Born: July 1, 1961Track & Field won 9 Olympic gold medals; 4 in 1984 (100m, 200m, 4x100m, LJ), 2 in ‘88 (100m, LJ), 2 in ‘92 (4x100m, LJ) and 1 in ‘96 (LJ); has record 8 World Championship…
Born: June 8, 1964Track & Field held world record in 400 meters from 1988 to 1999 when it was finally broken by Michael Johnson; banned for 21/2 years for allegedly failing drug test in 1990;…
Born: Dec. 21, 1959Track & Field set world records in 100 and 200 meters in 1988; won 3 gold medals at '88 Olympics (100m, 200m, 4x100m relay); Sullivan Award winner (1988); retired in 1989;…
Born: 1935 Global Positioning System—GPS. During the 1950s, Getting advanced the concept of using a system of satellites to allow the calculation of precise positioning data for rapidly moving…
Bill Evans studied classical music and composition, but started playing jazz in the 1950s. He began recording in 1956, and in 1958 was invited to play piano for the Miles Davis quintet. Davis and…
Roger Bannister ran the first timed sub-four-minute mile in history on May 6, 1954. Roger Bannister was a medical student at Oxford University at the time, and he ran his famous mile in at a local…
The wizened Jedi master Yoda is a character in the long-running Star Wars film series created by George Lucas. According to the saga, the venerable Yoda has taught the secrets of The Force to…
Born: Jan. 31, 1919Baseball 1B-2B-3B 4-sport athlete at UCLA (baseball, basketball, football and track); hit .387 with Kansas City Monarchs of Negro Leagues in 1945; signed by Brooklyn Dodgers'…
Born: June 23, 1940Track & Field
won 3 gold medals (100m, 200m and 4x100m relay) at 1960 Olympics; also won relay silver in '56 Games at age 16; 2-time AP Athlete of Year (1960-61) and…
