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15 hours ago · Attending Lafayette High School, Koufax would become the basketball team's captain in his senior year. That year, he ranked second in his division in scoring, averaging 16.5 points per game. [ 3 ] He made newspaper headlines for the first time when, during a preseason exhibition game between the Lafayette basketball team and the New York Knicks , he dunked twice and showed up Knicks star Harry ...
6 hours ago · Five local recruits — three from St. Joe’s Prep and two from Imhotep Charter — will join two of the top college football programs next year. St. Joe's Prep Cameron Smith made his commitment to Penn State in August. Read more Steven M. Falk / Staff Photographer. by Isabella DiAmore. Published Nov. 2, 2024, 5:00 a.m. ET. Advertisement.
15 hours ago · Georgette Madill, first-class passenger. The Titanic 's first-class list was a "who's who" of the prominent upper class in 1912.A single-person berth in first class cost between £30 (equivalent to £3,800 in 2023) and £870 (equivalent to £109,000 in 2023) for a parlour suite and small private promenade deck.
15 hours ago · Howard Phillips Lovecraft (US: / ˈlʌvkræft /, UK: / ˈlʌvkrɑːft /; August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American writer of weird, science, fantasy, and horror fiction. He is best known for his creation of the Cthulhu Mythos. [a] Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Lovecraft spent most of his life in New England.
15 hours ago · Website. jimmybuffett.com. James William Buffett (December 25, 1946 – September 1, 2023) was an American singer-songwriter. [10] He was known for his tropical rock sound and persona, [2] which often portrayed a lifestyle described as "island escapism" [11] and promoted enjoying life and following passions. [12]
15 hours ago · —Ty Cobb in The New York Times Cobb led the AL that year in numerous other categories, including 248 hits, 147 runs scored, 127 RBI, 83 stolen bases, 47 doubles, 24 triples and a.621 slugging percentage. Cobb hit eight home runs but finished second in that category to Frank Baker, who hit eleven. He was awarded another Chalmers car, this time for being voted the AL MVP by the Baseball ...
15 hours ago · At least 12 school districts on Long Island closed for Diwali in 2022, [149] and over 20 in New Jersey. [150] In March 2015, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio officially declared the Muslim holy days Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha holidays on the school calendar. [145] School districts in Paterson and South Brunswick, New Jersey observe Ramadan ...