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Iran hostage crisis

(Encyclopedia) Iran hostage crisis, in U.S. history, events following the seizure of the American embassy in Tehran by Iranian students on Nov. 4, 1979. The overthrow of Muhammad Reza Shah Pahlevi of…

Mitchell, George John

(Encyclopedia) Mitchell, George John, 1933–, U.S. public official, b. Waterville, Maine. An attorney in private and government practice in the 1960s and 1970s, he was a protege of Senator Edmund…

Professional Bowlers Association

PBA World Championship11960 Don Carter1961 Dave Soutar1962 Carmen Salvino1963 Billy Hardwick1964 Bob Strampe1965 Dave Davis1966 Wayne Zahn1967 Dave Davis1968 Wayne Zahn1969–70Mike McGrath1971…

1969 College Football Other Major Award Winners

Maxwell (Player)Mike Reid, Penn St.Camp (Back)Archie Manning, Miss.Rockne (Lineman)Mike Reid, Penn St.Outland (Interior)Mike Reid, Penn St.AFCA Coach of the YearBo Schembechler, Mich.FWAA…

Orange County

Director:Jake KasdanWriter:Mike WhiteParamount Pictures; PG-13; 83 minutesRelease:1/02Cast:Colin Hanks, Schuyler Fish, Catherine O'Hara Orange County romps through suburbia's stock landscape…

Baseball Fun Facts

The first World Series was played between Pittsburgh and Boston in 1903 and was a nine-game series. Boston won the series 5-3.The New York Yankees have won 26 World Series titles, which is more than…

Annual Awards: Men

Hermann Trophy College Player of the Year. Voted on by Division I college coaches and selected sportswriters and first presented in 1967 in the name of Robert Hermann, one of the founders of…