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Brian Pillman

(Brian Pillman Weight)pro wrestlerBorn: 5/22/1961Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio Though he had hoped to become a star football player, Pillman found a niche in the garish and hard-partying world of…

Classical Mythology: Road Warrior

Road WarriorClassical MythologyLucky in War, Unlucky in Love: TheseusRoad WarriorA Lot of BullKing Theseus Wants a WifeMidlife Crisis: The Abduction of Helen The dangers on the road from Troezen to…

Andy Kaufman

Andy Kaufman appeared on the inaugural broadcast of Saturday Night Live in 1975, and soon became nationally famous as a comedian who provoked nervous laughter, if any at all. His concert and comedy…

Summer Olympics Through the Years: 1992

BarcelonaTop 10 StandingsLeading Medal WinnersTrack & FieldBoxingGymnasticsSwimmingTennisTeam SportsArcheryBadmintonCanoeingCanoe SlalomCyclingEquestrianFencingJudoModern…

Olympic games

(Encyclopedia) CE6 Olympic games, premier athletic meeting of ancient Greece, and, in modern times, series of international sports contests. The modern revival of the Olympic games is due in a…

1996 Olympics

AtlantaTop 10 StandingsLeading Medal WinnersTrack & FieldBoxingGymnasticsSwimmingTennisTeam SportsArcheryBadmintonBeach VolleyballCanoeingCanoe SlalomCyclingEquestrianFencingJudoModern…

2000 Olympics: Event Results - V

/**/ MEDAL STANDINGS // Choose a sport: Archery Badminton Baseball Basketball Beach Volleyball Boxing Canoe/Kayak Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Field Hockey Gymnastics…

Piper Laurie

(Rosetta Jacobs)actressBorn: 1/22/1932Birthplace: Detroit Early in her acting career, Laurie played lighthearted characters in costume dramas. For her first major role, in The Hustler (1961), she…

Jimi Hendrix

Name at birth: Johnny Allen Hendrix Jimi Hendrix grabbed the electric guitar by the neck and wrestled it into a new era. His feedback-heavy solos and hallucinogenic tunes helped define the…

Jesse Ventura

(James George Janos)politician, actor, professional wrestlerBorn: 7/15/1951Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota Jesse “the Body” Ventura became governor of Minnesota in 1998 after he gained the…