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1908 Olympics

LondonTop 10 StandingsLeading Medal WinnersTrack & FieldSwimmingTeam SportsArcheryBoxingCyclingFencingFigure SkatingGymnasticsJeu de Paume (court tennis)RowingShootingTennisFreestyle…

Groundhog Day

The Adventures of Punxsutawney Phil, Wiarton Willie, and Pothole Pete   February 2 brings the most-watched weather forecast of the year—and the only one led by a rodent. Legend has it that on this…

The Queen's Birthday

The Queen's public birthday usually falls on the second Saturday in June by Liz Olson Queen Elizabeth in 1958 Related Links Queen Elizabeth II Quiz Queen Elizabeth II…

Ronald Reagan's Inaugural Address

Given on Tuesday, January 20, 1981 Senator Hatfield, Mr. Chief Justice, Mr. President, Vice President Bush, Vice President Mondale, Senator Baker, Speaker O'Neill, Reverend Moomaw, and my…

Top Sports Moments

From one of the worst black eyes in boxing history to Robin Ventura's stunning "Grand Slam Single." by John Gettings, Mike Morrison, & Gerry Brown Van de Velde Collapses | Gray vs. Rose |…

Concluding Note.

Footnotes Concluding Note. We have now passed through the Iliad, and seen the anger of Achilles, and the terrible effects of it, at an end, as that only was the subject of the poem,…

Eddie "the Eagle" Edwards

The comically inept British "ski jumper" by Gerry Brown Eddie "the Eagle" Edwards Related Links 2010 Winter Olympics Memorable Olympic Moments Birth of the Modern Olympics…

William Shakespeare: Winter's Tale, Act III

Act IIIScene IA sea-port in SiciliaEnter Cleomenes and DionCleomenesThe climate's delicate, the air most sweet, Fertile the isle, the temple much surpassing The common praise it bears.DionI…