Pacific as a torpedo bomber pilot he was shot down by Japanese antiaircraft fire and was rescued from the water by a U. S. submarine . He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for bravery in action .
Bush next turned his energies toward completing his education and raising a family . In January 1945 he married Barbara Pierce . They had six children -- George , Robin ( who died as a child ) , John ( known as Jeb ) , Neil , Marvin , and Dorothy .
At Yale University he excelled both in sports and in his studies ; he was captain of the baseball team and a member of Phi Beta Kappa . After graduation Bush embarked on a career in the oil industry of West Texas .
Like his father , Prescott Bush , who was elected a Senator from Connecticut in 1952 , George became interested in public service and politics . He served two terms as a Representative to Congress from Texas . Twice he ran unsuccessfully for the Senate . Then he was appointed to a series of high-level positions : Ambassador to the United Nations , Chairman of the Republican National Committee , Chief of the U. S. Liaison Office in the People 's Republic of China , and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency .
In 1980 Bush campaigned for the Republican nomination for President . He lost , but was chosen as a running mate by Ronald Reagan . As Vice President , Bush had responsibility in several domestic areas , including Federal deregulation and anti-drug programs , and visited scores of foreign countries . In 1988 Bush won the Republican nomination for President and , with Senator Dan Quayle of Indiana as his running mate , he defeated Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis in the general election .
Bush faced a dramatically changing world , as the Cold War ended after 40 bitter years , the Communist empire broke up , and the Berlin Wall fell . The Soviet Union ceased to exist ; and reformist President Mikhail Gorbachev , whom Bush had supported , resigned . While Bush hailed the march of democracy , he insisted on restraint in U. S. policy toward the group of new nations .
In other areas of foreign policy , President Bush sent American troops into Panama to overthrow the corrupt regime of General Manuel Noriega , who was threatening the security of the canal and the Americans living there . Noriega was brought to the United States for trial as a drug trafficker .
Bush 's greatest test came when Iraqi President Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait , then threatened to move into Saudi Arabia . Vowing to free Kuwait , Bush rallied the United Nations , the U. S. people , and Congress and sent 425,000 American troops . They were joined by 118,000 troops from allied nations . After weeks of air and missile bombardment , the 100-hour land battle dubbed Desert Storm routed Iraq 's million-man army .
Despite unprecedented popularity from this military and diplomatic triumph , Bush was unable to withstand discontent at home from a faltering economy , rising violence in inner cities , and continued high deficit spending . In 1992 he lost his bid for reelection to Democrat William Clinton .
The Presidential biographies on WhiteHouse.gov are from “ The Presidents of the United States
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Reagan and Gorbachev: Warming of a Relationship - latimes
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Reagan and Gorbachev : Warming of a Relationship - latimes
Reagan and Gorbachev : Warming of a Relationship
June 02 , 1988 |STANLEY MEISLER | Times Staff Writer
MOSCOW — A handclasp and a walk in the woods in Geneva . Frigid stares and tight lips in the blustery cold of Reykjavik . The signing in Washington of a historic treaty on medium-range nuclear weapons . And now in Moscow , a walk through the heart of the `` evil empire . ''
The moods and images of the four summits of Ronald Reagan and Mikhail S. Gorbachev have differed in ways both subtle and striking . And the pattern tells the tale of the evolving relationship between the two men and the long-antagonistic nations they lead .
Both leaders proclaimed Wednesday that they have built up trust over four meetings in less than three years . Any doubt about this surely vanished when President Reagan put his arm around Gorbachev in Moscow 's Red Square this week and told a group of Russians nearby , `` I 'm glad we are standing here together like this . ''
Unsteady Growth
But the line of trust has not grown steadily from summit to summit . The mood , in fact , turned so down and dark at the second summit , in Reykjavik , that anyone there could hardly imagine the two men meeting again , let alone embracing each other in genuine warmth less than two years later .
President Reagan met Gorbachev for the first time on Nov. 19 , 1985 , the first day of their celebrated summit in Geneva .
Reagan was 74 years old , a politician who had built his career on rigid , steadfast anti-communism . Four years earlier , in one of his first presidential speeches , he had described the Soviet Union as `` the evil empire '' and had never seemed to change his mind .
But in his second term as President , he was hoping to fix a place in history for himself by starting a disarmament dialogue with America 's most powerful antagonist .
Gorbachev , then 54 , had taken over half a year earlier as leader of the Soviet Union . Not much was known about him . He seemed more sophisticated than previous leaders . He had a shrewd sense of public relations , and he had pledged to transform Soviet society . American Kremlinologists believed he needed a breather in the arms race to salvage his economy .
The image of that first meeting was etched by a handshake and a walk . Gorbachev , wearing a coat and clutching his hat on a wind-chilled morning , rushed to the portico of a mansion by Lake Geneva to take the outstretched hand of President Reagan . The President smiled and seemed to joke .
Gorbachev pointed at Reagan , a show of polite wonder at the hardiness of the President standing in the cold without a topcoat .
Later in the afternoon of the wintry , clouded day , Reagan led Gorbachev in a tranquil walk in the woods by the lake . Their sessions , it was learned later , sometimes bristled with sharpness and bite and produced little , but the cordial handshake and the peaceful walk seemed to tell the world that two very different men had made contact , a start , and that seemed to count for something .
In Moscow on Wednesday , Gorbachev could not keep from reminding Reagan of one of those images . When photographers called on the two leaders to shake hands for the cameras , Gorbachev told the President : `` This recalls our first handshake in Geneva . The spontaneous handshake . The photographers at that time captured the atmosphere . It was a very interesting photo . ''
American officials billed the second meeting between Reagan and Gorbachev at Reykjavik , Iceland , in October , 1986 , as a mini-summit , a kind of trial run for an expected major summit a few months later . But Gorbachev came to Reykjavik prepared to do major business .
The two men , extending their talks for several hours , came close to a dramatic agreement to eliminate half their long-range nuclear weapons in five years and all of them by the end of the century . But the deal foundered on Reagan 's refusal to give up testing for his Strategic Defense Initiative , his cherished plan for a space-based `` Star Wars '' defense against nuclear weapons .
Two Glum Men
Failure and anger lined their features as they stepped
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Walter Mondale's presidential running mate Geraldine ...
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Walter Mondale 's presidential running mate Geraldine Ferraro dies aged 75 | US news | The Guardian
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Walter Mondale 's presidential running mate Geraldine Ferraro dies aged 75
Geraldine Ferraro leaves the legacy of being the first woman vice-presidential candidate on a major US party campaign
Geraldine Ferraro campaigning in Raleigh , North Carolina , in 1984 Photograph : Associated Press
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Geraldine Ferraro , who became the first woman vice-presidential candidate on a major US party ticket , has died , aged 75 .
Ferraro catapulted to national prominence in 1984 when she was chosen by presidential nominee Walter Mondale to run against incumbents Ronald Reagan and George Bush Sr in 1984 .
In the end , Reagan won 49 of 50 states , the largest landslide since Franklin D Roosevelt 's first re-election over Alf Landon in 1936 . But Ferraro had forever sealed her place as trailblazer for women in national politics in 1984 .
She paved the way for Hillary Clinton 's historic presidential bid in 2008 and Republican John McCain 's choice of a once obscure Alaska governor , Sarah Palin , as his running mate . Mondale said she was `` a remarkable woman and a dear human being '' . `` She was a pioneer in our country for justice for women and a more open society . She broke a lot of moulds and it 's a better country for what she did . ''
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Wilson announces his 14 Points - Jan 08, 1918 - History.com
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Wilson announces his 14 Points - Jan 08 , 1918 - HISTORY.com
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In an address before a joint meeting of Congress , U.S. President Woodrow Wilson discusses the aims of the United States in World War I and outlines his “ 14 Points ” for achieving a lasting peace in Europe . The peace proposal called for unselfish peace terms from the victorious Allies , the restoration of territories conquered during the war , the right to national self-determination , and the establishment of a postwar world body to resolve future conflict . The speech was translated and distributed to the soldiers and citizens of Germany and Austria-Hungary and contributed significantly to their agreeing to an armistice in November 1918 .
After the war ended , Wilson traveled to France , where he headed the American delegation to the conference at Versailles . Functioning as the moral leader of the Allies , Wilson struggled to orchestrate a just peace , though the other victorious Allies opposed most of his 14 Points . The final treaty called for stiff reparations payments from the former Central Powers and other demanding peace terms that would contribute to the outbreak of World War II two decades later . However , Wilson ’ s ideas on national self-determination and a postwar world body were embodied in the treaty . In 1920 , he was awarded the Nobel Peace Price for his efforts .
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World indoor bowls champion Andy Thomson no fan of clock ...
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World indoor bowls champion Andy Thomson no fan of clock watch bowls - Sport - Norwich Evening News
World indoor bowls champion Andy Thomson no fan of clock watch bowls
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Andy Thomson prepares for his defence of the world indoor singles title at Potters . Picture : James Bass
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Defending world indoor bowls champion Andy Thomson has hit out at the sport ’ s new ‘ Shot Clock ’ , which will be in action at the Fred Olsen Cruise Lines World Championships for the first time at Potters Leisure Resort next week .
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One major change which Hopton will instantly notice are large digital clocks placed at each end of the famous blue rink .
They will come into use for the world singles , which Thomson won for the third time last year , when it gets under way on Monday , clicking down from 30 seconds as soon as a wood comes to rest . If the next wood is not bowled when the 30 seconds is up , a loud horn will sound and that delivery will be deemed to be dead .
World Bowls Tour chief Richard Maddieson insists the idea was a success when pioneered at the Scottish Open in November , the added tension making the game more exciting for spectators and – more importantly – TV audiences . But Thomson , who was made an MBE in the New Year ’ s Honours list for services to sport , believes it is a bad move – and has data to back up his case .
“ I don ’ t like it at all , ” he said . “ I personally don ’ t think it ’ s a good innovation to the sport .
“ I feel I ’ m speeding my game up and I ’ m not by any means a slow player . I ’ ve had a look at my tapes from last year and it was taking me on average 26 seconds to go down to the other end , quickly look at the head and get on to the mat and play my bowl . So that gives me a four second gap .
“ Basically now , when my opponent ’ s bowl comes to rest , I can only quickly look at it . Normally we are giving ourselves a quick check of the angles we need to play etc , but we just don ’ t have time to do that now . I just feel it ’ s rushing the game a little bit . ”
Thomson feels the game clock becomes a particular issue for the decisive final bowls of each end – and also when the tournament gets towards its climax with the pressures of a world title and potential £45,000 winner ’ s cheque at stake .
“ I had a look at the tape of last year ’ s final against Jason Greenslade and for that the majority of last bowls were way beyond 30 seconds , ” said the man who bridged a 17-year gap to claim his third title at the age of 56 .
“ When it ’ s a big shot , in a final with a lot on the line , you want a chance to think things through and compose yourself – and unfortunately you won ’ t have that .
“ As a professional sportsman you ’ ve got to be able to adapt to any conditions and I will . But I don ’ t like it . ”
Maddieson , however , says the feedback from fans has been almost wholly positive .
“ A lot of people thought I brought it in to speed the game up , ” he said . “ Not so . I brought it in because we thought there needed to be a bit more excitement for the audience and TV viewers . It gives the players an extra dimension to have to think about but it also gives the audience something to focus on when deliveries are being made . It adds a measure of excitement to the match as well .
“ Some players like it , some players don ’ t . But most acknowledge that it ’ s something the sport needs to make it more visually exciting and thrilling , which we hope will give us more TV in the future and add to spectators but also add
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1995 British Open: John Daly Does It Again
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1995 British Open : John Daly Does It Again
By Brent Kelley
John Daly won his second major championship on The Old Course at St. Andrews , proving that he possessed a delicate touch in his short game to negotiate the huge greens and run-ups of the historic links .
This British Open was also one of significant comings and goings : The 1995 British Open was the first played by Tiger Woods , and the last played by Arnold Palmer . Woods , still an amateur , made the cut , but finished well back , shooting 74-71-72-78 -- 295 . Palmer missed the cut with rounds of 83 and 75 , but at least the man who revitalized this championship in the early 1960s got to have his farewell at St. Andrews .
Two veterans , Ben Crenshaw and Tom Watson , opened strong before fading , sharing the first-round lead with Daly and Mark McNulty at 67 . Daly shared the second-round lead with Brad Faxon and Katsuyoshi Tomori , with Constantino Rocca a stroke behind . Daly had a 73 in the third round and fell four strokes off the pace set by Michael Campbell , with Rocca in second two behind Campbell .
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But Campbell struggled to a final-round 76 , leaving Daly and Rocca to battle over the final round . It looked like Daly had the tournament wrapped up when Rocca , who needed a birdie to tie , flubbed a pitch shot on the final hole , leaving the ball in the dreaded Valley of Sin on The Old Course 's No . 18 . But Rocca then proceeded to roll in the most unlikely birdie putt , up and over and down a swale and through the valley , some 65-feet worth of snaking , undulating putt .
Rocca and Daly went into a four-hole playoff , where Daly quickly seized control . Rocca 's chances were completly sunk when he hit into the Road Hole bunker on No . 17 and took three tries to get out . And John Daly was the 1995 British Open winner .
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tennis.com - Martina's Moment
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Martina 's Moment
by : Steve Tignor April 29 , 2013
The biggest story in sports today is Jason Collins 's : The NBA veteran , in an article for Sports Illustrated , became the first male athlete in a major professional team sport in the U.S. to declare publicly that he 's gay . It 's a big deal , and something that many of us have been waiting for . But `` male athlete in a major professional team sport '' is also a pretty big qualifier . This year we 've already had a female athlete in a major team sport , Baylor basketball star Brittney Griner , come out . And it has been more than three decades since tennis 's Martina Navratilova did the same , in 1981 .
The post below was originally meant to be Chapter 19 ( of 20 ) of my book , High Strung , which revolves around the 1981 U.S. Open . The chapter tells the story of Navratilova at that tournament , which turned out to be a crossroads moment in her life . She had become a U.S. citizen that summer , and around the same time had , with some trepidation , made her sexuality public . Navratilova played the Open as an American for the first time , and for the first time was accepted as one . The tournament ended in defeat and tears for her that year , but in many ways it was the start of her great , career-transforming run through the 1980s . The clip above is from Martina 's breakthrough win at the event , a three-set semifinal win over Chris Evert . It was a sign of things to come .
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“ Go back to Russia ! ” —advice screamed in the direction of Martina Navratilova ( formerly of Czechoslovakia ) by an upper-deck U.S. Open heckler in 1981
“ I don ’ t think I would take a vacation at Flushing Meadows , ” Martina Navratilova told the press at the U.S. Open with a laugh . 1981 had been a year of change and tumult for the newly minted American citizen , but she was in a good mood at the moment . She had just beaten her longtime rival Chris Evert , the tournament ’ s top seed and the world ’ s No . 1 player , in a classic three-set semifinal . Now Navratilova would get a chance to play her first U.S. Open final , in front of 18,000 of her adopted countrymen .
But as Navratilova intimated in her press conference , Louis Armstrong Stadium hadn ’ t been a pleasant place for her or her opponent that afternoon . In the middle of the third set , a raffish , tipsy crew of “ known scalpers and gamblers ” in Row Q of the upper deck began to get rowdy . They were drinking , they were screaming , they were cursing , they were brawling with security guards . They were so annoying to the spectators and disruptive to the players that play had to be halted to shut them up . One of them , an Englishman named Philip Greenwood , began to taunt Navratilova obscenely . She answered him with a yell : “ Go have another beer and shut up during the points ! ”
Finally an all-out chase scene began . Police , security guards , and even ushers tore across the bleachers , as everyone else in the stadium , including Evert and Navratilova , stopped to watch . It ended when an usher and St. John ’ s student by the name of Ron Calamari took a flying leap and took one of the rowdies down . When play ensued , it was , to the surprise of most tennis observers , the high-strung Navratilova who recovered her concentration more quickly than the eternally even-keel Evert . Navratilova came back from 2-4 down in the third set to win 6-4 . “ That scuffle in the stands could easily have put me away , ” Navratilova said afterward . Maybe she was finally beginning to feel at home at the Open .
As of 1981 , Navratilova was the women ’ s version of Bjorn Borg in New York . She had won Wimbledon twice and been a dominant player for nearly a decade , but she had never reached the final at Forest Hills or Flushing Meadows . Like her countryman and fellow U.S. transplant Ivan Lendl , she had been stamped with the choker ’ s label . In the previous
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10 Things You May Not Know About Babe Didrikson Zaharias
June 24 , 2016 By Evan Andrews
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Mildred Didrikson Zaharias—better known by the nickname “ Babe ” —was born on June 26 , 1911 , in Port Arthur , Texas . A gifted athlete from a young age , she became one of history ’ s first female sports stars by mastering everything from basketball and track and field to softball , tennis and even bowling . She also broke records as a golfer , winning an unprecedented 82 amateur and professional tournaments before her untimely death at age 45 . Explore 10 fascinating facts about the multi-sport titan that the Associated Press once named the “ Woman Athlete of the Half Century . ”
1 . She dropped out of high school to become an athlete .
Babe Didrikson Zaharias wearing training clothes . ( Credit : New York Times Co./Getty Images )
Didrikson was born into a Norwegian immigrant family on the Gulf Coast of Texas , and earned the nickname “ Babe ” after her mother ’ s habit of calling her “ Min Bebe. ” After spending her youth beating the neighborhood boys in pickup sports games , she became a standout performer on her high school ’ s basketball , baseball , volleyball , tennis , golf and swimming teams . At age 18 , her skills caught the eye of the Employers Casualty Insurance Company , which convinced her to quit school and play for its women ’ s basketball team in the Amateur Athletic Union . It wasn ’ t long before the brash and boastful Babe had staked a claim as the league ’ s top forward . She led her team in scoring during her debut game , and was selected as an all-American for three straight years from 1930 to 1932 .
2 . Didrikson won a team track meet singlehandedly .
Babe Zaharias , born Mildred Ella Didriksen , demonstrates her hurdling technique . ( Credit : Three Lions/Getty Images )
Didrikson ’ s first taste of national celebrity came in 1932 , when she took part in the U.S. women ’ s track and field championships as the lone member of the Employers Casualty team . While the other teams each fielded a dozen or more athletes , Babe singlehandedly competed in eight events ranging from the hurdles and the broad jump to the shot put and the discus throw , often finishing one heat and then immediately rushing to the starting line of another . Despite the obvious disadvantages of being a “ one-girl track team , ” she won five events and amassed enough points to claim the championship . Journalists hailed the victory as one of the greatest accomplishments in amateur sports history . “ Implausible is the adjective that best befits the Babe , ” wrote the New York Times . “ As far as sports are concerned , she had the golden touch of Midas . ”
3 . She set multiple records at the Olympics .
Mildred Babe Didrikson of the USA throws the javelin to win the gold medal during the Women ’ s Track and Field javelin event at the 1932 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles , California . ( Credit : Getty Images )
Following her breakthrough at the track and field nationals , Didrikson participated in the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics in three events : the javelin , the 80-meter hurdles and the high jump . She easily took gold in the javelin with an Olympic record throw of 143 feet , four inches , and set a new world record in the hurdles by crossing the finish line in just 11.7 seconds . Didrikson could have completed a clean sweep by winning the high jump , but she was relegated to a silver medal after the judges ruled that her head had illegally cleared the bar before her body during her final jump—a rule that no longer exists today . She still left Los Angeles with one silver medal and two gold , having set Olympic or world records in every event in which she competed . According to Didrikson biographer Don Van Natta , Jr. , she remains the only female Olympian to have won individual medals in running , jumping and throwing contests .
4 . Didrikson worked as a vaudeville performer .
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TENNIS ; Navratilova Captures Ninth Singles Title
By ROBIN FINN , Special to The New York Times
Published : July 8 , 1990
WIMBLEDON , England , July 7— She straddled the net to acknowledge a badly beaten opponent and then , her courtside courtesies complete , Martina Navratilova sank down on her sore , old knees for an instant of silent communion with the tennis court she loves best .
Navratilova is 33 years old and has been transfixed for the last three of them by a compulsion to make history at Wimbledon by winning a record ninth singles championship . She achieved the object of her obsession on Center Court today by beating Zina Garrison in straight sets .
'' There were no glitches this time ; everything came up nines , '' said Navratilova , who had been defeated by Steffi Graf in the finals for the last two years and began plotting the surest path toward this 1990 final the day after she lost in 1989 . With the victory , she improved her career singles record here to 99-9 .
Navratilova 's cause received some unanticipated assistance from Garrison , who played the first Grand Slam final of her career today , when Garrison knocked Graf from the tournament in the semifinal round . Navratilova showed her gratitude , though , by dismissing Garrison in two virtually trouble-free sets .
Stylish and Wise Play
'' It would have been more fitting to play Steffi , but at the same time , obviously Zina earned her place there , '' said Navratilova , who has competed here for 18 years . '' The event overtakes the person you end up beating . ''
Determined not to be overwhelmed by the occasion until she had succeeded in making it the occasion she wanted to remember , Navratilova played more stylishly and wisely than Garrison in defeating the 26-year-old Texan , 6-4 , 6-1 , in their 75-minute final . Navratilova 's record against Garrison improved to 28-1 with the victory that brought her an 18th Grand Slam singles title and earned her a $ 354,674 top prize .
'' She was a step ahead of me the whole time , '' said Garrison , significant flattery from the woman generally considered to be the nimblest player in women 's tennis . Garrison also noticed that Navratilova , despite the momentous situation , was far from nervous .
Garrison said , `` I think if you play somebody and beat them 28 times and they 've only beaten you once , I know I 'm more relaxed when I play players I 've beaten a lot . ''
Garrison admitted that the prospect of appearing on Center Court for her first Grand Slam final against a woman who had already been successful there in 8 of her 10 visits was a daunting one . She said she was not distracted by the presence of Althea Gibson , a two-time Wimbledon champion and the only other black woman to appear in a Wimbledon final , who appeared in the Royal Box in the same tracksuit she had worn to Garrison 's morning practice .
'' I was really happy Althea was here , but it did n't affect me in any way , '' said Garrison , who thought she played too feebly to worry Navratilova . '' My returning serve was n't working as well as I would have liked , and you know , she was the most aggressive . She went out and she went for it ; I think I was a tad too laid back . With a player like Martina , who 's aggressive , your adrenaline needs to be a little bit high . ''
Garrison said there was never a doubt in her mind that it would require a monumental performance to detour Navratilova today .
'' I ca n't even comprehend winning one Wimbledon ; it 's amazing that someone can do this . '' Garrison said . '' She really believes this is her court and that no one can take it away from her . ''
'Going for Double Digits '
By adding a ninth silver plate to the eight she began collecting here in 1978 , Navratilova broke a record she had shared for the last three years with Helen Wills Moody , the octogenarian who won her eighth and final Wimbledon title in 1938 .
'' I think people like to see history being made , '' Navratilova said . '' Now I 'm going for double digits
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Famous Olympians
Olympians ‧ since 1850 ‧ Birthday-Anniversaries
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This project is a place to list famous and `` historic '' Olympians and perhaps connect them to Geni profiles .
Youngest Olympic Champions in History
The youngest athlete to participate at the Modern Olympics was Dimitrios Loundras of Greece who was 10 years , 216 days old when he competed in men 's team parallel bars gymnastics at the 1896 Games in Athens .
Inge Sørensen of Denmark was 12 yrs , 24 days old when she won a bronze medal in the 200m Breaststroke in 1936 .
The youngest athlete to win a gold Marjorie Gestring of the United States who was 13 years , 267 days old when she won the women 's springboard diving event at the 1936 Summer Games in Berlin .
Barbara Pearl Jones won gold at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics . At 15 years old , she is still the youngest track and field gold medalist in history .
Marjorie Gestring won gold for the United States diving team in the 1936 Berlin Games when she was only 13 years old . Due to the war , she was unable to defend her title .
Nadia Elena Comaneci was the first gymnast to get a perfect score at the Olympics , she was also the youngest to win the all-around title at only 14 years old during the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games .
Bob Mathias was able to overcome his inexperience to win the Decathlon at the 1948 London Games easily at just 17-years old , and without knowing many of the rules of the event .
Eleanor Simmonds is the youngest Paralympic Champion , winning gold in the 100 and 400-meters swimming competition for England at only 13 years old . Simmonds continues to train in her hometown of Swansea .
Fu Minxia Olympic diver - winning a gold medal award while in her teens . She won gold in Barcelona 1992 at just 14 years old .
The youngest runner to win the Olympic marathon , as well as the four major marathons , Sammy Wanjiru was only 22 years old when he won in Beijing 2008 . He died two years later in an apparent suicide .
Tara Lipinksi , figure skater , won the gold medal at the 1998 Winter Games when she was only 15 years old . She is still the youngest gold medalist in the Winter Olympic Game history .
Henry Cejudo the youngest ever American wrestling champion ( 21 ) at the Beijing 2008 Olympics . He is expected to defend his title in 2012 despite a short lived retirement .
Dmitry Nelyubin is the youngest cycler to ever win a gold medal at 17 in Seoul 1988 . Unfortunately , Nelybuin would be killed in a street fight in 2005 . His attackers were charged with murder .
Oldest Olympic Champions in History
Oscar Swahn won a gold medal for shooting at the 1912 Olympics , when he was 64 years and 280 days old . At the time of his win , Swahn was 9 months older than Galen Spencer had been when he won his gold medal in 1904 .
The oldest ever Olympian is Oscar Swahn of Sweden . He was 72 years , 281 days old when he competed at the 1920 Olympics in shooting . He also qualified for the 1924 Olympics but withdrew without competing .
Arthur von Pongracz of Austria competed at age 72 in Dressage in 1936 , becoming one of the oldest ever competitors at the Olympics . He was born June 25 , 1864 and competed on August 12-13 , 1936 , - 72 years and 49 days old .
Hiroshi Hoketsu equestrian rider became the oldest Japanese Olympic representative at age 67in Beijing 2008 . Hoketsu first took part in the Olympics in 1964 , and he has also made the team for the 2012 Olympics , where he will be 71 years old .
Louis , Count du Douet de Graville ( 69 years , 95 days ) competed in Equestrian at the 1900 Olympics . He was born February 27 , 1831 , competed June 2 , 1900 .
Galen Carter Spencer was an American who competed in archery at the 1904 Summer Olympics . He won the gold medal in the team competition . He was born September 19 , 1840 , and competed on September 19 , 1904 , which means he competed on his 64th birthday .
Jerry Millner ( born July 5 , 1847 ) was a British shooter
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India and World Cup Hockey
Hockey World Cup better known as Hockey World Championship is a most popular international field hockey competition organized by the International Hockey Federation ( FIH ) . 2014 Hockey World Cup is hosted in Netherlands . Next world Cup will be in 2018 , which will be in India .
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Hockey World Cup is an international field hockey competition organized by the International Hockey Federation ( FIH ) . The tournament commenced in the year 1971 . It is also known as the Hockey World Championships .
Hockey World Cup is held every four years , bridging the four years between the Summer Olympics . Five countries have dominated the event 's history . Pakistan is the most successful team , having won the tournament four times . The Netherlands have won three titles , and Germany and Australia have each won two titles . India won the tournament once .
There is also a Women 's Hockey World Cup , which has been held since 1974 and was organized by the International Federation of Women 's Hockey Associations ( IFWHA ) until 1981 , when the governing bodies merged into the current International Hockey Federation in 1982 .
The 2010 Hockey World Cup was held in India from February 28 to March 13 at New Delhi 's Dhyan Chand National Stadium . Australia defeated Germany in 2-1 in the final , to win their second World Cup title . And in the 2014 , the Hockey World Cup is hosted in Netherlands , with the name `` Rabobank Hockey World Cup The Hague 2014 '' . Next World Cup Hockey will be in India .
History of Hockey World Cup
The Hockey World Cup was first conceived by Pakistan 's Air Marshal Nur Khan . He proposed his idea to the FIH under the name of Patrick Rowley , the first editor of World Hockey magazine . Their idea was approved on October 26 , 1969 , and adopted by the FIH Council at a meeting in Brussels on April 12 , 1970 . The FIH decided that the inaugural World Cup would be held in October 1971 , in Pakistan . However , political issues would prevent that first competition from being played in Pakistan . Pakistan and India had been at war with each other only six years earlier . When Pakistan invited India to compete in the tournament , a crisis arose . Pakistanis , led by cricketer Abdul Hafeez Kardar , protested against India 's participation in the Hockey World Cup . Given the intense political climate between Pakistan and India , the FIH decided to move the tournament elsewhere . In March 1971 , the FIH decided to move the first Hockey World Cup to the Real Club de Polo grounds in Barcelona , Spain , which was considered a neutral and peaceful European site .
The FIH has set no requirements or limitations on the size of the competition . The 1971 Cup included only ten nations , the smallest World Cup to date . The 1978 Cup featured fourteen nations . The 2002 Cup featured sixteen nations , the largest World Cup to date . The remaining 9 World Cups have featured 12 nations . The first three tournaments were held every two years . The 1978 Cup was the only tournament held three years from the previous tournament . Since 1982 , the tournament has been held every four years , halfway between the Summer Olympics field hockey competition . The 2006 Hockey World Cup was held at the Warsteiner Hockey Park , Germany from September 6 to September 17 . Germany won for the second time , defeating Australia 4-3 in the final .
India 's Performance at the Hockey World Cup
It has been 27 years since India won any medal at the World Cup . Only 3 Indians , Mohinder Singh , Rajinder Singh and Mukesh Kumar have scored more than 2 goals in a single World Cup match . Only 2 Indians , Ashok Kumar , son of legendary Dhyan Chand , and Dhanraj Pillai , have participated in 4 World Cup tournaments . In the first 3 World Cups , India lost only one match during the entire tournament . In the 1986 and 1990 World Cups , India won only one match during the entire tournament . India has won only one Hockey World Cup to date , in 1975 .
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US Open Championship History - Golf Odds | Leaderboard
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US Open Championship History
The first ever US Open took place in 1895 and was played at the nine-hole Newport Golf and Country club in Rhode Island , USA . It was played over 36 holes with only 11 players taking part . The eventual winner was an Englishman named Horace Rawlins who scored a total of 173 . For the next three years the US Open maintained the same format of four rounds around a nine-hole golf course before moving to four rounds around an 18-hole course in 1898 , the format that is maintained still today .
Despite very modest beginnings the US Open really began to capture the interest of the American people during the early part of the 20th century . The US Open Championship had been dominated by professional golfers from England and Scotland playing amongst American amateurs . This was until an American amateur named John McDermott won the Championship back-to-back in 1911 and 1912 . These victories kick started an American dominance , which has been maintained ever since , with home born players winning 84 US Open Championships since 1911 .
The US Open was first opened up to spectators in 1922 at the Skokie Country Club ( Illinois ) but it was the preceding years that would really spark interest from the general public . Between 1923 and 1930 the US amateur Bob Jones won the US Open Championship four times , and as his style of play began to impress fans the profile of the competition increased .
The US Open is now firmly established as one of the best known golf championships in the world and has been one of the four majors since the inception of professional golf during the 1950s . Over the years some of the best known names in the history of golf have had their name inscribed on the US Open trophy .
Famous US Open Winners
Jack Nicklaus , probably the most famous golfer of them all , won the US Open a joint record four times during a career which saw him play in 44 consecutive Championships between 1957 and 2000 . Nicklaus was very unlucky not to make it five victories in the US Open when he lost out to Lee Trevino in the 1971 Championship .
Other US Open players who have won the Championship four times include Willie Anderson , Bob Jones and Ben Hogan . Tiger Woods will be attempting to join this illustrious list of great players in 2011 as he bids for his 15th Major . The Tiger of old resurfaced in the final few rounds at the Masters and he 'll be aiming to take his new found form to the Congressional County Club on June 16th .
In more recent memory , Hale Irwin won the Championship a total of three times between 1974 and 1990 and on his final victory become the oldest ever US Open champion at the age of 45 .
The South African Ernie Els threatened to dominate the title when winning it in 1994 and 1997 but has since failed to make an impact . The Big Easy can never be ruled out and it would be no surprise to see him come back to Major form at the 2013 US Open .
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1985 PGA Championship Tournament Summary and Scores
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1985 PGA Championship Tournament Summary and Scores
By Brent Kelley
Updated August 07 , 2015 .
Hubert Green won the 1985 PGA Championship , overtaking 36-hole leader Lee Trevino in the third round when Trevino shot 75 to Green 's 70 . That gave Green a 3-stroke lead beginning the final round .
Trevino made a move early with an eagle on the fifth hole , and took a 1-shot lead . But over the remainder of his round Trevino had six bogeys . Although Trevino and Green were still tied after 14 holes , Trevino then bogied the 15th and 17th holes .
Green wound up shooting a solid 72 in Round 4 , which was good enough to win by two strokes over Trevino .
The win was Green 's second major championship victory , after the 1977 U.S. Open . And it was also the last of Green 's 19 PGA Tour titles .
The 1985 PGA Championship was the last one played by Gary Player .
1985 PGA Championship Scores
Results from the 1985 PGA Championship golf tournament played at the par-72 Cherry Hills Country Club in Cherry Hills Village , Colorado :
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Evolution of the Breeders' Cup - ESPN.com
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Evolution of the Breeders ' Cup
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There was no shortage of stars , from Kelso and beyond to Secretariat , Forego , Spectacular Bid and John Henry . Racing may have given up its place on the front burner of American sport as the NFL , driven by ingenious marketing and , the NBA gained market share alongside Major League Baseball .
But , even though the milk-and-honey era that was racing in the '70s saw three winners of the Triple Crown , the sport flagged , began to fray at the edges , yield to shadows cast by the soaring NFL . Change was heavy with an ill wind that still blows cold .
Television was -- and remains -- the most valuable of marketing tools , but they reasoned that exposure of racing on television would keep patrons away from the racetrack .
It was an entirely different sporting world in the early '80s with a playing field level at first but landscaped by insight , foresight , vision and money not universally shared . Almost none of what applies now was germane then . Cable television was in its infancy and primarily local . Legal gaming was local and restricted to Nevada and Atlantic City . Simulcasting was an experiment . The Internet no more than a foreshadowing of what it would become . Personal computers were crude , limited and widely expensive . Phones were still dumb . Twitter was a speech impediment and a blog was something unspeakable sucked from deep in a clogged pipe . Social media was a top-end sound system , a bottle of good wine and a Saturday night date .
The nation came to a standstill for `` Monday Night Football . '' The Super Bowl was becoming an international holiday . A heavyweight championship fight was a huge , pay-per-view spectacle that dominated the news weeks in advance . But if someone wished to see a horse race , bet on a horse or spend an afternoon in the company of kindred spirits , the local racetrack was the only game in town and often required travel . Off-track betting was established widely only in New York and even there it was crude and distasteful .
Racing 's movers and shakers of that era surveyed the landscape and neither moved nor shook . Television was -- and remains -- the most valuable of marketing tools . But , they reasoned , employing a sort of pre-Neanderthal brain freeze , the availability of racing on television would keep patrons away from the racetrack .
The metamorphosis of the shrinking media did not happen overnight . At the outset of the '80s , the print media remained robust and racing remained prestigious with most sports editors , a key source for entries , results , selections and daily coverage . News cycles were limited . Sports sections sold papers and racing information was important to the product , particularly in established markets . Press boxes in New York , California , Florida , Maryland , New Jersey and Kentucky were vibrant -- travel destinations as these tracks hosted major races in a seasonal rotation . Others -- Cleveland , Detroit and San Francisco were staffed by writers and handicappers . Racing 's print media was still a long way from passing the wrong way through the looking glass . The destination was , however , inevitable . But newspapers , as decision makers the media grew younger and timid , followed television 's lead . Racing 's most important leaders eschewed television outside the Triple Crown . Racing depended upon newspapers , and newspapers had already begun to decline .
It made no sense to a handful of Kentucky breeders , led by John Gaines and John Nerud , that as other sports built dramatic momentum toward a finale , racing 's various titles were decided piecemeal and primarily in New York . There was no equivalent to the Super Bowl or World Series , only occasional television exposure . It did n't get better than a seven-game series , but racing allowed for no such drama . Racing 's most marketable and popular events were confined to the spring .
Finally , moving and shaking in racing actually resulted in things being shaken and moved . In 1982 ,
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Super Bowl History 1980 - 1989
Super Bowl XIV
Chuck Noll 's Pittsburgh Steelers would repeat to win Super Bowl 14 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena , California on January 20th , 1980 against Ray Malavasi 's LA Rams . Terry Bradshaw took home MVP for the second straight year as the Steelers won their 4th Super Bowl before any other team had won three . John Stallworth and Lynn Swan each caught touchdowns , while Franco Harris ran for two . Dave Elmendorf , Rod Perry , and Eddie Brown intercepted three Bradshaw passes , but it was n't enough . Lawrence McCutcheon connected with Ron Smith on a halfback pass but quarterback Vince Ferragamo could n't make the big throw for the Rams . Unsung hero , Larry Anderson , had 162 return yards setting up the Steeler win , 31-19 .
Super Bowl XV
Tom Flores ' Oakland Raiders beat Dick Vermeil 's Philadelphia Eagles , 27-10 , in Super Bowl 15 on January 25th , 1981 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans . Ron Jaworski had 291 yards , but was intercepted by linebacker Rod Martin three times . Jim Plunkett threw three touchdowns in Super Bowl Fifteen ; an 80 yard bomb to Kenny King , and two shorter scores to Cliff Branch . An Eagle defense led by John Bunting and Herman Edwards could n't slow Plunkett and Mark Van Eeghen ( 75 yards ) . Ted Hendricks , Matt Millen , Dave Browning , and Martin led the stout Raider defense .
Super Bowl XVI
On January 24 , 1982 Super Bowl 16 was played in Pontiac , Michigan at the Pontiac Sliverdome . Bill Walsh 's San Francisco 49ers faced Forrest Gregg 's Cincinnati Bengals . MVP , Joe Montana , inched his Forty-Niners into Super Bowl Sixteen by completing a last second touchdown to Dwight Clark in the NFC Title Game , known as `` The Catch '' . Montana took home MVP honors , throwing one touchdown to Earl Cooper , while running for another . Ray Wersching had a Super Bowl record 4 field goals . Ken Anderson brought the Bengals roaring back with a touchdown run and pass to Dan Ross . But early turnovers by Chris Collinsworth and Anderson were too much to overcome as Eric Wright , Lynn Thomas , Ronnie Lott , and Dwight Hicks led San Francisco 's defense to victory .
Super Bowl XVII
On January 30th , 1983 , Joe Gibbs ' Washington Redskins beat Don Shula 's Miami Dolphins 27-17 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena , California . Super Bowl 17 MVP , John Riggins , rushed for a record 166 yards , and Joe Theismann threw two touchdowns , to Alvin Garrett and Charlie Brown , leading the Redskin comeback in the second half . Miami 's 17 Super Bowl Seventeen points came in the first half ; a 76 yard touchdown pass from David Woodley to Jimmy Cefalo , a short field goal by Uwe Von Schamann , and a 98 yard kickoff return by Fulton Walker . Vernon Dean and Mark Murphy led the Washington defense that held Woodley and Don Strock to 4-17 passing .
Super Bowl XVIII
Joe Gibbs ' Washington Redskins were back as Defending Champs for Super Bowl 18 in Tampa , Florida on January 30th , 1983 . Super Bowl Eighteen was different for Joe , as Tom Flores ' Los Angeles Raiders blew-out Joe Theismann ( 2-ints ) , John Riggins ( 64-yds ) and the rest of the Redskins , 38-9 , in the Super Bowl 's most lopsided contest yet . Marcus Allen literally ran away with Super Bowl MVP , compiling over 200 total yards and two touchdowns , with a record 192 rushing . Derrick Jensen blocked a punt for a touchdown and linebacker Jack Squireck returned an interception for a score to end the half . Jim Plunkett tossed a TD to Cliff Branch adding fuel to the fire .
Super Bowl XIX
On January 20th , 1985 Don Shula 's Miami Dolphins played Bill Walsh 's San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl 19 at Stanford Stadium in Stanford , California . Two of the NFL 's greatest quarterbacks of all time , Dan Marino and Joe Montana , led their respective teams into what promised to be an offensive explosion . But Walsh 's Nickel Defense held Marino well below season averages while the Dolphins could n't coral Super Bowl Nineteen MVP Joe Montana ( 361 yards , 4 total touchdowns ) , Roger Craig ( 3 scores
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Nijinsky II Derby Winner
Nijinsky
In 2000 , British racing aficionados voted Nijinsky as their Horse of the Millenium . It was a tremendous honor considering that so many great horses have made their mark on the British horse racing scene over the last century . But the 2000 poll conducted by the Sun newspaper spoke loud and clear -- Nijinsky was the horse the people loved the most .
It 's easy to say that Nijinsky was pegged for greatness at birth . As the son of two winners of the prestigious Queen 's Plate race ( Northern Dancer and Flaming Page ) , Nijinsky had an excellent gene pool in his favor . But his amazing performances over a sterling 13-year span would clearly mark Nijinsky as one of the greatest of the greats .
Incidentally , the name Nijinsky II was recorded simply for registration purposes . To his legion of fans around the world , he was known simply as the one and only Nijinsky .
During his standout career , Nijinsky blazed a trail like no other horse before him . He was the first horse to win the coveted English Triple Crown in 35 years , after capturing the Epsom Derby , St. Leger Stakes and the Two Thousand Guineas in 1970 . That same year , Nijinsky was honored as Europe 's Horse of the Year . He also shattered the European Earnings record after winning $ 677,177 , Nijinsky was later syndicated for a world record sum of $ 5.4 million .
In 1969 , Nijinsky began his career as two-year-old in Curragh , Ireland , where he won the Erne and Railway Stakes , followed by the Anglesey Stakes and finally the Beresford Stakes to cap his career as a two-year-old . With his victories , Nijinksy was heralded as the two-year-old champion of both Ireland and England .
He also began his career as a three-year-old in Curragh where he won the Gladness Stakes . He followed this up with the Two Thousand Guineas to capture the first jewel of the Triple Crown . His next two races were easy victories for the muscular thoroughbred as he left the field eating his dust in the English Derby and the Irish Sweeps Derby . The prestigious King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes in Ascot came next , where Nijinsky faced an elite and older field that included the 1969 Epsom Derby winner , Blakeney . Despite that , Nijinsky would defeat this heralded field and , with his jockey , Lester Piggott , would gain consideration as the most formidable horse and jockey combo ever .
An attack of ringworm after that victory left Nijinsky inactive for a significant period . Despite that , Nijinsky captured the St. Leger Stakes upon his return to complete the Triple Crown , the first to do so since Bahram accomplished the feat 35 years earlier .
In the world-famous Prix de l�Arc de Triomphe in Paris , Nijinsky would suffer his first defeat , losing by a head by Sassafras . Many pundits blamed his jockey , Piggott , for what critics claimed was a sloppy performance . However , in his final race , the Champion Stakes , Nijinsky would again finish second , signaling the fact that the end had arrived for the champion colt .
After his retirement , Nijinsky was assigned as a stud at the Claiborne Farm in Kentucky , with his owners earnestly hoping that the great horse could pass on his strength , stamina and incredible will to win .
In 1970 , a film was released commemorating Nijinsky 's brilliant racing career . Orson Welles was the film 's narrator . The film was later released in VHS video format in 1988 .
Bookmakers
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Baseball History in 1903: The First World Series
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Which team won baseball's first World Series of the 60s?
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Baseball History in 1903 : The First World Series
1903 Leaders & Numbers 1902 1904 1900s
1903 The First World Series
Both the American and National Leagues finally agree to co-exist in peace , leading to an inaugural `` world 's championship '' between the two pennant winners .
On January 9 , 1903 , the hatchet was finally buried . It was on this day in Cincinnati that the powers that be for both the National and American Leagues began the process of co-existing harmoniously , ending two years of bitter fighting . Gone would be the player raids , the cutthroat crosstown rivalries and the clandestine undermining of each other .
Although nothing was said about the leagues playing one another—be it as regular season interleague play or postseason competition—the door was certainly propped open more widely than ever for the possibility .
Ironically , it was the National League—the established entity of big league baseball—that more or less waved the white flag to the relatively infant American League , singularly run by Ban Johnson . Talent and attendance had both swayed in favor of the AL , and there was still ongoing pilferage of NL rosters . Jack Chesbro , Jesse Tannehill , Willie Keeler and Sam Crawford had already defected to the junior circuit since the end of the 1902 season , and AL owners were closing in on signing Christy Mathewson , Tommy Leach , Vic Willis and Sam Mertes , among others . To stop the bleeding , the NL decided to put the emergency brakes on the feud and meet with Johnson .
Though the Cincinnati talks supposedly provided a level playing field between the leagues , there was no mistaking that Johnson and his AL owners were firmly in charge .
The NL magnates gave it the good ol ’ college try anyway .
Johnson was initially asked by NL executives , led by president Harry Pulliam , to merge the two leagues—eliminating the four AL franchises doing business in NL cities , while allowing the other four to continue as part of a 12-team National League . An incredulous Johnson quickly rejected the idea and walked out , only to return four days later with his own list of demands—many of which he ’ d get . Johnson demanded that all existing player contracts be honored , allowing AL teams to hold onto the players snapped up from the NL ; in return he would stop the player raids . Johnson also pledged not to follow through on his threat to move the Detroit Tigers to Pittsburgh—but only on the condition that he could move his tampered Baltimore franchise to New York . The NL reluctantly , though not unaminouslyJohn Brush , who helped scuttle the Baltimore Orioles and now owned the New York Giants—where most of the released Orioles wound up—vehemently decried the AL ’ s move to New York . , agreed to these key issues .
Out of the Cincinnati talks came the National Agreement , the bylines of which both leagues would be run ; and the National Commission , an executive group of three representatives from both leagues that would rule over the game . The three elected to the Commission were Johnson and two NL executives : Pulliam and Cincinnati Reds owner Garry Herrmann . On the surface , the AL appeared outnumbered 2-to-1 within the Commission , but it was a deceptive facade ; Herrmann , a long-time pal of Johnson , brought a more impartial voice to balance out the trio .
The negotiating power and dominating presence of Ban Johnson proved one thing as the new season proceeded in April : It was he who now ran the whole show .
The shortest end of the peace stick would not be reserved for the NL , but for the players . They once considered Ban Johnson their savior for thumbing his nose at the reserve clause and encouraging them to jump to his fledgling circuit . But the AL-NL peace treaty also brought agreement by both leagues to respect each other ’ s roster sovereignty and , therefore , the reserve clause . The players were once again perpetually chained and enslaved to the owners .
Of all the teams hit hard by the pre-peace player movement following the 1902 season , no one was hit harder than the Pittsburgh Pirates—ironically , the team that had been least touched by player raids the year before . Defecting to the New York Highlanders were starting pitchers Jack Chesbro and Jesse Tannehill , who combined for 48 of Pittsburgh ’ s stunning 103 wins in 1902 . The remaining starters—led by
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Movie History at Stoke Park | Luxury 5 Star Hotel, Spa ...
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Which Bond movie used Stoke Poges golf club for some location shots?
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Movie History at Stoke Park | Luxury 5 Star Hotel , Spa & Golf in Buckinghamshire
Movie History
Movie History
`` From Bond to Bridget Jones , Stoke Park is amongst Hollywood ’ s hottest – and its right on our doorstep '' - Wedding Ideas
Stoke Park has always had a close relationship to Pinewood Studios ( four miles away ) and the British film industry . Two James Bond movies , Goldfinger ( 1964 ) and Tomorrow Never Dies ( 1997 ) were filmed at Stoke Park . The epic duel between James Bond ( Sean Connery ) and Goldfinger ( Gert Frobe ) is still considered to be the most famous game of golf in cinematic history .
The famous ‘ mini break ’ and rowing scenes from Bridget Jones ’ s Diary ( 2001 ) were filmed in the Great Hall , Lakes and The Pennsylvania Suite with Hugh Grant , Renée Zellweger and Colin Firth .
In 2004 , three movies were released all featuring Stoke Park : Wimbledon , Bride & Prejudice and Matthew Vaughn ’ s Layer Cake . In Wimbledon , Paul Bettany is featured on the grass tennis courts . Layer Cake featured Stoke Park in many scenes including the dramatic ending with Daniel Craig and Sienna Miller , filmed on The Mansion ’ s front steps . Bride & Prejudice , a Bollywood reworking of Jane Austen 's classic novel , featured shots throughout the grounds .
Guy Ritchie ’ s 2008 movie RockNRolla also featured the grass tennis courts and the 21st green . The Stoke Park estate once again featured in W.E. , Madonna 's 2011 film about the romance between Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson and its effect of a modern day New Yorker ..
Dead of Night - 1945
Two golfers , having fallen for the same woman battle it out in style on the golf course . They decide to play 18 holes who ever loses would leave the area for good . The location , none other than Stoke Park .
James Bond - 007
The third and eighteenth movies in the James Bond series of feature films , Goldfinger ( 1964 ) and Tomorrow Never Dies ( 1997 ) , were filmed in and around the mansion and on our championship golf course .
Goldfinger - 1964
It would be only a matter of time before James Bond 's creator Ian Fleming would inject his passion for golf into a 007 adventure , and in his seventh Bond novel , published in 1959 , he had his hero face-off against a villain with the Midas touch .
In the novel Goldfinger , Bond finds himself very much in the rough when playing against Auric Goldfinger , international jeweller , gold smuggler and golf cheat .
Set at the fictional Royal St Mark 's at Sandwich in Kent ( although a rather transparent use of Fleming 's own club , Royal St George 's ) , 007 narrowly escapes defeat by bringing a little gamesmanship of his own into play .
The golf match for the film version Goldfinger ( 1964 ) was shot at Stoke Park , and remains cinema 's most famous golfing scene . Sean Connery 's agent 007 is pitted against Auric Goldfinger , in the monumental form of the late Gert Frobe - complete with Plus Fours !
After catching Goldfinger cheating , Bond switches balls on his opponent during the match . Realising that Bond is attempting to interfere in his affairs , Goldfinger motions to Oddjob , his deadly Korean manservant and caddie , to sever the head of a nearby statue with his steel-rimmed bowler . Bond is suitably impressed , but wonders what the club secretary will have to say . Goldfinger explains smugly , `` Oh nothing Mister Bond - I own the club ! ''
Tomorrow Never Dies - 1997
Stoke Park was proud to welcome back Bond in 1997 when scenes filmed at Stoke Park . The film crew and technicians converted our Ballroom into Bond 's hotel room in Hamburg .
James Bond ( Pierce Brosnan ) learns billionaire media mogul Elliot Carver is manipulating world events via an exclusive flow of information through his satellite system reaching all corners of the planet . With a stealth battleship sinking a British naval vessel , Carver sees that the Chinese are blamed .
Crashing Carver 's party in Hamburg , Bond meets `` journalist '' Wai Lin , later revealed as a Chinese agent .
In a brief tryst , filmed at the club , Bond renews his past relationship
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Sporting dominance | Motor Sport Magazine
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How many races did Ed Moses win in succession between '77 and '87?
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Sporting dominance | Motor Sport Magazine
Sporting dominance
by Paul Fearnley on 7th November 2013
Mission Complete in the 2.40 at Chepstow : there could be no better name for AP McCoy ’ s 4000th winner . Destiny called .
Except that the seven-year-old gelding was withdrawn because the going was deemed too soft .
Domination in sport , apparently robust , is in fact fragile . Failure , so much easier to attain , can overtake you , trip and blind-side you at the drop of a clutch , catch or shot .
McCoy in 2006
McCoy , who today ( Thursday ) might complete his mission at Lord Hesketh ’ s Towcester Racecourse , is the greatest National Hunt jockey . His victory tally stands almost 1500 proud of the next highest and he is on the verge of his 19th champion jockey title on the trot .
Such longevity and consistency do not sit comfortably with a bone-jarring/breaking sport that has at its heart an unspoken partnership with another sentient , willful and fallible species . No wonder multiple successive race victories are hard to come by in McCoy ’ s world .
It ’ s the same on the flat . Sir Gordon Richards ’ 12 in October 1933 appears to be the best run , although a Puerto Rican stallion called Camarero reportedly won 56 straight between 1953 and ’ 55 .
Individual sports , where you have only yourself to blame if self-motivation , self-reliance and your talent come up short , is a happier home for the sporting hot streak .
Ed Moses , uniquely grooved at 13 strides between the barriers , won 122 consecutive 400m hurdles between 1977 and ’ 87 , while Michael Phelps had gone 10 years unbeaten in 200m butterfly finals by the time Bert le Clos ’ “ beautiful boy ! ” finger-pipped him to gold at London 2012 .
Michael Phelps celebrates his eighth gold medal in during the 2004 Olympics . Photo by Bryan Allison
Despite the more obvious wear and tear of boxing , Julio César Chávez reached 87 and O before being held to a draw by Pernell Whitaker in 1993 . Sugar Ray Robinson ’ s eight-year , 91-bout undefeated streak , including two draws , ended unexpectedly against Britain ’ s Randolph Turpin in 1951 . And Welsh flyweight Jimmy Wilde , known as ‘ The Ghost with the Hammer in his Hand ’ , won 103 in a row before Scotsman Tancy Lee floored him in 1915 .
Racquet sports provide another rich seam for the dominant . Martina Navratilova prevailed in 74 consecutive singles matches in 1984 . Helen Wills Moody , the tennis queen of the 1920s and ’ 30s , strung together at least 158 wins without conceding a set , and her predecessor , La Divine Suzanne Lenglen , successfully netted 182 between 1921 and ’ 26 .
And then there ’ s squash , that most claustrophobic test of fitness and resolve . Pakistan ’ s Jahangir Khan squished 555 consecutive opponents in the first half of the 1980s , and yet Aussie Heather McKay , unbeaten during her 19 years as a professional , is likely to have squished even more .
The search for perfection in team sports , where the cliché holds that you are only as good as your weakest member , is a more complex task . Even Arsène Wenger ’ s Arsenal ‘ Invincibles ’ of 2003- ’ 04 drew 12 of their 38 Premier League fixtures .
A draw being an alien concept to American sport , the Miami Dolphins of 1972 remains the only team to complete a perfect NFL season : 17 and O . And that same year , Wilt ‘ The Stilt ’ Chamberlain ’ s LA Lakers stretched its NBA record to 33 victories on the bounce .
Wilt Chamberlain ( right ) in 1966 during his time with the Philadelphia 76ers
An MLB baseball season is more convoluted , with 162 fixtures per team before the best-of-seven post-season play-offs and World Series , and just once since 1935 has a team won 20 games in a row : the Moneyball Oakland Athletics of 2002 .
Formula 1
Although F1 ’ s calendar is less crowded , it is no less demanding and , I would argue , possesses many more facets capable of sustaining error .
With one man at the apex of a huge team – some number more than 600 staff ( plus those of its main suppliers ) – and in ultimate control of a finely honed
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Bill Finley: Breeders' Cup handicapping analysis - espn.com
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What distance is the Breeders' Cup Sprint?
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Bill Finley : Breeders ' Cup handicapping analysis
21dMatt Hegarty | Daily Racing Form
Breeders ' Cup handicapping analysis
• Bill Finley is an award-winning horse racing writer whose work has also appeared in The New York Times , USA Today and Sports Illustrated .
• To contact Bill , email him at wnfinley @ aol.com
Friday 's Races
Sixth Race : Breeders ' Cup Juvenile Turf
Based on how well the Europeans have performed in North America so far this year , we 're going to go with all foreigners all the time in the Breeders ' Cup turf races . In seven runnings , an American-based horse has won this race only once , and Aidan O'Brien has won it two of the past three years . So let 's go right back with O'Brien 's War Envoy . He 's lost six straight since breaking his maiden but has been competitive in top class races and need not be a star to defeat the Americans . Hootenanny is actually trained in the U.S. by Wesley Ward but has made his past two starts in Europe . He probably is the most talented Euro in the race , but he has never gone beyond six furlongs , and Ward 's strength is not with route horses . Aktabany exited the same race as the top pick and finished only three-quarters of a length behind Hootenanny .
Seventh Race : Breeders ' Cup Dirt Mile
Although this is n't a very creative pick , Goldencents looks like he 's ready to win this race for the second straight year for trainer Doug O'Neill . He has been lightly campaigned this year , has remained in good form , drew the perfect post and has done some of his very best running at this distance and over this track . Fed Biz looks like the main threat , but it 's hard to overlook that Goldencents beat him handily in the Pat O'Brien back at Del Mar . After showing nothing in the Kentucky Derby , Tapiture has come back strong , won two straight and then run second behind the freakishly fast Bayern in the Pennsylvania Derby .
Eighth Race : Breeders ' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf
Osaila did n't beat much in her latest start , a non-graded race , but she more than held her own in her previous start in the Group 1 Moyglare Stud Stakes in Ireland . She has won the past three times Dettori was aboard . Welcome back , Gary Stevens . What a story it would be if the jockey pulled this one off with Sivoliere while coming back from knee-replacement surgery . The filly , entering the Chad Brown barn , was a creditable third in a Group 3 race , her latest outing in France and seems to prefer the type of firm going she should get at Santa Anita . Aidan O'Brien sends out Group 3 winner Qualify , who is likely going to have a hard time overcoming the 14 post .
Ninth Race : Breeders ' Cup Distaff
Untapable 's win in the Cotillion was more on the workman-like side , but do n't forget she was one of the few horses all day to close any ground on a track that was severely speed-biased . Steve Asmussen certainly knows what he 's doing and should have this filly primed for an improved effort . Iotapa has n't been quite the same since her brilliant 10-1/4-length romp in the Vanity , but she will be dangerous if she can run back to that race . Tiz Midnight showed some fight when coming back to miss to Beholder by just three-quarters of a length in the Zenyatta Stakes . I 'm going to take a stand against Close Hatches , who drew poorly and ran miserably in her latest start . She 's not worth taking at a short price .
Saturday 's Races
Fourth Race : Breeders ' Cup Juvenile Fillies
Conquest Eclipse has improved with every start and closed well to finish second behind Angel Renee in the Chandelier . She might have to step it up a notch but certainly seems capable . Top Decile drew poorly ( post 11 ) , but you ca n't ignore the huge run she put in to close from 10th to second in the Alcibiades at Keeneland . She showed speed in her debut and can be closer early . Puca goes from a maiden special weight race to the Breeders ' Cup , but that was no ordinary maiden special . She won by 16 lengths and adds Lasix for
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