American swimmer and future "Tarzan" actor Johnny Weissmuller takes three gold medals and a bronze in water polo, "Flying Finn" Paavo Nurmi wins five golds in track and field and British runner Eric Liddell, later immortalized in the Academy Award-winning film "Chariots of Fire," wins gold ...
I just took my rifle and went to war. When I came to the Ukrainian military base, they said that a scout detachment will arrive soon and that I would accompany them. First, only I accompanied them; then we created a sniper group of three. And we fought, near Kyiv, on ...
The family moved to Spain, where Dragan advanced in the military, became a favorite of the crown, and sailed with Columbus on his second voyage. According to this story, after Dragan returned to Europe he formed his own expedition and sailed with this crew to Venezuela. Seeing that the ...
“Americans Won Most Crowns: Olympian Games Closed with the Distribution of Wreaths and Medals.”New York Times,16 April 1896, p. 1.archive.nytimes.com. de Coubertin, Pierre, and Norbert Müller.Olympism: Selected Writings. Comité International Olympique, 2000....
In 1989, Colin Powell made history by becoming the youngest person and the first black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the highest military position in the Department of Defense. He was born April 5, 1937, in Harlem, New York, NY. Powell made history again in 2001, when he becam...