The Indy Racing Leauge (IRL) split from the open-wheel CART series in 1994. Led by Indianapolis Motor Speedway President Tony George, the league's inaugural…
Three writers and their contemporary counterparts
by Jace Clayton
For many young Black writers and artists who gravitated to New York City's Harlem in the 1920s,…
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the NCAA tournament in 1997, the NCAA announced its 50th Anniversary Team and introduced it during the 1997 championship game in Milwaukee. The team was…
In 1994, John Andretti became the first driver to attempt "The Double," an auto racing double-header that involves racing in the Indianapolis 500 and NASCAR Winston Cup Series' Coca-Cola 600…
(2 syl.). A legacy left among several persons in such a way that as anyone dies his share goes to the survivors, till the last survivor inherits all. So named from Lorenzo Tonti, a…
or One too many for [me]. More than a match. “Il est trop fort pour moi.” “The Irishman is cunning enough; but we shall be too many for him.” —Mrs. Edgeworth. Source: Dictionary of…
Big Apple Bliss
Is there really anything left to say about the Yankees of the late nineties that hasn't already been said. Quite simply, they're good. Very good.
The best ever? Well that's just…
First place finishers in parentheses.FINAL 1999Top Fuel Pts1Tony Schumacher (1)14883Gary Scelzi (3)13802Joe Amato (5)13454Mike Dunn (4)13275Doug Kalitta (1)1306Funny Car Pts 1John Force (…
