A Brief History On October 6, 2007, Jason Lewis, otherwise an English author, completed the first circumnavigation of the Earth under his own muscular power! Other celebrated circumnavigations of the globe were by sail, by airplane, or by a combination of means, but only Lewis accomplished the act by dint of his own body. Digging Deeper Not a stranger to incredible athletic feats of muscle power, Lewis was also the first to cross the United States on inline skates, the first to use pedal power to cross the Pacific Ocean, and with fellow adventurer Stevie Smith the first to cross…
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A Brief History On October 5, 1962, movie goers were introduced to the suave and debonair, handsome, worldly yet deadly spy character, James Bond. This first Bond movie was Dr. No, and featured Sean Connery in the role of Bond. Boasting 25 films, there really is no serious competition as the greatest movie spy, but who is number two? Digging Deeper We list a few possible choices for you to choose from in the order we would rank them: Jack Ryan, CIA, star of five major films and a Prime television series. Ethan Hunt, Impossible Mission Force, star of seven…
A Brief History On October 3, 1986, Vince DiMaggio died, the eldest of the three DiMaggio brothers of major league baseball, the others being Dom and the most famous, Joltin’ Joe. Digging Deeper Joe DiMaggio is of course one of the all-time greats, while Dom was pretty good, making seven All Star teams, while Vince was more average. All three played center field. Are these brothers the best in baseball history? We list a few other brother sets for you to pick from out of the 275 sets of brothers in MLB history. Paul and Lloyd Waner, the second pair…
A Brief History On October 1, 1982, Disney’s latest and greatest attraction opened at their Orlando, Florida Walt Disney World location, EPCOT Center, now known as EPCOT. An acronym, the name stands for Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow, intended to showcase technology and the latest in modern inventions and developments, a sort of “permanent world’s fair.” Digging Deeper Double the size of the original Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom, EPCOT sprawls across over 300 acres. The park gets plenty of visitors, close to 12.4 million per year, ranking 4th in North American theme parks and 7th in the world. Some…
A Brief History On September 30, 1947, the “fall classic” of the “great American pastime” kicked off, the 1947 MLB Championship known as The World Series. The teams competing were the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Yankees, a cross town series that might have left the rest of the country without a horse in the race, so to speak. Still, it was a special series indeed. Digging Deeper The 1947 Series went all seven games, three decided by one run and two decided by only two runs. The Yankees won, but that was not the historic part. The series…
