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James Oliver EASTLAND, Congress, MS (1904-1986)

Senate Years of Service: 1941-1941; 1943-1978 Party: Democrat; Democrat EASTLAND James Oliver , a Senator from Mississippi; born in Doddsville, Sunflower County, Miss., November 28, 1904; moved…

1977 College Football Recap

Final AP Top 20Bowl Games with Top 20 TeamsMajor Conference ChampionsHeisman Trophy VotingOther Major Award WinnersConsensus All-America Team For the third time in nine years, Notre Dame opened the…

Burial Places of the Presidents

Learn where each deceased U.S. president is buried, from George Washington in Virginia to Ronald Reagan in California. President Burial place Washington Mt. Vernon, Va. J. Adams…

1993 College Basketball Recap

Final AP Top 20Major Conference ChampionsNCAA Tournament (64 teams)NIT Tournament (32 teams)Players of the YearCoaches of the YearConsensus All-America The national championship was lost for…

1998 Season Recap

Volunteer Effort The Tennessee Volunteers did it all wrong in 1998. You don't wait until your star quarterback leaves and then win it all. But the Vols did it backwards this year. One year…

2000 Recap

Trinidad Triumphs A strong argument was given in the constant debate on who boxing's best pound-for-pound fighter is late in 2000. Felix Trinidad, already near the top of most people's lists…

Timeline: Women in Sports, Part 1

From Mt. Olympus to Cooperstown, N.Y. by Chris Frantz B.C. • 1500s • 1700s • 1800s • 1900–1920s • 1930s–1940s • 1950s • Next: 1960s to the present 776 b.c.…

APBA Gold Cup

APBA Gold Cup Waves of controversy struck as Nate Brown won the APBA Gold Cup, piloting the U-10 Miss Detroit Yacht Club to victory July 18, 2004 on the Detroit River. Brown did not cross…

The Glory Years

      Satchel Paige, credited with 55 no-hitters, was the first Negro League star to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. In 1933, Negro League baseball finally got the…

Olympic Preview: Artistic Gymnastics

First Olympic Appearance: 1912 (men); 2000 (women) by Mike Morrison and Mark Zurlo Did You Know? The word gymnastics comes from the Greek word gymnos, meaning naked, and referring to the dress…