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It's a sign! Skyline Chili was established in 1949 by Greek immigrant Nicholas Lambrinides. The first location in Price Hill offered a wonderful panoramic view of downtown Cincinnati, which inspired the restaurant's name. It has literally become synonymous with Cincinnati-style chili, as many folks around...

You have to pay for your pizza sir.

The Battle of the Network Stars was a series of TV programs that featured stars from the three major broadcast networks of the 1970s, pitted against each other in various athletic events. A total of 19 episodes were produced from 1976 to 1988. OS15000...

The Omaha Mustangs played one season, 1968, in the Continental Football League (CoFL). The team, though, had been around since the early 1960s, having started out as a semi-pro team. They moved up to the Professional Football League of America before joining the CoFL,...

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...

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...

The Atlanta Black Crackers, originally called the Atlanta Cubs, were a Negro League baseball team that played from 1919 to 1952. They played as both an independent club as well as in various Negro leagues throughout their history. Their home field was Ponce de...

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!

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 San Antonio Commanders were charter members of the short-lived Alliance of American Football (AAF), a spring football league launched in 2019. It folded halfway through it's inaugural season.

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...