Search

Search results

Displaying 221 - 230

Memorable Olympic Moments: 1972 Basketball

Cold War on the Courts U.S. and Russian basketball teams play the most controversial game in Olympic history by Gerry Brown Russian Aleksander Belov scores the controversial winning…

1920 Olympics

AntwerpTop 10 StandingsLeading Medal WinnersTrack & FieldSwimmingTeam SportsArcheryBoxingCyclingEquestrianFencingFigure SkatingGymnasticsModern…

Michael Johnson

Born: Sep 13, 1967Track & Field Shattered world record in 200m (19.32) and set Olympic record in 400m (43.49) to become first man to win the gold in both races in the same Olympic Games at…

William Smokey Robinson

singer, songwriterBorn: 2/19/1940Birthplace: Detroit Grammy Award-winning singer and song-writer known for his falsetto voice and as a premier song-writer with more than 4,000 songs to his credit.…

Modern Olympic Games

The original Olympic Games were celebrated as a religious festival from 776 B.C. until 393 A.D., when Roman emperor Theodosius I banned all pagan festivals (the Olympics celebrated the Greek god…

locomotive

(Encyclopedia) locomotive, vehicle used to pull a train of unpowered railroad cars. Richard Trevithick, a British engineer and inventor, built and operated (1803–4) the first successful steam…

The Federal Minimum Wage Rate

The Question: Is there a web site that tracks the progression of the minimum wage in the United States throughout history? The Answer: Yes. We…

Kentucky Derby Quiz

Kentucky Derby Answer Key 1. How long is the Kentucky Derby? 1 mile 1 1/4 miles 1 1/8 miles 2. Which race is not part of Horse Racing's Triple Crown? Kentucky Derby Kentucky Oaks Belmont…

Summer Olympics Through the Years: 1992

BarcelonaTop 10 StandingsLeading Medal WinnersTrack & FieldBoxingGymnasticsSwimmingTennisTeam SportsArcheryBadmintonCanoeingCanoe SlalomCyclingEquestrianFencingJudoModern…

2018 Winter Olympics: Skeleton

Face first down an icy track Source: AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File Related Links 2018 Winter Olympics Skeleton Through the Years Olympic Preview: Luge Did You Know? American Jennison…