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A Brief History Thailand is a real paradise, if you come and see. Even if you do not, there are plenty of movies and TV shows filmed in this beautiful country, and the reason why filmmakers choose this location is because it has one of the best coasts in Asia.  Actually, beaches in Thailand are an absolute paradise, and you cannot visit Thailand without visiting one of its beautiful islands.  They are truly amazing.  Note: This post is sponsored by Suwit Muay Thai. Digging Deeper But visiting a new country is not complete without having an approach about their culture…

A Brief History On April 25, 2019, the national basketball league and basketball fans everywhere, especially in Boston, were saddened by the death of legendary Boston Celtic John Havlicek.  An inducted member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Havlicek played on 8 NBA Championship Boston Celtics teams, one of 4 NBA players that played on that many Championship teams, along with the 2 players that played on even more top teams.  Guess who is not on the list?  Michael Jordan!  While His Airness was certainly one of the greatest players of all time, worthy of consideration as the…

A Brief History On April 16, 1910, Boston Arena opened for the first time, an indoor ice hockey arena that is still in operation, the oldest such building still operating.  We use this occasion in sports history to list 8 of the really old and great sports stadiums, arenas, venues, or whatever you want to call them, but only those that still exist.  All but the last are still in use.  As always, feel free to tell us of places we “should have” listed or if any we listed do not deserve mention. Digging Deeper Boston Arena, 1910. Although the…

A Brief History On March 21, 1986, Debra Janine Thomas made athletic history by becoming the first African American woman to take the Gold Medal at the World Figure Skating Championships.  As March is Women’s History Month, it is our pleasure to relate her story. Digging Deeper Born in Poughkeepsie, New York in 1967, Debi moved with her mother to California at an early age, growing up in San Jose.  Her mother had become a single parent when she divorced Debi’s dad, but that hurdle did not stop Debi from taking up a career in figure skating starting at the…

A Brief History On March 2, 1962, Wilt Chamberlain, center for the Philadelphia Warriors, scored an National Basketball Association (NBA) single-game record of 100 points against the New York Knicks.  To put this in perspective, at that time, the only other player to have scored 70 or more points in a single game was Elgin Baylor with 71 points.  This performance put Chamberlain so far ahead of any other scoring flurry that he was truly in a class by himself.  In the 53 years since then, no other player has approached his record, with the closest effort being Kobe Bryant’s…