Sports
History of the World Cup
Reading Time: 4 minutesHISTORY OF THE WORLD CUP he World Cup 2026 Tournament takes place across North America, hosted by sixteen cities – eleven in the United States, three in Mexico, and two in Canada. 42 countries, up from the previous 32, will participate in the first games hosted across three countries. The total number of matches played…
Read MoreHistory of World Tai Chi Day
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhile World Tai Chi Day started back in 1999, the history of Tai Chi goes back centuries. Learn the origins and history of this Chinese Martial Art.
Read MoreHistory of the Marathon: Ancient and Modern
Reading Time: 3 minutesHISTORY OF THE MARATHON Today marks the 130th running of the prestigious Boston Marathon, one of the six World Marathon Majors. It begins at the start line in Hopkinton, MA, at 10:00 AM, then follows the course into Boston. This is the oldest and longest-running (no pun intended) annual marathon event, at least in the…
Read MoreHistory of the Avocado: The Super Bowl Food
Reading Time: 3 minutesHISTORY OF THE AVOCADO: THE SUPER BOWL FOOD Podcast version hy are avocados, especially guacamole dip, considered a required food for Super Bowl Parties? What’s the background?
Read MoreHistory of the Winter Olympics
Reading Time: 3 minutesHISTORY OF THE WINTER OLYMPICS have written previously about the history of the Olympics, but the Winter Olympics are unique among the Olympic Games. The Jeux Olympiques d’Hiver, or Winter Olympic Games, start today in northern Italy. Their history is much shorter than the Olympics in general. When did the Winter Olympics begin,…
Read MoreHistory of the Super Bowl: A Humorous Look at this Religious Holiday
Reading Time: 5 minutesuper Bowl™ is a territory-acquisition athletic contest played on a fixed agrarian grid, using an inflated porcine prolate spheroid as a token. Some will say it is the most important holiday of the year in America. While it is ostensibly a secular holiday, others argue it is truly a religious holiday. And there are several…
Read MoreHistory of the World Series: For People Who Don’t Watch
Reading Time: 3 minutesHISTORY OF THE WORLD SERIES The World Series is over a hundred years old, starting in 1903 as a contest between the National League and the American League. This sporting event, usually held in October and sometimes called the Fall Classic, has already infringed upon the territory of the subsequent athletic contest run-up with the…
Read MoreOlympic Silver Medal Finally Awarded to Tim Koleto
Reading Time: 2 minutesOlympic Silver Medal Finally Awarded to Tim Koleto Today, my friend Tim Koleto was awarded the Olympic Silver Medal with the Japan figure skating team in Paris at the Victory Ceremony near the Eiffel Tower and the River Seine. His mother, his constant cheerleader, was there to see it.
Read MoreHistory of The Olympics: Ancient and Modern
Reading Time: 8 minutesHISTORY OF THE OLYMPICS: ANCIENT AND MODERN The Summer Olympic Games open on July 26, 2024, in Paris, France. While the modern Olympic Games date back to 1896, the ancient Olympic Games date back as far as 776 B.C. and before. We will examine the Olympics in terms of religion, politics, war, nationalism, and internationalism.…
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