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Canada's Quest for Gold

Canada's effort to win gold comes at the expense of other countries by Catherine McNiff Related Links 2010 Winter OlympicsMemorable Olympic MomentsBirth of the Modern…

1500 meters

1500 metersYear Time 1972 Lyudmila Bragina, USSR 4:01.4 WR1976 Tatyana Kazankina, USSR 4:05.48 1980 Tatyana Kazankina, USSR 3:56.6 OR1984 Gabriella Dorio, ITA 4:03.25 1988 Paula Ivan, ROM…

Women's Olympic Snowboarding

HalfpipeYear Points1998Nicola Thost, GER74.62002Kelly Clark, USA47.92006Hannah Teter, USA46.42010 Torah Bright, AUS 45.0Giant Slalom (Discont.) Discontinued after 1998, replaced by Parallel…

1971 Tony Awards

PlaySleuthMusicalCompanyActor—PlayBrian Bedford, The School for WivesActress—PlayMaureen Stapleton, Gingerbread LadySupporting or Featured Actor—PlayPaul Sand, Story TheatreSupporting or…

National League Runs Batted In Through the Years

National League Multiple winners: Hank Aaron, Rogers Hornsby, Sherry Magee, Mike Schmidt and Honus Wagner (4); Johnny Bench, George Foster, Joe Medwick, Johnny Mize and Heinie Zimmerman (3); Ernie…

Honorees

The National Women's Hall of Fame is the only national membership organization that honors and celebrates the achievements of American women. Founded in 1969 in Seneca Falls, New York,…

Valentine's Day History

Pagan festivals, Christian saints, Chaucer's love birds, and the Greeting Card Association of America Roman Roots The history of Valentine's Day is obscure, and further clouded by various…