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 Mildred
Ella "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias
excelled in basketball, baseball and track before
turning her attention to golf. During
the 1946-1947 season, she won seventeen straight
tournaments, a record which has never been
equaled by anyone (man or woman). She went on to
become the first major money winner on the LPGA
circuit. |
 James
Cook was the first European to land
on New Zealand, the first ship commander
to prevent an outbreak of scurvy during an
extended voyage, sailed further south than any
previous navigator, and "discovered"
the Hawaiian Islands. |
 A
History of Thanksgiving Day One of the first Thanksgiving
observances in America was entirely religious and
did not involve feasting. On December 4, 1619, 39
English settlers arrived at Berkeley Plantation,
near present-day Charles City, Virginia. The
group's charter required that the day of arrival
be observed yearly as a day of thanksgiving to
God. |
 Dean
Edwards Smith was the head
basketball coach at the University of North
Carolina from 1961 to 1997. During his tenure he
took the Tarheels to a record 32
consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances,
including 13 consecutive Sweet Sixteens, and had
amassed a total of 879 wins, making him second
only to Bobby Knight on the list of all-time
wins. |
 Henry
the Navigator Prince Henry of
Portugal sponsored numerous voyages along the
western coast of Africa. One of those voyages
became the first ever to sail beyond Cape
Bojador, and another the first to sail up the
Gambia River. |
 James
Ronald Ryun became the first high
school student ever to break the 4-minute mile in
1964. In 1965 he established a high school and
open mile record that stood until 2001, and also
set a one-mile record for high school runners
that still stands today. |
 Clint
Bowyer started racing motocross at
age 5, and racked up over 200 wins in nine years.
He made the move to four wheels in 2000 and won
six championships in two years. Since moving up
to NASCAR in 2004 he has racked up a total of 15
wins in three series and has been a contender for
a driver championship every year. |
 David
Earl "Davey" Lopes is best known for his ability to steal
bases. On August 24, 1974, he stole five bases in
one game to tie a National League record set by
Giant Dan McGann on May 27, 1904. On August 9,
1975, he stole his 38th consecutive base to break
a record set by Pirate Max Carey in 1922 (that
record was 31). |
 (Robert)
John Riggins rushed for over 1,000
yards in five seasons, and over 100 yards in 35
games, and was only the second player in NFL
history to rush for over 100 touchdowns. In Super
Bowl XVII, he set a Super Bowl record by rushing
for 166 yards. |
 (Clifford)
Lynn Dickey threw for a total of
6,208 yards while at Kansas State University, a
school record that was not broken for 38 years.
His 19,000+ yards and 56.4 percent completion
average puts him third on the list of all-time
best Packer quarterbacks behind Brett Favre and
Bart Starr. |
