The Guillotine Is Used For The First Time In Paris- This Day In 1792
On this day in 1792 the guillotine was used for the first time, in Paris, to execute highwayman Nicolas Jacques Pelletier. The guillotine is used to carry out executions by […]
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Harlem Globetrotter Legend Meadowlark Lemon-81 Today
Former Harlem Globetrotter legend Meadowlark Lemon turns 81 today. Meadowlark played with the Globetrotters from 1955 until 1980. When I was growing up the Harlem Globetrotters stars were Meadowlark and the […]
Rocky Marciano Retires As The Only Undefeated Heavyweight Champ-This Day 1956
On this day in 1956 Rocky Marciano announced he was retiring from boxing. He had turned professional in 1947 and retired with a record of 49-0-0. He had won the […]
The Greatest Athlete To Wear #10 [Pele}
The Greatest Athlete To Wear #10 is Pele. A number of notable #10’s-in soccer- aka football- Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldo, Robert Baggio… and Diego Maradona. It was hard picking between Pele and Maradona for ‘the […]
Omar Vizquel- Baseball Defensive Wizard- 46 Today
Omar Vizquel turns 46 today. Omar Vizquel is one of the finest defensive shortstops in baseball history. He won 9 Gold Gloves in a row and 11 total. He started […]
Library Of Congress Established By POTUS John Adams-This Day 1800
The United States Library of Congress was established on this day in 1800 when President John Adams signed legislation to appropriate $5000 to purchase ‘such books as necessary for the […]
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