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Siegfried and Roy

Name at birth: Siegfried Fischbacher and Roy Uwe Ludwig HornSiegfried and Roy combined white tigers with magic in a famously glitzy act that was the toast of Las Vegas in the 1990s. The two men…

2002 Pacific Coast League<br/>All-Star Team

As selected by the league's managers and media representatives.Pos.Name, Team (Affiliate)CJavier Valentin, Edmonton (Twins)1BLyle Overbay, Tucson (Diamondbacks)2BJoe Thurston, Las Vegas (…

Spanish Place Names

Hispanic heritage from coast to coast by Holly Hartman Alcatraz Island, now part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, draws over a million visitors each year In 1846,…

Shakur, Tupac Amaru

(Encyclopedia) Shakur, Tupac Amaru, 1971-1996, African-American rap artist, composer, and actor, b. New York, N.Y., as Lesane Parish Crooks. Tupac’s…

1997 Auto Race Winners

DateEventLocationWinner (Pos.)TimeAvg.mphPoleQual.mphAug. 18True Value 200LoudonScott Sharp (12)1:36:57.912130.934R. Hearn175.367Sept. 15Las Vegas 500KLas VegasRichie Hearn (8)2:36:17.345115.…

Jean Nidetch

Jean Nidetch started what is now known as Weight Watchers International, a worldwide food and services company that assists in weight loss. Jean Nidetch was a dieting New York housewife who in 1961…

1996-97 Boxing Heavyweights

Heavyweights Date Winner Loser Result Title Site Oct. 15 Hasim Rahman Trevor Berbick Wu 10 Non-title Atlantic City Nov. 1 Lou Savarese Buster Mathis Jr.…