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The Philadelphia Fever were charter members of the original Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) in 1978. They played their home matches at the old Spectrum before moving to Los Angeles in 1982 to become the Lazers.

Burger Chef was a fast-food hamburger chain that started in Indianapolis in 1958. At its peak in the mid 1970s, it was second only to McDonald's in the number of nationwide locations. The chain even made inroads into Canada. In 1982, the chain was sold...

Beefsteak Charlie's was founded in Manhattan in 1910 and became a chain in 1976 with locations through out the New York metropolitan area. The chain went out of business in 1987, but a few locations soldiered on, the last one, in Nassau County, closed...

It's a "wheel" of fun at Brooklyn's favorite bike rental, kayak rental, and bike tour company, Wheel Fun Rentals.

Officially known as the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel, The Brooklyn Battery Tunnel opened in 1950 and connects Red Hook in Brooklyn with Battery Park City in Manhattan.

Brooklyn merged with New York City in 1898 to become one of the city's 5 boroughs.

The Brooklyn Dodgers were members of the NFL from 1930 to 1943, playing their home games at Ebbets Field. In 1944, they were renamed the Tigers, a name used by a team in the second American Football League in 1936. In 1945, they merged...

Brooklyn, NY is all about the music

The Brooklyn Tigers football team was established in 1936 and played in the second loop to call itself the American Football League. Before the end of its inaugural season, the team moved to Rochester. It folded, along with the rest of the league, after...

The Brooklyn Tip-Tops??were a team that played in the Federal League??of professional baseball from 1914 to 1915. The team was named by Robert Ward who owned the team and the Tip-Top Bakery.

It was Willard Mullin, a noted sports cartoonist, who affectionately dubbed the Brooklyn Dodgers with the nickname "Dem Bums".

The Baltimore Blast were members of the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) from 1980 to 1992. The team was founded as the Houston Summit, charter members of the MISL in 1978.?? The made the playoffs in 11 of their 12 seasons, winning the championship...

As Squints from the movie "The Sandlot" might put it, live and die Pittsburgh FOR-EV-ER!

Strawbridge's, formerly Strawbridge & Clothier, was a department store chain based in Philadelphia. It was acquired by May Company in the 1990s, which was subsequently absorbed my Macy's.

WYSP began broadcasting on August 23, 1971 at 94.1 FM. The station quickly became popular and went on to be one the country's premiere rock stations. Rock on Philly!

The New England Whalers were charter members of the World Hockey Association (WHA) and played 7 seasons in that league starting in 1972. The team made the playoffs in every season, won three straight Eastern Division Titles and won the Avco World Trophy defeating...

The New Titans, officially the Titans of New York, were charter members of the American Football League in 1960. Their homefield was the deteriorating Polo Grounds, once home to baseball's Giants. While the team played respectively, attendance lagged, and the team was sold in...

The New York Arrows were charter members of the original Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) in 1978. They played their home games at the Nassau County Coliseum on Long Island. Though successful on the indoor pitch, winning four championships, the Arrows had trouble drawing...

The New Titans, officially the Titans of New York, were charter members of the American Football League in 1960. Their homefield was the deteriorating Polo Grounds, once home to baseball's Giants. While the team played respectively, attendance lagged, and the team was sold in...

Boston's third pro football team, after the Braves/Redskins (1933-1936) and Yanks (1944-1948), were founded in 1959 as charter members of the new AFL. In 1970, the team changed it's geographical name to Bay State, before switching to New England a few months later, the...