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Phoenix Firebirds Baseball
The Phoenix Giants were a AAA baseball team that played in The Pacific Coast League (PCL) in 1958 and 1959 and then from 1966 to 1997, when the National League Arizona Diamondbacks began play. They were the long-time farm team of the San Francisco... -
Quebec Rafales
The Rafales played in the International Hockey League starting in 1996, the year following the departure of the beloved Quebec Nordiques. From 1992 to 1996, the team was the Atlanta Knights.??? However, fans never warmed to the Rafales and the team folded in 1998. -
Schoenling Beer Cincinnati's Finest
Many Cincinnati breweries went out of business during prohibition. However, when the Eighteenth Amendment was repealed in 1933, making the sale of alcohol legal once again, new brewers sprang up including Schoenling which opened its doors on Good Friday, 1934. Most famous for its... -
Los Angeles Stars Basketball
In 1968, the Los Angeles Stars moved up the freeway from Orange County, where they had been known as the Anaheim Amigos, a charter member of the original American Basketball Association (ABA) beginning in 1967. Their home court was the Los Angeles Memorial Sports... -
Frederick Falcons
Competing in the Interstate Football League, the Frederick Falcons began semipro football play in 1968. OS16904 -
Big Chuck & Lil' John Caricature
Big Chuck and Lil' John hosted the Friday night horror movie show on Channel 8 from 1979 to 2007. From 1966 to 1979 it was the Hoolihan & Big Chuck Show??before Bob "Hoolihan" Wells moved to Florida. Cleveland also had two other horror hosts... -
Bozo The Clown
"The World's Most Famous Clown," as he is sometimes called, got his start in 1946. He made is TV debut in 1949, just as that medium was getting started. He??was the creation of created by Alan W. Livingston and first played by Pinto Colvig. He was played... -
Steely Dad
Dad can do it again in this fun shirt from Old School Shirts! -
RiverFrogs Hockey
The Louisville RiverFrogs were a ice hockey team competing in Louisville, Kentucky in the East Coast Hockey League. The team played from 1995 to 1998 at Broadbent Arena, which was nicknamed "The Swamp" at the Kentucky Exposition Center. The team's mascot was Rowdy River... -
Chicago Whales
The Chicago Whales of the Federal League were originally called the Chicago Federals and the Chi-Feds as they lacked an official nickname. They became the Whales in their second season and were the first team to call what is now Wrigley Field home. -
Chiodo's Tavern
A Pittsburgh institution, Chiodo's Tavern opened at the end of the Homestead High-Level Bridge (now the Homestead Grays Bridge) in 1947. Famous for its Mystery Sandwich, memorabilia-covered walls, and friendly owner, it became a popular gathering spot. It closed in 2005. -
Wellbee Polio Vaccine Mascot
In the early 1950s, between 20,000-60,000 people a year were becoming afflicted with polio. Jonas Salk and his team at the University of Pittsburgh developed a polio vaccine in 1952. By 1955 a campaign to vaccinate children in the U.S. was launched. ALbert Sabin... -
Metropol - Industrial Dancing
Metropol was a dance club in Pittsburgh's Strip District that opened in 1988. In addition to dancing, the club also hosted concerts?? by acts such as Flock of Seagulls, Ministry, Book of Love, Cause & Effect, and more. It closed in 2005. -
St Louis Arena
The St. Louis Arena opened in 1929 and was home to?? the city's many pro hockey, pro basketball, and pro soccer teams. It also hosted college sports, concerts, conventions, and more. From 1977 to 1983, it was known as the Checkerdome as Ralston Purina... -
Denver Avalanche
The Denver Avalanche played two seasons in the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) starting in 1980. The team was top five in attendance for both seasons, and made the playoffs in its second campaign. However, the team filed for bankruptcy in 1983. Its assetts... -
San Francisco Spiders Hockey
The San Francisco Spiders were members of the International Hockey League (IHL) for one season. They first hit the ice as an expansion team in 1995. They folded in May of 1996. They played their home games in historic Cow Palace, and while weekend... -
Discover Greatness Negro Leagues EST 1920
The Negro leagues were professional baseball leagues comprising teams predominantly made up of African Americans and, to a lesser extent, Latin Americans. The term may be used broadly to include professional black teams outside the leagues and it may be used narrowly for the... -
Washington Black Senators
The??Washington Black Senators??were a baseball team that played in the (second) Negro National League in 1938. The team was established when the Washington Elite Giants moved up the road to Baltimore.?? *Design is officially licensed from the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum -
Round Table Pizza
Inspired by a drawing of King Arthur's court eating pizza, Round Table Pizza was a restaurant founded in 1959. It went out of business in 2011 but in 2019, was reborn as Royalty Pizza. -
Baltimore Black Sox
The Baltimore Black Sox were a professional Negro League baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland from 1916 to 1933. In their final season, they played in the Negro National League with the Baltimore Elite Giants.

