The First Modern Olympic Hero- Spiridon Louis- 1896 Athens-Marathon Champion
As they were planning the 1896 Athens games, Michel Breal, a French linguist and historian came up with the idea of a long distance race. He even offered to come […]
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Wall Street Journal: London Olympic Projection- USA Ready To Dominate
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304373804577522680312628266.html?grcc=0e6f1fe4915edfdc201bdca4791740b4Z3ZhpgeZ0Z5Z6Z2Z2&mod=WSJ_hpp_sections_sports&grcc2=932ed94f2a5461d4eae10b5d00982485%7E1342741181788%7E18f3b45caef80572d421f68a979bd6dc%7E3b976f4e-35e1-4ceb-97ea-d57af94002eb%7E1342741167168%7E3%7E2%7E0%7E0%7E0%7E5%7E6%7E2%7E0%7E2%7E I will file away these predictions and see how the Wall Street Journal does on their Olympic projections. What does the Wall Street Journal know about sports? […]
Great Western Vacation Day 12 – June 22nd-Across New Mexico/ Petrified Forest photo
We started Day 12 in Albuquerque, New Mexico and headed east across New Mexico, across the panhandle of Texas and into Oklahoma. There were two days on the trip where […]
“That’s One Small Step For A Man, One Giant Leap for Mankind
I was only eight years old on July 20th, 1969 and the day was 43 years ago now. It seems like yesterday. I remember my parents went to visit friends […]
Tom Davis former comedy partner of Al Franken and former SNL Writer Dead at 59
Pirate Vern Law pitches 18 innings in a game- This day in 1955
http://baseballpastandpresent.com/2010/06/30/vern-law-recalls-his-18-inning-masterpiece-from-1955/ Today if a pitcher pitcher throws a complete game rare- Vern Law-1955..18 innings. I loved the days before the pitch counts.
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