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Top 10 February 12 Birthdays
Dishonorable Mention: February 12, 1663: Cotton Mather. Arguably the father of American Puritanism. The heck with him.Dishonorable Mention: February 12, 1965: Brett Kavanaugh. This guy belongs in...
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Top 10 Super Bowl Quarterback Surprises -- and Flop 10
Today, we will watch Super Bowl LVI, played at SoFi Stadium in the Los Angeles suburb of Inglewood, California, between the NFC Champion Los Angeles Rams and the AFC Champion Cincinnati Bengals.The...
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Top 10 February 13 Birthdays
Somewhat Honorable Mention: February 13, 1910: William Shockley. He led the team that invented the transistor. But he was also a big believer in eugenics and in black people being inferior.Somewhat...
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How Long It's Been: The Los Angeles Rams Won the NFL Championship
Elroy "Crazy Legs" HirschCongratulations to the Los Angeles Rams, winners of Super Bowl LVI, 23-20 over the Cincinnati Bengals yesterday, at SoFi Stadium in the Los Angeles suburb of Inglewood,...
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How Long It's Been: A Los Angeles Team Won the Super Bowl
Last night, the Los Angeles Rams won the NFL Championship, defeating the Cincinnati Bengals, 23-20 in Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium, outside Los Angeles in Inglewood, California.For all of L.A.'s...
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Top 10 February 14 Birthdays
10. February 14, 1972: Rob Thomas. The lead singer of Matchbox Twenty had the Number 1 song in the world at the turn of the 21st Century, "Smooth," with guitar licks from Carlos Santana.9. February 14,...
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Pro Football Hall-of-Famers By Team, 2022 Edition
Congratulations to the newly-elected members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. New members are annually announced on the day before the Super Bowl, and that was done again. Here are the new electees,...
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Top 10 February 15 Birthdays
Honorable Mention: February 15, 1935: Roger Chaffee. A Navy engineer, he was set to make his first spaceflight aboard Apollo 1 in 1967, but was killed in a fire during an engine test, along with...
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Top 10 February 16 Birthdays
10. February 16, 1974: Mahershala Ali. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2017, for Moonlight, making him the 1st Muslim to win an Oscar; and again in 2019, for Green Book. He now...
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Top 10 February 17 Birthdays
Honorable Mention: February 17, 1924: Margaret Truman Daniel. The only child of President Harry Truman, she wanted to be an opera singer. A scathing review of a 1950 concert in The Washington Post led...
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Top 10 February 18 Birthdays
Honorable Mention: February 18, 1892: Wendell Willkie. A corporate lawyer from Indiana, he was unexpectedly chosen as a compromise candidate for the Republican nomination for President in 1940,...
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Top 10 February 19 Birthdays
10. February 19, 1930: John Frankenheimer. He directed Birdman of Alcatraz, The Manchurian Candidate, Seven Days in May and Black Sunday.9. February 19, 1942: Paul Krause. A safety, he made 8 Pro...
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How to Go to a New York Red Bulls Game -- 2022 Edition
The New York Red Bulls begin their 2020 season on Saturday night, February 26, at 6:00 PM Eastern Time, as they visit the San Jose Earthquakes. Their 1st home game will be on Sunday afternoon, March...
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Top 10 February 20 Birthdays
Honorable Mention: February 20, 1901: René Dubos. The biologist's 1968 book So Human an Animal won the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction. He coined the saying, "Think globally, act...
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Baseball Hall-of-Famers By Team, 2022 Edition
Next year, Carlos Beltrán becomes eligible for the Baseball Hall of Fame. He will probably get in. After all, as the elections of Mike Piazza, Iván Rodríguez, and now David Ortiz have proven, cheating...
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How to Be a Devils Fan In Chicago -- 2022 Edition
This Friday, February 25, the New Jersey Devils play the Blackhawks at the United Center in Chicago. Hog Butcher for the World,Tool Maker, Stacker of Wheat,Player with Railroads and the Nation’s...
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How to Be a Red Bulls Fan In San Jose -- 2022 Edition
This Saturday, the New York Red Bulls open the 2022 Major League Soccer regular season by taking a roadtrip to face the San Jose Earthquakes.Before You Go. The San Francisco Bay Area has inconsistent...
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Top 10 February 21 Birthdays
Honorable Mention: February 21, 1875: Jeanne Calment. She died in 1997, at the age of 122, making her the oldest person whose age has ever been verified. She lived in Arles, France, and, as a teenager,...
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How to Be a New York Soccer Fan In Los Angeles -- 2022 Galaxy Edition
This season, the New York Red Bulls will not play away to the signature team of Major League Soccer, the LA Galaxy, but New York City FC will, this coming Sunday, February 27, at 2:00 PM Pacific Time...
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Top 10 February 22 Birthdays
Somewhat Honorable Mention: February 22, 1403: King Charles VII of France. He owed his crown to 2 people: Joan of Arc, who turned the Hundred Years' War around, and whom he later abandoned; and King...
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