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Little League
LITTLE LEAGUE LITTLE LEAGUE originated in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, in 1938, when Carl Stotz, while playing catch with his nephews, conceived of a baseball game for boys between the ages of eight and twelve. In order to create a game with the physical dimensions and rules appropriate to their... Read more |
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Holiness
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Lombard League
Lombard League an alliance formed in 1167 among the communes of Lombardy to resist Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I when he attempted to assert his imperial authority in Lombardy. Previously the communes had been divided, some favoring the emperor and others favoring the pope. However, after... Read more |
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Michael Vick
Michael Vick1980— Football player As a quarterback for the National Football League's (NFL) Atlanta Falcons, Michael Vick changed the prospects for that franchise and the game of football itself. In the history of the game, there have been few players who have been able to combine the classic... Read more |
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Confederation of the Rhine
Confederation of the Rhine league of German states formed by Emperor Napoleon I in 1806 after his defeat of the Austrians at Austerlitz . Among its members were the newly created kingdoms of Bavaria and Württenberg (see Pressburg, Treaty of ), the grand duchies of Baden, Hesse-Darmstadt, and... Read more |
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Lamar Hunt
Lamar Hunt 1932-2006, American business and sports executive, b. El Dorado, Ark. One of the Hunt brothers—sons of Texas oil magnate H. L. Hunt—Lamar Hunt had significant business interests in oil and real estate, and was involved in 1969-70 with his brothers William Herbert Hunt and... Read more |
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Cy Young
Cy Young (Denton T. Young), 1867-1955, American baseball player, b. Gilmore, Ohio. He played with the Canton (Ohio) club of the Tri-State League before he pitched (1890-98) for the Cleveland Spiders in the National League. He later pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals (1899-1900) of the National... Read more |
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Holy League
Holy League in Italian history, alliance formed (1510-11) by Pope Julius II during the Italian Wars for the purpose of expelling Louis XII of France from Italy, thereby consolidating papal power. Venice, the Swiss cantons, Ferdinand II of Aragón, Henry VIII of England, and Holy Roman... Read more |
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Professional football
FOOTBALL, PROFESSIONAL Taking the Title The 1940 title game between the Chicago Bears (8-3) and the Washington Redskins (9-2) was billed as a game between equally great passing teams, featuring two of the game's premier quarterbacks: Sid Luckman of the Bears and Sammy Baugh of the Redskins. The two... Read more |
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Gary Sheffield
Gary Sheffield 1968– Professional baseball player Built “Dream House,” Escaped “Hood” Shooting Incident Changed Gary’s Life “Cursed” With Talent and Promise Tutored, Scouted, Drafted, and Dumped Cleaned Up Bad-Boy Image Sources The batter who... Read more |
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