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Prince William and his wife, the Dutchess of Cambridge, cheer on at Wimbledon from the Royal Box. The monarchy has been associated with Wimbledon patronage for over a century.
At Wimbledon, Royals and Debentures
To feel like a royal, buy a Wimbledon debenture. In the world of finance, debentures are medium and long-term bonds that pay more
Paddlers jockeying for position at the start of the AuSable Canoe Marathon, a 120-mile overnight race that has been contested since 1947.
The World’s Most Grueling Canoe Race
Michiganites take their canoe racing very seriously, even erecting a canoers monument in the town of Oscoda on Lake Huron. more
Burleigh Grimes wetting his fingers before launching a spitball pitch. 17 pitchers were grandfathered after the ban and Grimes was the last to hurl a legal spitball when he retired in 1934.
End of The Spitball Era
Baseball’s new rulings that are made to speed up the game have echoes from the 1920s. more
Tracy Edwards at the helm of the yacht 'Maiden' with two of her crew members behind. In 1989/90, she made history by becoming the first woman to skipper an all-female team at the Whitbread Round the World Race, earning her the Yachtsman of the Year Trophy.
Tracy Edwards MBE, 1st Skipper of All-Female Yacht Racing Crew
In 1989, when Tracy Edwards made it known that she was entering the 32,000-mile Whitbread Round the World Race with an all-female more
Willie Mays playing stickball on the streets of Harlem in the 1950s. A familiar urban scene for much of the 20th century, stickball by the 1980s gave way to shifting cultural patterns and more recreational options.
Stickball, Death of a Street Culture
Like a modern Bruegel painting depicting kids in playful outdoor scenes, stickball was a familiar picture in America’s urban landscape more
Julie Heldman, semifinalist at the French (1970), Australian (1974), and U.S. (1974) Opens. Her memoir, "Driven: A Daughter's Odyssey", is the story of a complex family relationship set against the great strides that women's tennis was making in the late 1960s and 70s.
Playing The French Open During A Revolution
Julie Heldman was the No. 2 U.S.-ranked female tennis player in 1968 and 1969. During those years, she also won multiple gold medals at the more
100-year-old Diane Friedman breaking the world record for her age group in the 100m dash at the Michigan Senior Games (August, 2021). Her time was 36.7 seconds.
Let The Senior Games Begin!
Come July 7th this year, thousands of athletes will converge in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to compete at the 19th edition of the National Senior Games. more
Corey Peabody (left) racing his 'Lynx Healthcare' hydroplane to victory at the 112th annual running of the Gold Cup, the oldest trophy in motor sport racing.
Chasing The Gold Cup In Hydroplanes
“There’s nothing like the Unlimited,” says Corey Peabody, defending champion of the American Power Boat Association (APBA) Gold Cup more
Wooden lockers at the Van Cortlandt Park Golf Course, the oldest public golf course in America. The room served as the backdrop to a scene in the film 'Wall Street', starring Michael Douglas and Charlie Sheen.
In The Bronx, Oldest Public Golf Course In America
Situated between 2 elevated subway lines in the north Bronx, Van Cortlandt Park is home to the country’s oldest public golf course. more
Thomas Lipton aboard one of his racing yachts. An avid sailor, the tea tycoon competed 5 times at the America's Cup and lost each challenge. The beloved yachtsman was later awarded with a special cup and declared 'greatest loser'.
The World’s Most Beloved Loser
On December 15, 1930, tea mogul Thomas Lipton stepped into New York’s City Hall to collect a trophy. Mayor Jimmy Walker made the honors more
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