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Gerald Rudolph Ford

Gerald Rudolph FordBorn: 7/14/1913Birthplace: Omaha, Neb. Gerald Rudolph Ford was born Leslie King Jr. in Omaha, Neb., on July 14, 1913, the only child of Leslie and Dorothy Gardner King. His…

Steeplechase or Hurdle Horse

Steeplechase or Hurdle HorseYear 1971 Shadow Brook (7)1972 Soothsayer (5)1973 Athenian Idol (5)1974 Gran Kan (8)1975 Life's Illusion (4)1976 Straight and True (6)1977 Cafe Prince (7)1978…

Outstanding Apprentice Jockey

Outstanding Apprentice JockeyYear 1971 Gene St. Leon1972 Thomas Wallis1973 Steve Valdez1974 Chris McCarron1975 Jimmy Edwards1976 George Martens1977 Steve Cauthen1978 Ron Franklin1979 Cash…

Major League Individual All-Time Hitting Records

(Through 2006) Highest Batting Average, Season—.440, Hugh Duffy, Boston N.L., 1894;.435, Tip O'Neill, St. Louis, A.A., 1887. (Since 1900—.426, Nap Lajoie, Phil. A.L., 1901); 424, Rogers Hornsby, St…

National Recording Registry

In 2002, the Library of Congress took its first step to preserve American sound recordings and selected the first 50 recordings to start a national registry. (Listed in chronological order.)…

The Movies of 2001

About Adam A.I. Artificial Intelligence Ali Along Came a Spider Amelie American Outlaws American Pie 2 America's Sweethearts Amores Perros Angel Eyes The…

84th Indianapolis 500

Date—Sunday, May 28, 2000, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Distance— 500 miles; Course— 2.5 mile oval; Field— 33 cars; Winner's average speed— 167.607 mph; Margin of victory— 7.184 seconds…