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On October 2, 1973, a press conference was held in Chicago to announce the formation of the the World Football League (WFL). It kicked off in July of 1974 as a rival to the established National Football League (NFL). At first, it seemed like...

The World Football League (WFL) kicked off in July of 1974 as a rival to the established National Football League (NFL). At first, it seemed like it would be a serious rival to the NFL. After all, league founder Gary Davidson had already formed...

Known as simply The Longhorn to loyal patrons and music fans, Jay's Longhorn was one of the most important rock clubs in America in the 1970s and 1980s. Many national and international acts played their early in their careers as did many well known...

The Carolina Cougars began as the Houston Mavericks, charter members of the American Basketball Association (ABA) in 1967. The club relocated to North Carolina in 1969, splitting home games between Charlotte, Raleigh, and Greensboro. The latter is where they played most of their games...

KTMA was established in 1982. In 1992, they adopted new call letters. It's no mystery what the station's most famous program, was: The one where the guy and his robot friends make fun of cheesy movies.

Channel 48, WKBS, was an independent TV station licensed to Burlington, NJ that served the greater Philadelphia TV market.??The station broadcast from 1965 to 1983.

Northland Mall opened in 1964 as an open-air, plaza-style shopping center. It was enclosed in 1975 and became a proper mall. The subsequent opening of three other large shopping centers close by led to the mall's demise. It closed in 2002 and demolished in...

WQXI first went on the air in 1948 and played the pop standards of the day. In the 1960s it moved to a top-40/rock & roll format, before switching to oldies in the 1970s. The station is most famous for being the inspiration for...

Mick's was a local restaurant chain that had locations in Kennesaw, Buckhead, Decatur, and downtown Atlanta. The latter was its last remaining location, closing at the end of 2020.

One of the most influential artists of the rock & roll era, Little Richard entertained generations of music fans.

The biggest names in rhythm and blues and rock & roll together, one night only!

Municipal Stadium in Kansas City opened in 1923 as??Muehlebach Field. In 1937 it became??Ruppert Stadium, before changing its name again in 1943 to Blues stadium in honor of the AAA Blues that played there. However, another, better known team played there starting in 1937:...

The Wranglers were supposed to begin play as an expansion team in the West Coast Hockey League (WCHL) in 1999. However, lack of a suitable arena delayed their debut. By the time they had settled into the Orleans Arena in 2003, the East Coast...

The United Football League (UFL) played three seasons and part of a fourth and occupied the second tier of American outdoor football. A total of eight cities were represented, though no more than five teams played at any one time. Unlike many latter day...

The Arena Football League was founded in 1986 by Jim Foster, who had gotten the idea from watching a Major Indoor Soccer League game earlier in the decade. After two test games in 1986, the league kicked off in 1987 with four teams travelling...

The San Jose SabreCats were one of the most successful teams in the history of the Arena Football league. Founded in 1995, the played 20 seasons, made 16 playoff appearances and appeared in the championship game, The Arena Bow, seven times. They won four...

The original Jets were charter members of the World Hockey Association (WHA) in 1972. They caused quite a stir when they signed superstar Bobby Hull to a million dollar contract. They were runners-up in the league's first championship final, but won in 1975 and...

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The San Antonio Texans played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) in 1995, after relocating from Sacramento where they were known as the Gold Miners. Their homefield was Alamodome. The team finished with a 12 and 6 record but folded when the CFL ended...

The Salt Lake Stallions were charter members of the short-lived Alliance of American Football (AAF), a spring football league launched in 2019.

The Chicago Bruisers were one of four teams established for the inaugural season of the Arena Football League in 1987. Their homefield was the Rosemont Horizon. After three seasons the team folded.

The Houston Outlaws were a part of the Regional Football League. The league played one season in the spring of 1999 before folding.??

The Bohannon Brewing Company was founded in 1988 and is recognized as Tennessee's original micro/pub brewery.

The Lumberjacks moved to Cleveland in 1992 from Muskegon, MI as the Internationl Hockey League (IHL) sought to place teams in bigger markets. The Jacks, as they were also known, began play in 1960 as the Zephyrs, then became the Mohawks in 1965. From...

Known for the Tee Pee that sat a top its buildings, this restaurant was an Indianapolis institution for nearly 50 years. All 3 locations of the Tee Pee restaurant closed in 1978.

WTAM 1100 began broadcasting in 1923 from Cleveland. Over the years the station would also be known as KYW, WKYC, and from 1972 to 1996, WWWE, or 3WE. It was during the 3WE years that the station broadcast the Cleveland Cavaliers Miracle at Richfield, season...

Rain City Video was a small chain of video rental shops that started in 1988. Its last location, in West Ballard, closed in April of 2017.

The Georgia Dome was opened in 1992 and primarily served as the home the NFL Atlanta Falcons from 1992 through 2016, replacing Atlanta Fulton County stadium, built in 1966. It was demolished on November 20, 2017. The facility also was home to the NBA...

The original Houston Aeros played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) from its inception in 1972. The league and the Aeros gained instant credibility with the signing of hockey legend Gordie Howe. The team won two championships but folded in 1978, a year before...

ColecoVision was a video game system popular in the late '70s and early '80s. Unfortunately for Coleco Industries, it wasn't nearly as popular as competitors Atari or Mattel's Intellivision.