Joe Louis: Breaking The Color Barrier In Golf
His real name was Joseph Louis Barrow. His parents were the children of former slaves. The world knew him as Joe Louis, nicknamed "The Brown Bomber." He was a prize…
His real name was Joseph Louis Barrow. His parents were the children of former slaves. The world knew him as Joe Louis, nicknamed "The Brown Bomber." He was a prize…
He was a rare first ballot Hall of Famer. As a third baseman, they called him "the Human Vacuum Cleaner" and "Mr. Hoover." Brooks Robinson was the best defensive third…
He had a reputation as a fighter, a scrapper. When Billy Martin's playing career ended, he became a scout, a coach, a minor league manager, and a major league manager,…
Mark Twain on losing one's life: "I do not fear death. I had been dead for billions and billions of years before I was born, and had not suffered the…
Andre the Giant appeared in the revisionist fairy tale/adventure The Princess Bride (1987). So did Fred Savage, then a kid actor who only a few years ago offered this remembrance…
He was Leo Ernest Durocher, also known as "Leo the Lip" and "LIppy." To say he was controversial and outspoken is an understatement. Durocher was an infielder who played on…
May 22, 2023 has been declared Harvey Milk Day in the City of Burbank. Harvey Bernard Milk was born on May 22, 1930. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran, small…
The theoretical physicist Richard Feynman was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his contributions to the development of quantum electrodynamics. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates made a video to tell…
The French professional wrestler known worldwide as Andre the Giant was really Andre Rene Roussimoff. For his great size he was also known as "The Eighth Wonder of the World."…
Lieutenant Commander Tammie Jo Shults, former naval aviator, and now retired commercial airline captain, was one of the first female fighter pilots to serve in the United States Navy. She…