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Michael Chang

Michael ChangBorn: Feb. 22, 1972Tennis won the 1989 French Open , becoming the youngest men's champion of a grand slam event (17 years, 3 months.); went 11 consecutive years (1988-98) with at…

Cinco de Mayo

A U.S. celebration of Mexican Heritage The Battle of Puebla Victory Monument Related Links Mexico Puebla Benito Juárez Cesar Chavez Calendar & Holidays Cinco de…

Pernell Whitaker

Pernell WhitakerBorn: Jan. 2, 1964Boxer won Olympic gold medal as lightweight in 1984; won 4 world championships as lightweight, jr. welterweight, welterweight and jr. middleweight; outfought…

Major Bouts, 1997-98: Welterweights (147 lbs)

DateWinnerLoserResultTitleSiteOct. 17Pernell WhitakerAndrei PastriaevWu 12—Ledyard, Conn.Oct. 17Ike QuarteyJose Luis LopezDm 12WBALedyard, Conn.Oct. 18Daniel SantosMiguel A. GonzalezTKO 7—…

1996-97 Boxing Welterweights (147 lbs)

Welterweights (147 lbs) Date Winner Loser Result Title Site Oct. 10 Meldrick Taylor Tommy Small Wu 10 Non-title Washington, D.C. Oct. 23 Vincent Pettway…

State Holidays

Below is a list of the official holidays of every U.S. state—plus Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands—on which state employees have the day off…

Don King

Don KingBorn: Aug. 20, 1931Boxing promoter First major Black promoter who has controlled heavyweight title off and on since 1978; first big promotion was Muhammad Ali's fight against George Foreman…

Edwin (Chapo) Rosario Biography

Edwin (Chapo) RosarioAge: 34 three-time world champion boxer who won the his first world title in 1983, defeating Joe Luis Ramirez for the WBC lightweight belt; after losing the title to…

U.S. History

/**/ Independence Hall in Philadelphia was where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed. Read about the American flag, famous firsts in America, territorial expansion, U.S…