The original Dream Team, with Magic Johnson and Larry Bird and other NBA superstars such as Michael Jordan and David Robinson on the 1992 roster, was perhaps the greatest assembly of talent ever.
The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is the only stadium to have hosted the Olympic Games twice, in 1932 and 1984. It is also the only Olympic stadium to have also hosted Super Bowls and World Series.
This is where Bikila became the first African to win an Olympic gold medal - and he did it with typical African style and panache by running the marathon in world record time in bare feet.
Phelps set world records in the 1st 6 of his gold medals of the 2008 Games. The seventh he won by 1/1000th of a second. He secured his 8th gold medal in the 4x100m medley relay in another record time
Here Bolt added a 2nd Beijing gold in the 200m,breaking M.Johnson's 12-year WR with a time of 19.30.Bolt later capped his unforgettable Games with another WR & gold medal in the 4x100m relay
Head to Hole 12 to watch complete & utter chaos ensue. At 155 yards, it’s Augusta’s shortest hole, but Jack Nicklaus once called the tee shot the toughest on the entire course.
The “Miracle of Ice” occurred here during the 1980 Winter Olympics when the U.S. men’s hockey team, comprised largely of amateurs, managed to defeat the Soviet Union. (From Aerial America) Leia mais.
First-ever recorded baseball game happened here on June 19, 1846. Thus the numbered bases on each corner at 11th & Washington.
Called Butler Fieldhouse when constructed in 1928, it was the largest basketball arena in the US for 20 years. It was renamed in 1966 in honor of coach and athletic director, Paul D. “Tony” Hinkle.
PHOTO: Home of the Brooklyn Dodgers. View historic photos of the Dodgers in action at Ebbets Field, including their 1955 World Series victory over the New York Yankees. Photos at the link! Leia mais.
Designed by Hugh Wilson, Merion’s East Course has played host to more USGA Championships than any course in America and is home to some of its greatest moments. From Robert Tyre Jones, Jr.'s completi
Opening in 1924, it has played host to Army-Navy & Notre Dame-USC football; the Chicago Bears moved here in 1971. The field has been featured in films, including Clint Eastwood's Flags of Our Fathers.
Although just a marker remains, this was the site of the Baker Bowl, home of the Philadelphia Phillies from 1887-1938 & was the site of the first World Series game attended by a US president in 1915.
Redland Field (later Crosley Field) was the home of the Reds until 1970. This photo shows an aerial view from Opening Day, April 6, 1912. First MLB night game on 5/23/35. Courtesy cincinnativiews.net. Leia mais.
