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Alberto "La Bomba" Tomba

The big Italian with the even bigger hair by Gerry Brown Related Links 2014 Winter Olympics Olympic Preview: Alpine Skiing Alpine Skiing Through the Years Encyclopedia: Skiing…

Track & Field

First Olympic Appearance: 1896 by Gerry Brown and Mark Zurlo Did You Know? A sprint, hurdle, long jump or triple jump will not be recognized as a world record if the wind strength…

St. Patrick's Day

Politics, culture, quizzes, and more St. Patrick on the Hill of Tara, where Catholic tradition says he performed a miracle and began converting the nobility of Ireland.  St. Patrick's Day…

The Man with the Golden Shoes

Michael Johnson sets the pace in 1996 by John Gettings Michael Johnson at the Atlanta Olympic Games. (Source: AP) Related Links Olympics Overview 2012Track and Field PreviewEncyclopedia: Track…

Figures and Legends in American Folklore

Appleseed, Johnny (John Chapman, 1774-1847): Massachusetts-born nurseryman; reputed to have spread seeds and seedlings out of which grew the apple orchards of the Midwest.Billy the Kid (…

Top Ten List

Frequent and funny questions Compiled by Information Please Is your know-it-all boss trying to stump the office with a trivia question? Did you get the final Jeopardy question wrong again?…