He was born in Oakville, Alabama, but soon his family moved to Ohio. From the childhood Jesse Owens was interested in track and field. He had a chance to provide the professional expertise in this kind of sport during the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Jesse Owens was awarded four gold medals for...
In 1970s California a young Iranian immigrant figures out how to be American without rejecting her heritage. This funny and moving novel isgreat for fans of Judy Blume, who will connect to Zomorod Yousefzadeh's (who now wants to be called "Cindy") attempts to fit in with her peers. Day...
You’re invited to join BHS Trustee, Barbara Shores, on February 8th at 7:00PM as Alabama Public Television shares the story of her father, Arthur Shores, who served an instrumental part in Birmingham’s civil rights history. From left: Autherine Lucy, Thurgood Marshall, and Arthur Shores e...
Since 1985, theOhio Valley Conferencehas won six first-round games, all coming in separate three-year stretches (one win each from 1987-89 and 2010-12). In all other years, the conference is 0-27 in the first round, with each loss the pa...
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This made him the first major league player to earn six figures during a season. DiMaggio hit 32 home runs and had 122 runs batted in during the 1950 season. It was his second-to-last, however; he retired after the 1951 season. Dig Deeper Longest Hitting Streaks in Baseba...
“Real-life historical figures are a hugely important part of our Gilded world. These characters not only serve to give a fuller sense of what it might have been like to live during this time, but also help to highlight some of the debates that real people were having,” says David Cro...
In Washington, House SpeakerNancy Pelosisaid it is time to remove statues of Confederate figures from the U.S. Capitol and take their names off military bases such as Fort Bragg, Fort Benning and Fort Hood. PresidentDonald Trumpon Wednesday rejected the idea of renaming bases, but a Senate ...
The song covers the big events and people who influenced the world while the Baby Boom generation came of age and entered adulthood. The lyrics name-check events of the Cold War as well as pop-culture figures like Elvis and Marlin Brando. ...
The song covers the big events and people who influenced the world while the Baby Boom generation came of age and entered adulthood. The lyrics name-check events of the Cold War as well as pop-culture figures like Elvis and Marlin Brando. ...