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Jimmie Foxx

Born: Oct. 22, 1907Baseball 1B led AL in HRs 4 times and batting twice; won Triple Crown in 1933; 3-time MVP (1932-33,38) with Philadelphia and Boston; hit 30 HRs or more 12 years in a row; 534…

Walter (Buck) Leonard

Born: Sept. 8, 1907Baseball 1B won Negro League championship nine years in a row with the Homestead Grays; hit .391 in 1948 to lead the league; usually batted cleanup behind Josh Gibson; retired at…

The Four Musketeers

French quartet that dominated men's tennis in 1920s and '30s, winning 8 straight French singles titles (1925-32), 6 Wimbledons in a row (1924-29) and 6 consecutive Davis Cups (1927-32)— Jean…

Byron Nelson

Born: Feb. 4, 1912Golfer 2-time winner of both Masters (1937,42) and PGA (1940,45); also U.S. Open champion in 1939; won 19 tournaments in 1945, including 11 in a row; also set all-time PGA stroke…

Dennis Rodman

Born: May 13, 1961Basketball F superb rebounder and defender; also known for dyeing his hair various colors and for getting suspended regularly; in 1997, he was suspended for 11 games for kicking a…

Estelle Getty Biography

actressDied: July 22, 2008Best Known as: actress who played Sophia on the sitcom "The Golden Girls" Deathplace: Los Angeles, California Estelle Getty…

Methods of Execution

The Question: Is the state of Indiana the only state in the United States that uses lethal injection? The Answer: No. Indiana is one of…

Play 1010 Classic for Free!

Flex your spatial reasoning with 1010 Classic! 1010 Classics Instructions How to play: To play, click and drag the blocks onto the grid. When you fill a row or column, the blocks will…

Joe McCarthy

Born: Apr. 21, 1887Baseball first manager to win pennants in both leagues (Chicago Cubs in 1929 and NY Yankees in 1932); greatest success came with Yankees when he won seven pennants and six World…

Red Auerbach

Born: Sept. 20, 1917Basketball 4th winningest coach (regular season and playoffs) in NBA history; won 1,037 times in 20 years; as coach-GM, led Boston to 9 NBA titles, including 8 in a row (1959-66…