The Collins Bloodline The Collins Bloodline   The    next family in our series of articles on the top 13 Illuminati families is    the Collins family, The first two have been the Astor family and the Bundy    family. The first two articles were fairly straightforward. Both the Astor    and Bundy families have been written about by others, and I had more    information on both families than I needed for my articles. In fact I left    out worthwhile details in both articles in order to keep the articles to a    comfortable length. In this Collins article, there will be some    padding." In terms of research on the Collins family from a scale    from 0 to 100, Iï¿½m about at 10. There are some hard connections that    will be presented and some soft connections. Joan Collins is what Iï¿½d    call a soft connection. She has associated with a long list of key    Illuminati men and at least a few known Satanists, but this is only the    barest of dues that she might have anything to do with the Illuminati    herself. Let me give some of the hard connections first. The    following is a description of a highly secret high level Satanic meeting.    It comes via an ex-insider who is now a Christian. If any other    ex-hierarchy person is reading this, perhaps this will trigger some    memories for you. This experience dates to 1955. This is a meeting that is    held twice yearly, and to which the Rothschild's and all the mother    families attend. The meeting is inside in a big room, and the Grande    Mother on the throne was a Collins. The Collins family has been kept out    of the limelight because they have more occult power than the Rothschild's    or the Rockefellers. To make money this Collins family does something    financially, such as deal with the exchange of money. Iï¿½ve noticed that    numerous Collins have been Insurance Executives, and although I havenï¿½t    exposed the connections between Insurance Companies and the NWO, there is    a book out which shows how that most insurance companies are connected and    under the guidance of the NWO elite. The Grande Mother Collins dressed in    black has an ebony and gold moon shaped throne that she can automatically    rotate by pushing a pedal with her foot. Behind her sits the Grand Council    with 13 members --this might be or might not be the Grand Druid Council    that you will read about further on. The    difference between this council in 1955 is that it was all males, while    the council in 1978 has several women on it. The Grande Mother, a Collins    woman was thought to be in her middle 50ï¿½s at the time of this meeting,    she had a deep dictatorial voice, was small in stature, and was very    powerful. She was decked out on her throne with a great deal of jewelry.    One of the first things done was to lay before her feet small gold bricks    (shaped like small bricks and made of pure gold). Two boys, who were taken    to be her sons, one of whom was Tom Collins, (Tom was later gunned down by    the Illuminati) were near her throne. As only the most honored and    powerful dared be in the vicinity of her throne, this showed that these    two Collins boys were powerful. The boys passed out papers, which had time    tables written on them of things that were to happen. A great discussion    was carried on about what had happened in the world to bring in Satanï¿½s    One-World-Government during the last six months and what was prepared to    happen in the near future. Things that had not gone according to plan were    discussed. The Ark of the Covenant was discussed, where it was hidden in    Africa, and a ritual mocking the Ark of the Covenant was held. Seven    children in white were brought in from generational Satanic families and    presented before Grande Mother Collins. They laid prostrate in worship of    her. She would move her scepter with a snake up and down striking the    floor to show appr


What was the Aristocrat record label renamed?

The Aristocrat Label The Aristocrat Label © Robert L. Campbell, Robert Pruter, George R. White, Tom Kelly, and George Paulus Last Revised: November 8, 2016 What Was Aristocrat? Revision note.We have adjusted the release schedule for the early months of 1950, to reflect the company's decision to rush out Aristocrat 412 by Muddy Waters and the second Aristocrat 410 by Penny Smith, both of which came out in March 1950. Also Aristocrat 407 by the Blues Rockers was first advertised in December 1949. We have updated our entry on pop bandleader Sherman Hayes. We have updated our entries on the Blues Bockers, and slightly updated our entry on Country guitarist and singer Dick Hiorns. We have also added more information on Forrest Sykes, the boogie-woogie pianist from Kansas City whom no other label recorded. We have added details on the Four-A Melody Men, the gospel group from Saint Louis that recorded for Aristocrat as the Seven Melody Men. We now have a bio for the singer then known as Penny Smith, who had a much longer and more complex career than we'd realized: Penny Smith was her third stage name, and in 2016 she is known to most who know her at all by her fifth name, Debbie Dean. We have also added a bio on Bill Walker, whose combo accompanied her on the second Aristocrat 410.  Walker gained his lasting fame as a composer of music for commercials. We have also added some details about Lee Monti's activities after he finished recording for Aristocrat in December 1947. The Aristocrat label was the forerunner to Chess Records , the mighty Chicago independent. But it was different from the label it evolved into, and should not be assimilated to it. A test pressing from Aristocrat's first recording session. From the collection of Robert L. Campbell Aristocrat was officially formed on April 10, 1947 by Charles Aron (who was born in Romania in 1907, and died in Miami, Florida in 1974) and his wife Evelyn (formerly Evelyn Marks, she was born in Chicago in 1919 and died in Boulder, Colorado in 1997). Initially, their partners were Fred and Mildred Brount and Art Spiegel, none of whom took a leadership role in the business. In June, the company became more interested in signing rhythm and blues artists, and took the crucial step of hiring talent scout Sammy Goldberg. By September 1947, Leonard Chess, the proprietor of a neighborhood bar and after-hours joint called the Macomba Lounge (3905 South Cottage Grove), had invested in the company and become involved in the sales end of Aristocrat's operations. Leonard Chess's name was first associated with the company in an item that appeared in Billboard on October 11, 1947; he was identified as a new addition to "the sales staff." By then he was already wholesaling Aristocrat product out of the trunk of his Buick. Aristocrat had first drawn Leonard Chess's attention in June when Sammy Goldberg recruited Tom Archia , the tenor saxophonist who was working in the house trio at the Macomba, for a session led by drummer Jump Jackson. The company liked Archia's work and promptly brought him back for two more sessions as a leader. In late August or early September, Goldberg was responsible for signing Andrew Tibbs, who sang around the corner from the Macomba at Jimmy's Palm Garden, and became accustomed to dropping into the Macomba at intermission. Leonard Chess was also interested in recording an artist he believed would be a big success. As it turned out, Sunnyland Slim, who had been recruited by Sammy Goldberg, and Muddy Waters, who had gotten a call from Sunnyland Slim, were recording the same day. Andrew Tibbs. From the collection of Billy Vera. Sammy Goldberg's tenure at the company lasted only a few months; he moved on after the flurry of recording in the final quarter of 1947. Over time, Leonard Chess increased his share in the firm by buying the Brounts out. As he became more involved in the record business, he increasingly left the day-to-day operation of the Macomba to his brother Phil.  After the Arons separated in 1948, Leonard Chess and Evelyn Aron ran the fi


Which President wrote Why England Slept about the rise of Fascism?

Why England Slept by Kennedy, John F Why England Slept Kennedy, John F. New York: Wilfred Funk, Inc, 1940. First edition. xx, 252 pp. 8vo. Publisher's rose cloth. Spine faded, light wear to spine ends. First edition. xx, 252 pp. 8vo. JFK's First Book, Inscribed to Newsman Arthur Krock. The first edition of John F. Kennedy's first book, inscribed to Arthur Krock: "To Mr. Krock. Who Baptized, Christened, and was Best Man for this book - with my sincere thanks, Jack Kennedy." Arthur Krock (1886-1974), the "Dean of Washington Newsmen," was Washington correspondent and bureau chief for the New York Times and wrote the "In the Nation" column. He was a close friend and political ally of Joe Kennedy and his children. He advised John F. Kennedy with the revisions of his 1939 senior honors paper, "Appeasement in Munich," in preparation for its publication the following year. It was Krock who suggested the new title, Why England Slept, a response to Churchill's While England Slept. Krock would continue to advise the young Kennedy, who thanked him In the Preface to Profiles in Courage. Ted Kennedy wrote admiringly of Krock in his tribute volume to his father: "Mr. Krock has long been one of the most respected newsmen and columnists in Washington. He was won two Pulitzer Prizes for his work. He met Dad [Joseph Kennedy] during the New Deal years and won his deep admiration. Mr. Krock advised President Kennedy in the writing of his first book, Why England Slept, and has been a source of valued help to my brothers and myself" (Edward Kennedy, The Fruitful Bough: A Tribute to Joseph P. Kennedy, p. 112). [With:] As We Remember Joe. Edited by John F. Kennedy. Privately Printed: Cambridge, Mass, 1945. First edition, second issue. Original burgundy cloth. Fine copy. Inscribed, "For Martha and Arthur Krock, Bob Kennedy. Christmas 1965." Krock contributed a short reminiscence of Joe Kennedy from the 1940 Democratic National Convention, pp. 39-41. KENNEDY, Robert F. The Enemy Within. Harper & Brothers: New York, 1960. First edition. Publisher's cloth. Spine faded. Inscribed, "To Arthur Krock, With the thanks and admiration of his friend, Bob Kennedy." Krock wrote the foreword to The Enemy Within. The Fruitful Bough: A Tribute to Joseph P. Kennedy. Collected by Edward M. Kennedy. Privately Printed, 1965. Original blue cloth. Some scuffing to front cover. Inscribed, "To Arthur Krock, Who helped make The Fruitful Bough possible. With appreciation. Ted Kennedy. Sept 6 1965." With carbon of typescript of Krock's contribution to the volume as submitted for editing. Condition: Publisher's rose cloth. Spine faded, light wear to spine ends Edition: First edition Why England Slept. Kennedy, John F. New York: Wilfred Funk, Inc, 1940. First edition. Octavo, bound in full blue leather, all edges gilt. The dedication copy of John F. Kennedy's first book, Why England Slept, with Rose Kennedy's embossed name on the front panel. This copy was specially bound for the author's mother, Rose Kennedy and presented to her. This copy brought $52,900 at the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis sale at Sotheby's in May 1996. Housed in a full dark blue morocco clamshell box. Unique. Published the year Kennedy graduated from Harvard, Why England Slept was an expansion of his senior thesis. The title is a variation on the title of Winston Churchill's work, While England Slept, published about two years before Kennedy's. It was dedicated to John's parents, Rose and Joe Kennedy. In this work he attempts to explain why England was so poorly prepared for World War II and why England's leaders settled upon the disastrous policies of appeasement. The book served as a warning to those in our country who felt that appeasing Hitler and staying out of the war was a viable option. It became a bestseller in the United States and went through several printings in its first year. (Newcomb, 10) Why England Slept. Kennedy, John F. New York: Wilfred Funk, Inc, 1940. First edition. Octavo, original red cloth. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in a contemporary hand, "For Asa Bordages


Where was the first H bomb exploded in 1952?

United States tests first hydrogen bomb - Nov 01, 1952 - HISTORY.com United States tests first hydrogen bomb Share this: United States tests first hydrogen bomb Author United States tests first hydrogen bomb URL Publisher A+E Networks The United States detonates the world’s first thermonuclear weapon, the hydrogen bomb, on Eniwetok atoll in the Pacific. The test gave the United States a short-lived advantage in the nuclear arms race with the Soviet Union. Following the successful Soviet detonation of an atomic device in September 1949, the United States accelerated its program to develop the next stage in atomic weaponry, a thermonuclear bomb. Popularly known as the hydrogen bomb, this new weapon was approximately 1,000 times more powerful than conventional nuclear devices. Opponents of development of the hydrogen bomb included J. Robert Oppenheimer, one of the fathers of the atomic bomb. He and others argued that little would be accomplished except the speeding up of the arms race, since it was assumed that the Soviets would quickly follow suit.The opponents were correct in their assumptions. The Soviet Union exploded a thermonuclear device the following year and by the late 1970s, seven nations had constructed hydrogen bombs. The nuclear arms race had taken a fearful step forward. Related Videos


Queen Alia international airport is in which country?

Amman Queen Alia International Airport - QAIA Airport Amman Queen Alia International Airport Travel Guide Welcome to Amman Queen Alia International Airport - Amman Airport (AMM) Use this website to quickly find the most important information about Amman Queen Alia International Airport: Flights (Departures, Arrivals), Parking, Car Rentals, Hotels near the airport and other information about QAIA airport. Plan your travel to Amman Airport with the information provided in this site. Check Amman Travel Guide at Bautrip for more information about Amman.   Amman Queen Alia International Airport (IATA: AMM, ICAO: OJAI) (Matar al-Malikah 'Alya' Ad-Dowaly) is located in Zizya area, 20 miles (30km) south of Amman, the capital city of Jordan. It is the home hub of Royal Jordanian Airlines, the national flag carrier, and Jordan Aviation, Royal Falcon and Royal Wings as well. In March of 2013 the old terminal closed and the new terminal opened. It was awarded by Airport Council international as the best airport in Middle East in 2014. Queen Alia International Airport (IATA: AMM) is the biggest airport in Jordan The airport is located 30 kilometres south of Amman Amman Airport served 7 Million passengers in 2015 There is only one terminal, which was opened in March 2013 Amman airport is the largest one in Jordan and is being used for approximately 40 airlines from around the world being Royal Jordanian airline the busiest one with over 45 destinations worldwide. In 2015, 7,095,685 passengers used the Airport. The number of passengers is growing each year, and the traffic has doubled in the last ten years. Terminal QAIA Airport or Amman Airport has one unique terminal, serving the 7 million passengers per year, and being able to handle up to 12 million passengers. The terminal was opened in March 2013 in order to give a better experience to passengers and giving a capacity of 9 million passengers. From 2014 to 2016 an expansion was made, increasing the capacity up to 12 million passengers. The terminal is divided in three levels.   - Prayer Rooms Terminal Levels - Arrival Level 1: It holds the arrivals area and the baggage claim area and a duty free shop. There is also the public area with retail shops, services (such as Banks, Prayer Room) and restaurants. - Departure Level 2: Divides travelers between Jordanian passengers (E gates) and International passengers. There are not many facilities in this level. - Departure Level 3: It has the passport control, access to departures gates and a lot of different services. It has the duty free area, several restaurants and bars, some retail shops, a pharmacy, a kids play area, a prayer area or departure gates among others. QAIA Airport in numbers - One terminal expanded in 2016 with a total capacity of 12 million passengers. - Hub for 4 airlines: Royal Jordanian Airlines, Royal Wings, Jordan Aviation and Royal Falcon. - 2 runways - More than 40 airlines (passenger, charter and cargo) - 6,000 square metres of retail space. - Estimated investment of USD 750 million in the construction of the new terminal (2013). Currently expansion with estimated cost of USD 100 million. Transportation There are currently three options: - Taxi: With fixed and public rates. - Bus Express: Called Sariyah Airport Express Bus, it runs to Amman every 30-60' during 24 hours/day. - Local buses: to three main stations: Tabarbour, Abdali and JEET. - Car Hire / Car Rental: Check prices and options here There is a project in study to connect QAIA Airport with Amman by rail.


"Which hairdresser said, """"The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary?"""

The Dictionary Is the Only Place Where Success Comes Before Work | Quote Investigator The Dictionary Is the Only Place Where Success Comes Before Work Vince Lombardi? Mark Twain? Arthur Brisbane? Vidal Sassoon? Stubby Currence? Anonymous? Dear Quote Investigator: There is an astute saying about gaining achievements through effort that deftly refers to the alphabetical order of a dictionary. Here are two versions: 1) Success comes before work only in the dictionary. 2) The dictionary is the only place where success comes before work. This expression has been attributed to football coach Vince Lombardi, humorist Mark Twain, newspaper editor Arthur Brisbane, hair stylist Vidal Sassoon, and others. Would you please explore its origin? Quote Investigator: QI has found no substantive evidence that Mark Twain made this statement. It is not listed on Barbara Schmidt’s TwainQuotes.com website, an important reference tool for checking expressions ascribed to the luminary. Also, it does not appear in the large compilation “Mark Twain at Your Fingertips”. The earliest strong match for this saying located by QI was published in 1935 by a newspaper columnist named Stubby Currence. The details are given further below. QI conjectures that the expression emerged from a precursor statement that was in circulation by the 1920s. The following was printed in a New Castle, Pennsylvania newspaper in 1925, and the same statement with the words “for it” deleted was printed in a Humboldt, Iowa newspaper in 1926: 1 One way to find success without working for it is to look it up in the dictionary. Three key vocabulary items were shared with the saying under investigation: “success”, “working”, and “dictionary”. But the meaning here was somewhat different. The reader might find the word “success” simply by looking it up in a dictionary, but this action was distinct from actually obtaining worldly success. The wordplay and joke structure here were distinguishable, but there were multiple points of similarity with the phrase being traced. In 1932 “The News-Herald” newspaper of Franklin, Pennsylvania printed another version of the precursor quip. This instance semantically matched the 1925 citation, but syntactically it was closer to the next citation in 1935: 2 In a dictionary is the only place one can find success without working for it. In 1935 an expression solidly matching the one given by the questioner was published in the “Bluefield Daily Telegraph” of Bluefield, West Virginia. The words appeared in a column called “The Press Box” by Stubby Currence who covered sports for the paper. QI does not know whether Currence was the crafter of the jape or simply the transmitter: 3 BUFF SAYS: “The dictionary is the only place where you come to SUCCESS before you get to WORK.” Here are additional selected citations in chronological order. In 1941 “The Pampa News” of Pampa, Texas printed a column titled “Just between Us Girls” containing an unattributed instance of the saying that used dialectical spelling: 4 Dictionary am de only place where you come to success befor’ you git to work. In 1953 “The Echo” newspaper of Richardson, Texas published an unattributed instance together with a miscellaneous set of unrelated items under the title “Moments”: 5 Only in the dictionary will you find success coming before work. In 1954 the saying was incorporated in a classified advertisement in a Syracuse, New York paper: 6 “THE DICTIONARY IS THE ONLY place where success comes before work.” SEE US FOR THE BEST JOBS National Vocational Ser. In 1957 the energetic quotation collector and widely-syndicated columnist Bennett Cerf ascribed the saying to Arthur Brisbane who was a famous newspaper editor based in New York who died in 1936. QI has not found any earlier support for this interesting attribution; hence, its status remains uncertain: 7 Arthur Brisbane liked to point out that the dictionary is the only place where success comes before work. In 1980 “The Penguin Dictionary of Modern Quotations” included an entry for the saying with a linkage to hairdresser and busines


Which space probe sent pictures from Mars in 1965?

NASA - What Is a Space Probe? What Is a Space Probe? 02.25.10   Artist's concept of Mariner 9, the first probe to orbit Mars. Image credit: NASA We received this question from fourth-grade students in Fresno, California. JPL's Homework Help page provides basic information and suggestions for further research. A probe is a spacecraft that travels through space to collect science information. Probes do not have astronauts. Probes send data back to Earth for scientists to study. The First Probes Sputnik 1 was the first probe to go into space. It was launched on Oct. 4, 1957, by the former Soviet Union. On Jan. 31, 1958, the United States sent a probe called Explorer 1 into space. These first probes studied Earth from space. They also learned what it's like to be in space. This was the beginning of the Space Race between the United States and Soviet Union. Once probes could reach space, the two countries started sending probes to fly past the moon and other planets. Mariner 2 was the first probe to study another planet. On Dec. 14, 1962, Mariner 2 flew past the planet Venus. It confirmed that Venus is very hot. A different probe, called Mariner 4, was the first probe to snap a picture of a planet. On July 14, 1965, Mariner 4 flew past Mars. Its images of Mars showed a cold, cratered, moon-like surface. In 1971, Mariner 9 arrived at Mars and became the first probe to orbit, or circle, another planet. Mariner 9 took a picture of Mars that showed the largest volcano in the solar system. Probes Over Time Many probes study Earth or measure properties of space. Other probes use telescopes or other instruments to study planets, stars, and galaxies that are far away. Probes that travel to other planets have changed from simple machines that could study a few features of a planet to sophisticated probes that travel great distances to study a wide range of features on planets, moons, asteroids and comets. We tend to call these more sophisticated probes spacecraft, orbiters, landers and rovers. One of the most famous probes is Voyager 1. It has traveled further in space than any human-made object. It launched into space in 1977. Voyager 1 flew past Jupiter and Saturn and then headed for the edge of our solar system. As of Feb. 1, 2010, the spacecraft was 16.8 billion kilometers (about 10.4 billion miles) from Earth. For more information about JPL probes and missions go to http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/index.cfm . For a timeline of robotic exploration, go to http://sse.jpl.nasa.gov/history/index.cfm . More research topics:


Which villain was played by Burgess Meredith in the 1960s Batman TV series?

A Visual Guide to All 37 Villains in the 'Batman' TV Series | Mental Floss A Visual Guide to All 37 Villains in the 'Batman' TV Series Here they all are with a little extra Bam! Pow! Zap! for good measure.  1. THE RIDDLER (FRANK GORSHIN) SEASON 1 (EPISODES 1, 2, 11, 12, 23, 24, 31, 32), SEASON 3 (EPISODE 2)  The quintessential (and first) Batman villain to star in the ’66 series, Frank Gorshin would end up playing The Riddler in all of the character’s appearances in the series except for a two episode span during season two when John Astin stepped into the green tights. 2. THE RIDDLER (JOHN ASTIN) SEASON 2 (EPISODES 45, 46) Perhaps best known for playing Gomez Addams in ABC’s 1964 TV series The Addams Family, John Astin donned The Riddler’s costume for a short two-episode arc during Batman’s second season. 3. THE PENGUIN (BURGESS MEREDITH) SEASON 1 (EPISODES 3, 4, 21, 22, 33, 34), SEASON 2 (EPISODES 17, 18, 27, 28, 37, 38, 39, 42, 43, 44), SEASON 3 (EPISODES 1, 4, 5, 20) Burgess Meredith’s portrayal of The Penguin may be the most iconic (at least in appearance) of the entire series. With his purple top hat, monocle, and long cigarette, Meredith’s Penguin would appear in more Batman episodes (20) than any other villain.  4. THE JOKER (CESAR ROMERO) SEASON 1 (EPISODES 5, 6, 15, 16, 25, 26), SEASON 2 (EPISODES 21, 22, 37, 38, 39, 47, 48, 57, 58), SEASON 3 (EPISODES 10, 16, 17, 24) Second only to Burgess Meredith as The Penguin, Cesar Romero appears in Batman as The Joker in 19 episodes in total. Known for his bright green hair, stark white makeup, and wide smile, Romero’s Joker would become one of the show’s most memorable villains. The actor famously refused to shave his signature mustache and you can see it under the white face paint particularly well on the high-definition transfers included on this Blu-ray box set.  5. MR. FREEZE (GEORGE SANDERS) SEASON 1 (EPISODES 7, 8)  Appearing as Mr. Freeze for only two episodes during the show’s first season, George Sander’s Mr. Freeze is quite low tech compared to the getups that Otto Preminger and Eli Wallach would wear during season two. When he does eventually don his signature suit, Sanders looks more like an astronaut than a villain with super freezy powers.  6. MR. FREEZE (OTTO PREMINGER) SEASON 2 (EPISODES 19, 20) Legendary, groundbreaking director Otto Preminger (Laura) took over the role of Mr. Freeze for two episodes during Batman’s second season and gives perhaps the most bizarre (and cool) performance of the three actors that would play the character. 7. MR. FREEZE (ELI WALLACH) SEASON 2 (EPISODES 59, 60) Eli Wallach (who passed away in June 2014 at the age of 98) played the frigid villain for the final two episodes of season two. His Mr. Freeze, who discovers an instant ice formula, is easily the most mustache-twirlingly and villainous of the three versions. It is also likely to be the most memorable. 8. ZELDA THE GREAT (ANNE BAXTER) SEASON 1 (EPISODES 9, 10) The great Anne Baxter (All About Eve, The Razor’s Edge, The Ten Commandments) plays Zelda the Great in a two-episode arc that includes the kidnapping of poor Aunt Harriet. This isn’t, however, the last time fans would see Baxter on the series...  9. MAD HATTER (DAVID WAYNE) SEASON 1 (EPISODES 13, 14), SEASON 2 (EPISODES 35, 36) Screen and stage veteran David Wayne plays The Mad Hatter in four episodes spread over two seasons of Batman. The villain, obsessed with getting his hands on Batman’s cowl, conceals a Super Instant Mesmerizer in one of his many hats in an attempt to get the job done. The Dynamic Duo, of course, has other plans.  10. FALSE FACE (MALACHI THRONE) SEASON 1 (EPISODES 17, 18) Malachi Throne was a staple of geek TV throughout his career: He made appearances in Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Lost in Space, The Six Million Dollar Man, Babylon 5, and many more nerd-centric shows. We don’t even really get to see his recognizable face in Batman, however, as he plays a villain named False Face, who looks different nearly every time we see him. 11. CATWOMAN (JULIE NEWMA


What was the name of the US army airplane which flew a record 150 hours non-stop in 1929?

1929’s record-setting endurance flights — General Aviation News 1929’s record-setting endurance flights May 10, 2015 by Dennis Parks The 1920s saw many records set for altitude, speed, endurance and range, but they were destined to be only fleeting. The records fell quickly due to the development of better aircraft and engines. January 1929 began the year with an achievement that many thought would never be exceeded anytime in the near future — the epic six day flight of the Question Mark. The Question Mark was a modified Fokker transport aircraft that was flown to a refueled endurance record by US Army aviators. The flight established new world records for sustained flight, refueled flight, and distance. The US Army Fokker transport Question Mark set an endurance refueling record in January 1929, only to have it shattered numerous times during the year. Photo courtesy Dennis Parks Taking off from Los Angeles Metropolitan Field on Jan. 1, 1929, the Question Mark stayed aloft for 150 hours and 40 minutes, landing back at Los Angeles nearly a week later. Aero Digest reported that “in view of present design and construction of aircraft and power plants that the record represented the maximum number of hours a plane could remain in continuous flight.” But the Question Mark record was not the end-all. There would be nearly 40 civilian attempts to set a new endurance record with refueling during the remainder of the year. Four of these attempts set new world’s records. FORT WORTH The flight of the Question Mark fired up fliers with enthusiasm for duration flights. In May two Texas pilots, James Kelly and Reginald Robbins, reconditioned a Ryan B-1 Brougham cabin monoplane named Fort Worth. This was an aircraft that had already flown 50,000 miles and had a second-hand Wright Whirlwind engine that had run 500 hours. Both pilots were hardly more than amateurs, Kelly being a former cowboy and Robbins a former railroad mechanic. It was considered at the time a rather brash attempt to exceed the world’s record of the Question Mark, which had been piloted by experienced fliers backed by the resources of the US Army. On May 19 the pilots departed Meacham Field in Fort Worth just before noon. They took off with 250 gallons of gas, planning to be refueled twice a day from another Brougham. Twice a day Kelley crawled out on an 8-inch catwalk to grease the rocker arms of the engine. During one of these times the buckle of his safety belt nicked the wooden propeller. This nick developed into a crack that enlarged during a rain storm. After exceeding the Question Mark’s record, it was thought the pilots would land, but they kept at it until the vibration of the engine became so violent they decided to land rather than risk a crash. On the morning of May 26 they had flown exactly for a week. The flight was concluded after establishing what was a remarkable world’s refueled record of 172 hours, 32 minutes, and one second. However, their record had but a short life — it was beaten the following month. CITY OF CLEVELAND In Cleveland at the end of June two pilots, Bryon Newcomb and Roy Mitchell, mounted an attempt to top the Fort Worth’s record. For their effort they used a Wright Whirlwind-powered Stinson Detroiter monoplane named City of Cleveland. They took off from the Cleveland airport on June 28, with their eyes set on the 172-hour record of the Texas fliers. Few thought they would surpass the Fort Worth record, but as they continued in the air, day by day, public interest grew. At first they had discouraging weather conditions, but by July 2 the weather was clearing as they passed the half-way mark. They had another problem as the refueling plane, called the “Flying Milk Wagon,” crashed, but a new plane was rigged up in time to fly more gasoline to the City of Cleveland. On midnight of the eighth day, nerves frayed and bodies exhausted, Mitchell and Newcomb landed their Stinson at Cleveland Airport, bathed in brilliant floodlights, amid the acclaim of 75,000 spectators. The pilots, the newest conquerors of the air, had set a new world’s en


In what year did regular Boeing 707 flights begin across he Atlantic?

Air Transportation: The Opening of the Commercial Jet Era The De Havilland Comet was the world�s first jet airliner. Pan Am inaugurated its New York-London route with a Boeing 707 on October 26, 1958. America's first ever non-stop transcontinental service began with flights by American Airlines using DC-7 aircraft. Aeroflot began the world's first sustained jet airline service using Tupolev Tu-104 'Camel' jets on an extensive internal route network from the summer of 1955. The Tu-104 saw service until the mid-1970s. The Opening of the Commercial Jet Era Like perhaps no other single technology, the jet engine revolutionized air travel around the world. Unlike the old propeller-driven planes that were powered by piston engines , jet planes could fly at tremendous speeds, thus cutting down travel time. Jet-equipped airplanes also could climb faster and fly higher. Both the U.S. Air Force and civil aircraft builders found these capabilities attractive in the years after World War II when international contacts stretched across the globe. There were, however, major concerns about transferring jet engine technology to the commercial aviation sector. Airline executives in the postwar era were aware that, although jet engines were simpler than the old piston engines, they also had high operating temperatures that required very expensive metal alloy components that ultimately would affect an aircraft's longevity and reliability. Moreover, jet engines used far greater amounts of fuel. The initially low takeoff speed would also require longer runways. All of this added up to increased costs. As a result, U.S. passenger air carriers did not support the building of jet airliners in the immediate postwar years, and adopted a �wait-and-see� approach before embarking on this risky path. The British Overseas Aircraft Corporation (BOAC), the national British carrier, first introduced a commercial jet airliner into service. The 36-seat Comet 1, built by De Havilland , flew for the first time on July 27, 1949. BOAC inaugurated the world's first commercial jet service on May 2, 1952. Initial flights took passengers from London to Johannesburg in South Africa, with stops in Rome, Beirut, Khartoum (in Sudan), Entebbe (in Kenya), and Livingstone, near Victoria Falls. At the time, the top cruising speed of the most well known piston-engine aircraft, the DC-3 , was about 180 miles per hour (290 kilometers per hour). With the Comet, passengers could travel comfortably at 480 miles per hour (772 kilometers per hour), making it a revolutionary leap in air travel. The Comet also provided conditions that contrasted sharply to piston-engine planes: the planes were vibration-free and relatively quiet. Unfortunately, the Comet was the victim of a number of tragic accidents, and BOAC suspended flights within two years. Engineers found that the planes suffered from metal fatigue, especially around rivet holes, due to the need to repeatedly pressurize and depressurize the aircraft. In 1952, Pan American Airways had already put in an order for the new 76-seat Comet 3, but the crashes of the earlier Comet put the contract into doubt. By this time, domestic U.S. companies had begun their own programs to build jet airliners. Several factors, such as improved jet engines, now convinced these companies to reconsider their initial reluctance to build commercial jet planes. Of all the airlines in the United States, Pan American, which the U.S. government considered its �chosen instrument� to represent the American commercial air fleet abroad, was undoubtedly a pioneer in embracing jet aviation. Juan Trippe , the airlines' legendary chief executive officer, had early on expressed a keen interest in operating a passenger jet service capable of flying nonstop across the North Atlantic. Having seen the bright promise of the British Comet fade, Trippe played off two of the biggest domestic airplane builders, Boeing and Douglas . Both companies vied to appeal to Pan American's needs and offered the Boeing 707 and DC-8, respectively. In October 1955, Trippe


Who became Queen of the Netherlands in 1980?

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How many Billboard solo NO 1's did ex-Beatle Ringo Starr have?

Ringo Starr's Top 10 Billboard Hot 100 Hits | Billboard Ringo Starr's Top 10 Billboard Hot 100 Hits Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Ringo Starr circa 1970 Ringo Starr rose to international fame as a member of the Beatles, but he's always been more than just a drummer. As this special look at his biggest Billboard Hot 100 songs illustrates, once Starr got a chance to step into the spotlight solo in the '70s, he showed he was a hitmaker in his own right. In honor of his 75th birthday (he was born July 7, 1940), it's a perfect time to honor Starr's work as a solo ... well, star. So turn up your speakers and scroll down as we roll through Ringo's top 10 Billboard Hot 100 hits. The Beatles' 50 Biggest Billboard Hits This chart of Ringo Starr's 10 Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits is based on actual performance on the weekly Billboard Hot 100, through the chart dated July 11, 2015. Songs are ranked using an inverse point system, with weeks at No. 1 earning the greatest value and weeks at No. 100 earning the least. 1 "You’re Sixteen" Hot 100 Peak: 1 (1 week), Peak Date: 1/26/74 2 "Photograph" Hot 100 Peak: 1 (1 week), Peak Date: 11/24/73 3 "No No Song/Snookeroo" Hot 100 Peak: 3, Peak Date: 4/5/75 4 "It Don’t Come Easy" Hot 100 Peak: 4, Peak Date: 6/5/71 5 "Oh My My" Hot 100 Peak: 5, Peak Date: 4/27/74 6 "Only You" Hot 100 Peak: 6, Peak Date: 1/11/75 7 "Back Off Boogaloo" Hot 100 Peak: 9, Peak Date: 5/13/72 8 "A Dose Of Rock ‘N’ Roll" Hot 100 Peak: 26, Peak Date: 11/6/76 9 "Wrack My Brain" Hot 100 Peak: 38, Peak Date: 12/12/81 10


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In which decade was the Benjamin Franklin suspension bridge opened?

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What was the name of the first weather satellite?

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John Landis - Biography - IMDb John Landis Biography Showing all 51 items Jump to: Overview  (2) | Mini Bio  (1) | Spouse  (1) | Trade Mark  (12) | Trivia  (18) | Personal Quotes  (17) Overview (2) 5' 10" (1.78 m) Mini Bio (1) John Landis began his career in the mail room of 20th Century-Fox. A high-school dropout, 18-year-old Landis made his way to Yugoslavia to work as a production assistant on Kelly's Heroes (1970). Remaining in Europe, Landis found work as an actor, extra and stuntman in many of the Spanish/Italian "spaghetti" westerns. Returning to the US, he made his feature debut as a writer-director at age 21 with Schlock (1973), an affectionate tribute to monster movies. Clad in a Rick Baker -designed gorilla suit, Landis starred as "Schlockthropus", the missing link. After working as a writer, actor and production assistant, Landis made his second film, The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977), in collaboration with the Zucker brothers and Jim Abrahams . Landis rose to international recognition as director of the wildly successful Animal House (1978). With blockbusters such as The Blues Brothers (1980), Trading Places (1983), Spies Like Us (1985), ¡Three Amigos! (1986) and Coming to America (1988), Landis has directed some of the most popular film comedies of all time. Other feature credits include Into the Night (1985), Innocent Blood (1992) and the comedy/horror genre classic An American Werewolf in London (1981), which he also wrote. In 1986 Landis and four others, were acquitted of responsibility for the tragic accident that occurred in Landis' segment of Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) in which actor Vic Morrow and two child actors were killed. The film also included segments directed by Joe Dante , George Miller and Steven Spielberg . In 1983 Landis wrote and directed the groundbreaking music video of Michael Jackson 's Michael Jackson: Thriller (1983), created originally to play as a theatrical short. "Thriller" forever changed MTV and the concept of music videos, garnering multiple accolades including the MTV Video Music Awards for Best Overall Video, Viewer's Choice, and the Video Vanguard Award - The Greatest Video in the History of the World. In 1991 "Thriller" was inducted into the MVPA's Hall of Fame. In 1991, Landis collaborated again with Jackson (I) on Michael Jackson: Black or White (1991), which premiered simultaneously in 27 countries with an estimated audience of 500 million. Although it was not the first motion picture or music video to do so, "Black or White" popularized the use of "digital morphing", where one object appears to seamlessly metamorphoses into another; the project raised the standard for state-of-the-art special effects in music videos. Landis has also been active in television as the executive producer (and often director) of the Ace- and Emmy Award-winning HBO series Dream On (1990). Other TV shows produced by his company, St. Clare Entertainment (St. Clare is the patron saint of television), include Weird Science (1994), Sliders (1995), Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show (1997), Campus Cops (1995) and The Lost World (1998). In 2004 the Independent Film Channel broadcast his feature-length documentary about a used-car salesman, Slasher (2004). Deer Woman, an original one-hour episode written by Landis and his son Max Landis , inaugurated the Masters of Horror (2005) series in the fall of 2005 on Showtime. "Masters of Horror" also features one-hour episodes by John Carpenter , Roger Corman , Tobe Hooper , Don Coscarelli , Mick Garris , Dario Argento and Larry Cohen . A sought-after commercial director, Landis has worked for a variety of companies including Direct TV, Taco Bell, Coca Cola, Pepsi, Kellogg's and Disney. He was made a Chevalier dans l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French government in 1985, awarded the Federico Fellini Prize by Rimini Cinema Festival in Italy and was named a George Eastman Scholar by The Eastman House in Rochester, New York. Both the Edinburgh Film Festival and the Torino Film Festival have held career retrospectives of his films. In 2004 Land


Where in Australia was swashbuckling Errol Flynn born?

Biography - Errol Leslie Flynn - Australian Dictionary of Biography Australian Dictionary of Biography Tip: searches only the name field Tip: Use double quotes to search for a phrase This is a shared entry with Theodore Thomson Flynn Errol Leslie Flynn (1909-1959), by unknown photographer, 1940s National Library of Australia, nla.pic-an13384126 Theodore Thomson Flynn (1883-1968), zoologist, and Errol Leslie Flynn (1909-1959), film actor, were father and son. Theodore was born on 11 October 1883 at Coraki, New South Wales, son of John Thompson Flynn, cordial manufacturer, and his wife Jessie, née Thomson. He received his education at Fort Street High School, Sydney, the Sydney Training College for Teachers and the University of Sydney (B.Sc., 1907) where he gained the university medal and the Johns Coutts scholarship in biology. His first teaching post was as science master at Newcastle and Maitland High schools in 1907; later he was appointed to the Newcastle and West Maitland Technical colleges, lecturing in chemistry and physics. His main interest remained in the natural sciences and in 1909 he became lecturer in biology at the University of Tasmania. On 23 January of that year at St John's Church of England, Balmain North, Sydney, he married Lily Mary (Marelle) Young, a descendant of one of the Bounty mutineers. Flynn's lectureship was initially temporary, but he soon showed his worth, and in 1911 withdrew from an appointment as Macleay research fellow of the Linnean Society of New South Wales to accept the first chair of biology in Hobart as the Ralston professor. The terms of his appointment included liberal provision for research and he pursued a vigorous study of the marsupials of Tasmania and also did original work on megapodes. The Australian Antarctic Expedition of 1912 attracted his interest and he took charge of some research during the Aurora's summer cruise. He also devoted considerable time to fishery research and in 1915 was appointed royal commissioner to enquire into Tasmanian fisheries. He was a fellow of the Royal Society of Tasmania (1909) and in 1913-19 a trustee of the Tasmanian Museum and Botanical Gardens. He gained his D.Sc. at the University of Sydney in 1921 for work on marsupial embryology. In September 1930 Flynn left Hobart for London to continue his research on marsupial embryology, and also to seek funds on behalf of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science for scientific and economic exploration of the south-west coast of Tasmania. Next January he was awarded a Rockefeller Foundation grant to carry out research with his former mentor, Professor J. P. Hill , on the development of monotreme ovum. In June he took up the chair of zoology at Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland; he also became director of the marine station at Portaferry. Flynn, who held attention during his lectures by a theatrical manner as well as by his subject matter, liked to take part in community affairs—debating, theatre and adult education. He was appointed M.B.E. in 1945. A fellow of the Linnean and Zoological societies, London, he was also a fellow of the International Institute of Embryology, Utrecht, and a member of the Royal Irish Academy. After his retirement in 1948, as emeritus professor, he resided in Surrey, England. He died in a nursing home at Liss, Hampshire, on 23 October 1968, survived by a daughter. His estate was valued for probate at £519. Errol was born on 20 June 1909 in Hobart. During a rebellious childhood he attended several Hobart schools, in none of which he lasted long, as well as South Western London College, while in London with his father, and Sydney Church of England Grammar School (Shore), from which he was expelled. In 1927, after a short period of office work with a Sydney shipping company, he began training as a district officer in New Guinea, but moved on to become in rapid succession copra plantation overseer, partner in a charter schooner business and gold prospector. He purchased the cutter Sirocco in Sydney in 1930; his seven-month journey back to Ne


Vehicles from which country use the international registration letters KWT?

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At what weight did boxer Chris Eubank win the WBO title in 1990?

Chris Eubank vs Reginaldo Dos Santos 22.9.1990 - YouTube Chris Eubank vs Reginaldo Dos Santos 22.9.1990 Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Dec 29, 2015 WBC International Middleweight champion, Chris Eubank, takes on the Brazilian Super Middleweight champion, Reginaldo Dos Santos, in a warm up bout before his world title fight with Nigel Benn. More info below... Chris Eubank at this point in his career was 23-0. He was the current WBC International Middleweight champion and although he had fought a few experienced fighters he had not fought anybody of note. He had earned himself however a WBO World Title shot against Nigel Benn for November 1990. Reginaldo was 11-3 and was the reigning Brazilian Super Middleweight Champion. Since the beginning of his career, Reginaldo had boxed as various weights, anywhere from 159lbs all the way up to 175lbs. He had challenged for the Brazilian Middleweight title in 1987 and even the Brazilian Light Heavyweight title in 1988 but failed to win either, losing both on points. The fight as you can see was over almost as quick as it began. With one counter overhand right, Reginaldo went down and couldn't get up. A very unexpected knock out from a boxer not known for his KO power. Chris Eubank went on to beat Nigel Benn and win the WBO World Middleweight title, marking the beginning of a great era for British middleweights and super middleweights. In 1991 Eubank would win the vacant WBO World Super Middleweight title. He would remain undefeated until 1995. In 1998, Eubank twice challenged Carl Thompson for the WBO World Cruiserweight title but came up short on both occasions. He retired following these losses with a 45-5-2 record. Reginaldo Dos Santos would lose his next 8 fights, 7 by way of KO. He lost his Brazilian Super Middleweight title in 1991 and unsuccessfully challenged for the Brazilian Cruiser Weight title in 1993. He took a 2 year hiatus from boxing and returned in 1995 to win four fights in a row, albeit against opponents with very little skill or experience. He retired in 1996 with a 15-12 record. Category


Who featured with Bobby Brown on the No 1 She Ain't Worth It?

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What was Elvis Presley's first album which did not have his name in the title?

Elvis Presley - Biography - IMDb Elvis Presley Biography Showing all 302 items Jump to: Overview  (5) | Mini Bio  (1) | Spouse  (1) | Trade Mark  (10) | Trivia  (225) | Personal Quotes  (36) | Salary  (24) Overview (5) The King of Rock 'n' Roll Height 5' 11¾" (1.82 m) Mini Bio (1) Elvis Aaron Presley was born on January 8, 1935 in East Tupelo, Mississippi, to Gladys Presley (née Gladys Love Smith) and Vernon Presley (Vernon Elvis Presley). He had a twin brother who was stillborn. In September 1948, Elvis and his parents moved to Memphis, Tennessee where he attended Humes High School. In 1953, he attended the senior prom with the current girl he was courting, Regis Wilson. After graduating from high school in Memphis, Elvis took odd jobs working as a movie theater usher and a truck driver for Crown Electric Company. He began singing locally as "The Hillbilly Cat", then signed with a local recording company, and then with RCA in 1955. Elvis did much to establish early rock and roll music. He began his career as a performer of rockabilly, an up-tempo fusion of country music and rhythm and blues, with a strong backbeat. His novel versions of existing songs, mixing 'black' and 'white' sounds, made him popular - and controversial - as did his uninhibited stage and television performances. He recorded songs in the rock and roll genre, with tracks like "Jailhouse Rock" and "Hound Dog" later embodying the style. Presley had a versatile voice and had unusually wide success encompassing other genres, including gospel, blues, ballads and pop music. Teenage girls became hysterical over his blatantly sexual gyrations, particularly the one that got him nicknamed "Elvis the Pelvis" (television cameras were not permitted to film below his waist). In 1956, following his six television appearances on The Dorsey Brothers' "Stage Show", Elvis was cast in his first acting role, in a supporting part in Love Me Tender (1956), the first of 33 movies he starred in. In 1958, Elvis was drafted into the military, and relocated to Bad Nauheim, Germany. There he met and fell in love with 14-year old army damsel Priscilla Ann Wagner ( Priscilla Presley ), whom he would eventually marry after an eight-year courtship, and with whom he had his only child, Lisa Marie Presley . Elvis' military service and the "British Invasion" of the 1960s reduced his concerts, though not his movie/recording income. Through the 1960s, Elvis settled in Hollywood, where he starred in the majority of his thirty-three movies, mainly musicals, acting alongside some of the most well known actors in Hollywood. Critics panned most of his films, but they did very well at the box office, earning upwards of $150 million total. His last fiction film, Change of Habit (1969), deals with several social issues; romance within the clergy, an autistic child, almost unheard of in 1969, rape, and mob violence. It has recently received critical acclaim. Elvis made a comeback in the 1970s with live concert appearances starting in early 1970 in Las Vegas with over 57 sold-out shows. He toured throughout the United States, appearing on-stage in over 500 live appearances, many of them sold out shows. His marriage ended in divorce, and the stress of constantly traveling as well as his increasing weight gain and dependence upon stimulants and depressants took their toll. Elvis Presley died at age 42 on August 16, 1977 at his mansion in Graceland, near Memphis, shocking his fans worldwide. At the time of his death, he had sold more than 600 million singles and albums. Since his death, Graceland has become a shrine for millions of followers worldwide. Elvis impersonators and purported sightings have become stock subjects for humorists. To date, Elvis Presley is the only performer to have been inducted into three separate music 'Halls of Fame'. Throughout his career, he set records for concert attendance, television ratings and recordings sales, and remains one of the best-selling and most influential artists in the history of popular music. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Ed Stephan and Chris Holland Spouse


1977 US Open Golf Tournament The 1977 U.S. Open was the 77th time the tournament was played. Winner: Hubert Green, 278 Where it was played: Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma Tournament dates: June 16-19, 1977 Leader after first round: Larry Nelson, Tom Purtzer, Grier Jones, Florentino Molina, Hubert Green, Rod Funseth and Terry Diehl, 69 Leader after second round: Hubert Green, 136 Leader after third round: Hubert Green, 208 Notable Notes: Hubert Green held a one-stroke lead entering the final round. But after making birdies on holes 12 and 14, Green was informed that a death threat had been made against him by phone, the caller saying he was going to shoot Green on the course. Was it a serious threat? It was taken seriously, anyway: police walked along with Green, and Green walked apart from his fellow competitors. How did Green react? He birdied the two holes immediately after being informed of the threat and won by a stroke. Final Scores


Who shared world amateur baseball championship with USA in1973?

Jump to: navigation , search The 1973 Amateur World Series run by FIBA is listed in the history books as "Amateur World Series XXI" or "Baseball World Cup XXI" even though the event numbered "XXII" actually had begun and finished earlier - the 1973 Amateur World Series run by rival group FEMBA . Once the two organizations reconciled later in the decade, the current numbering system was put into place. The FIBA 1973 Amateur World Series was held in Havana , Cuba from November 25 through December 9 , 1973 .   Cuba , as usual, won Gold, going 14-0 for manager Servio Borges . With the reduced field, they allowed only 5 runs in the tournament while scoring 119. Agustín Marquetti took home MVP honors after leading the tourney in RBI (21) and hits (25); he batted .417. Félix Isasi (.327) led in runs (20) and tied for the most homers (3), even with teammates Evelio Hernández (.524 in 21 AB) and Armando Capiró (.368). Wilfredo Sánchez (.364) led in steals (9). Luis Barreiro (3-0, 0.00) led in strikeouts (34) and tied for the win lead. Julio Romero (3-0, 0.00) led in ERA and tied for the most wins. Juan Pérez Pérez no-hit Venezuela, the first no-hitter for a Cuban in Amateur World Series history; ironically, he allowed Cuba's lone earned run(s) of the tournament with a 0.95 ERA.   Puerto Rico won Silver at 10-3 and only lost 3-2 to Cuba one game (their other game against Cuba was a 10-0 defeat). Juan Fontánez led in average (.432). They were managed by Vic Power .   Venezuela claimed Bronze with a 10-4 record. Evelio Ovalles led in innings (27) and tied for the most wins (3-0). Osvaldo Castellanos was their skipper.


Who lost the first Super Bowl of the 70s?

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How many times did the New York Yankees win the World Series in the 1970s?

Red Sox Rout Cardinals to Win World Series - The New York Times The New York Times Baseball |Red Sox Rout Cardinals to Win World Series Search Baseball | World Series Game 6: Red Sox 6, Cardinals 1 Red Sox Rout Cardinals to Win World Series By DAVID WALDSTEIN Continue reading the main story BOSTON — For much of the 20th century, the Boston Red Sox were a symbol of frustration and pain for an entire region. As popular as they were in their corner of the nation, either they were good enough to lose in agonizing fashion on baseball’s grandest stage, or they were just plain bad. But that all changed in 2004 when the Red Sox ended an 86-year championship drought, and now their fortunes have shifted so dramatically that winning titles has become commonplace. The latest victory came Wednesday night, when the Red Sox beat the St. Louis Cardinals , 6-1 , in Game 6 of the World Series and earned the third jewel in their championship crown over the last 10 years, their eighth over all. The Red Sox also captured titles by beating the Cardinals in 2004 and the Colorado Rockies in 2007. But for the first time since 1918, Boston was able to celebrate the victory at home, winning in front of an announced crowd of 38,447 at Fenway Park. Many thousands more crammed the city’s streets and bars to proclaim those formerly scarce words that are now often repeated: The Boston Red Sox won the World Series. “Winning this World Series is special,” David Ortiz said. “I think it might be the most special out of all the World Series that I have been a part of.” Advertisement Continue reading the main story Ortiz, whose contributions to all three of the Red Sox’ recent championships cannot be overstated, was named the most valuable player of the series. He hit two home runs, knocked in six runs, scored seven more, batted .688 and had a staggering .760 on-base percentage. The Cardinals finally wised up in Game 6, walking him four times, three times intentionally: it was the only way to prevent him from doing damage. But Ortiz gladly accepted his walks, and he scored twice in the clinching game. “I’ve been around superstars in this game,” Red Sox catcher David Ross said. “I’ve never been around a superstar who cares more about winning than he does. If he goes 0 for 4 and we win, he’s happy. That says a lot about his character.” Although Ortiz carried the offense in the first five games of the series, two players with little success of late came through in Game 6 instead. Shane Victorino drove in four runs, with a bases-clearing double in the third inning and a run-scoring single his next time up. That inning, the fourth, began with a home run by Stephen Drew off Michael Wacha. Drew had batted .080 this postseason entering the game. Photo Stephen Drew homering in the fourth to give Boston a 4-0 lead. Drew entered the game batting .080 in the postseason. Credit Rhona Wise/European Pressphoto Agency Wacha, a 22-year-old rookie, had not been beaten in the playoffs and had not even allowed a hit with runners in scoring position. But he was charged with six runs in only three and two-thirds innings Wednesday as the Red Sox finally found a way to hit against him. “It’s very disappointing,” Wacha said. “Everyone on this club wants that ring. I didn’t want to win it for myself. I wanted to win it for these guys in this clubhouse. They’ve been working their tails off all year. Whenever I have a poor outing like that, it hurts me even worse. I feel like I just let the team down. It’s not a very good feeling, that’s for sure.” Red Sox starter John Lackey, who missed all of last season after he had Tommy John surgery, scrapped and battled his way through six and two-thirds inning to earn the win. The victory was his second in a World Series clincher. He also won Game 7 of the 2002 World Series, for the Anaheim Angels. Lackey prevented any runs until the seventh inning, which provided the game’s only tense moment. The Cardinals, trailing by 6-0, scored a run in that inning and then had runners at first and third with two outs with Matt Holliday coming to the plate.


Which team in the 80s won the Super Bowl by the biggest margin?

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Maurice Greene 100m WR 9.79 - Athens 1999 - YouTube Maurice Greene 100m WR 9.79 - Athens 1999 Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Sep 15, 2006 The quality is poor sorry, gotta find a better one Athens, 1999, June 16th Maurice Greene lowers the world record by 0.05 seconds!! running in 9.79 (+0.1 wind) and beating Donovan Bailey's former record of 9.84 set in Atlanta games. This record would stay for 3 years until Montgomery's 9.78, but Montgomery's record has been retroactively disqualified. So we have to wait 2005 and Asafa Powell to run in 9.77 in Athens. Category


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Baseball History in 1903: The First World Series 1903 Leaders & Numbers 1902 1904 1900s 1903 The First World Series Both the American and National Leagues finally agree to co-exist in peace, leading to an inaugural "world's championship" between the two pennant winners. On January 9, 1903, the hatchet was finally buried. It was on this day in Cincinnati that the powers that be for both the National and American Leagues began the process of co-existing harmoniously, ending two years of bitter fighting. Gone would be the player raids, the cutthroat crosstown rivalries and the clandestine undermining of each other. Although nothing was said about the leagues playing one another—be it as regular season interleague play or postseason competition—the door was certainly propped open more widely than ever for the possibility. Ironically, it was the National League—the established entity of big league baseball—that more or less waved the white flag to the relatively infant American League, singularly run by Ban Johnson. Talent and attendance had both swayed in favor of the AL, and there was still ongoing pilferage of NL rosters. Jack Chesbro, Jesse Tannehill, Willie Keeler and Sam Crawford had already defected to the junior circuit since the end of the 1902 season, and AL owners were closing in on signing Christy Mathewson, Tommy Leach, Vic Willis and Sam Mertes, among others. To stop the bleeding, the NL decided to put the emergency brakes on the feud and meet with Johnson. Though the Cincinnati talks supposedly provided a level playing field between the leagues, there was no mistaking that Johnson and his AL owners were firmly in charge. The NL magnates gave it the good ol’ college try anyway. Johnson was initially asked by NL executives, led by president Harry Pulliam, to merge the two leagues—eliminating the four AL franchises doing business in NL cities, while allowing the other four to continue as part of a 12-team National League. An incredulous Johnson quickly rejected the idea and walked out, only to return four days later with his own list of demands—many of which he’d get. Johnson demanded that all existing player contracts be honored, allowing AL teams to hold onto the players snapped up from the NL; in return he would stop the player raids. Johnson also pledged not to follow through on his threat to move the Detroit Tigers to Pittsburgh—but only on the condition that he could move his tampered Baltimore franchise to New York. The NL reluctantly, though not unaminouslyJohn Brush, who helped scuttle the Baltimore Orioles and now owned the New York Giants—where most of the released Orioles wound up—vehemently decried the AL’s move to New York. , agreed to these key issues. Out of the Cincinnati talks came the National Agreement, the bylines of which both leagues would be run; and the National Commission, an executive group of three representatives from both leagues that would rule over the game. The three elected to the Commission were Johnson and two NL executives: Pulliam and Cincinnati Reds owner Garry Herrmann. On the surface, the AL appeared outnumbered 2-to-1 within the Commission, but it was a deceptive facade; Herrmann, a long-time pal of Johnson, brought a more impartial voice to balance out the trio. The negotiating power and dominating presence of Ban Johnson proved one thing as the new season proceeded in April: It was he who now ran the whole show. The shortest end of the peace stick would not be reserved for the NL, but for the players. They once considered Ban Johnson their savior for thumbing his nose at the reserve clause and encouraging them to jump to his fledgling circuit. But the AL-NL peace treaty also brought agreement by both leagues to respect each other’s roster sovereignty and, therefore, the reserve clause. The players were once again perpetually chained and enslaved to the owners. Of all the teams hit hard by the pre-peace player movement following the 1902 season, no one was hit harder than the Pittsburgh Pirates—ironically, the team that had been least touched by player raids the year befo