[the Cardinals were based inChicagobut took the name of a local street], andRock IslandIndependents), two fromIndiana(Hammond Pros and Muncie Flyers), two fromNew York(Buffalo All-Americans and Rochester Jeffersons), and theDetroitHeralds fromMichigan. Of these original franchises, only two ...
The Lions struggled throughout most of the 1940s, with only two winning seasons in the decade. The team’s most notable player of this period was running back (and future U.S.Supreme Courtjustice)Byron R. (“Whizzer”) White, who played in Detroit from 1940 to 1941. Before the 1950 ...
Harrison unsuccessfully ran for governor of Indiana in 1876. The Indiana General Assembly elected Harrison to a six-year term in the U.S. Senate, where he served from 1881 to 1887. A Republican, Harrison was elected to the presidency in 1888, defeating the Democratic incumbent, Grover ...
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"How I got from there to being up on the stage in front of thousands of people, I don't know!" It started with the written word, and Kristofferson's poetic lyrics (he conjured the line "Freedom is just another word for nothin' left to lose") spoke to a life of unusual breadth. ...
In his 2009 memoir, "Priceless Memories," he summed up his joy from hosting "Price Is Right" as the opportunity "to watch people reveal themselves and to watch the excitement and humor unfold." Sometimes the contestants were very revealing. On one occasion, a young woman wearing a tube to...
People say, "if those walls could talk," that is what I want to write about. It doesn't have to be revolutionary and could be very ordinary yet significant or quirky. If it makes you go, "WOW, that's cool," or "I never knew about that," I know I've done my job....
People say, "if those walls could talk," that is what I want to write about. It doesn't have to be revolutionary and could be very ordinary yet significant or quirky. If it makes you go, "WOW, that's cool," or "I never knew about that," I know I've done my job....
also co-produced hundreds of Playboy-branded videos and a few feature films, such as Roman Polanski’sMacbethand Monty Python’s first film,And Now for Something Completely Different, both released in 1971. He had been a sought-after guest on TV shows as far back as 1969 when he played ...
He died in hospital at the age of 59, from a bleed on the brain after collapsing in his home, his family said. Following his death, scores of people paid tribute on social media, with many sharing stories of his kindness and generosity over the years. ...