Finding the unexpected in the everyday.
March 28, 1941 Champion cyclist Marcus Hurley passed away in New York City. He was 57. Hurley was born in New Rochelle, New York, on December 22, 1883. By the start of the 20th century, he had established himself as a formidable competitor in cycling races. These pedaling skills were clearly on display during a... Continue Reading →
March 14, 2020 A railway station in Takanawa, a neighborhood of the special ward of Minato in Japan’s capital city of Tokyo, made its official public debut. Takanawa Gateway Station, which is operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East), was opened in March of 2020 so that it could be readily available over... Continue Reading →
Aviation pioneer and Olympic athlete Iris Cummings, who is also known by married name Iris Critchell, was on December 21, 1920, in Los Angeles. She attended the 1932 Summer Olympics in that city and shortly thereafter began swimming competitively. Cummings went on to win a large number of local and regional tournaments in this sport.... Continue Reading →
July 19, 2004 An inaugural ceremony was held for the first section of the current tram (streetcar) system serving Greece’s capital city of Athens and several nearby municipalities. The original version of this region’s tram system had been launched in 1882 with horse-driven vehicles. This system, which was electrified in 1908, remained in operation... Continue Reading →
November 28, 1999 A track cycling arena called the Dunc Gray Velodrome was formally inaugurated in Australia’s state of New South Wales. This facility is located in the community of Bass, which is 14.3 miles (23 kilometers) southwest of the Sydney central business district. The Dunc Gray Velodrome was built to serve as the cycling... Continue Reading →
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