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Detroit Drive Helmet Logo
The Detroit Drive was formed in 1988, joining the Arena Football League for that circuit's second season. The team played in the Motor City's Joe Louis Arena through the 1993 season, winning four AFL championships. The team moved to Worcester, MA in 1994 and... -
Birmingham Black Barons
The??Birmingham Black Barons??played??Negro League Baseball from 1920 to 1960. They alternated home stands with the??Birmingham Barons??in Birmingham's??Rickwood Field, usually drawing larger crowds and equal press. *Design is officially licensed from the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum -
Pittsburgh Rebels
The Pittsburgh Rebels played in the??Federal League??from 1914 to 1915. It was a??short-lived rival to the the American and National Leagues. They originated from the Pittsburgh Stogies, who played in the FL in 1913 when it was a minor league. Their homefield was Exposition... -
Baby Doe's Restaurant
Baby Doe's Matchless Mine was a theme restaurant popular in the 1970s and 1980s.??The chain was named for Elizabeth McCourt "Baby" Doe Tabor (1854???935), the young bride of Central City, Colorado mine owner Harvey Doe. It was founded by aviation collector David Tallichet Jr.... -
I Thought Turkeys Could Fly - WKRP Quote
"As god is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly." The most famous episode of WKRP in Cincinnati, and one of the most acclaimed episodes of any sitcom, "Turkeys Away" follows the station's misguided attempt to give away turkeys. The whole promotion ends in... -
Fredrick & Nelson
Frederick & Nelson??was a department store??chain based in Seattle. Founded in 1891 as a furniture store, it soon expanded into selling general merchandise. At its peak in the 1980s, it boasted 10 locations in Washington State and Oregon but closed in 1992. -
Indianapolis ABC's Baseball
The Indianapolis ABCs were a Negro League baseball team that played both as an independent club and as a charter member of the first Negro National League from 1913 to 1926. -
Philadelphia Rage Basketball
The Philadelphia Rage was one of the eight original franchises of the American Basketball League (ABL). The Rage played from 1996 to 1997 in Richmond, Virginia, and from 1997 to 1998 in Philadelphia. OS15754 -
Tidewater Tides
"Tidewater" was the geographic designation for Norfolk's AAA baseball team. The club was established in 1963. In 1993, they went with Norfolk over Tidewater. -
Byrd Legend
A Boston basketball legend. -
Dayton Dynamo Indoor Soccer - NPSL
The Dayton Dynamo was an indoor soccer team established in 1987 as an expansion team in the American Indoor Soccer Association (AISA). In 1990, they joined the higher tiered??National Professional Soccer League (NPSL). In 1995, the moved south to become the Cincinnati Silverbacks.?? -
Seattle Metropolitans
The Seattle Metropolitans played in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association from 1915 to 1924. In 1917 they became the first American team to win the Stanley Cup before that trophy became exclusively associated with the National Hockey League in 1926. -
World Hockey Association
Encouraged by the initial success of his American Basketball Association (ABA), which challenged the National Basketball Association (NBA), Gary Davidson and his cohorts turned their attention to hockey. On November 1, 1971, Davidson announced the formation of the World Hockey Association (WHA) to challenge... -
Daddy's Junky Music
Daddy's Junky Music store was the premier destination for Boston-area musicians. Staffed by musicians, the store served the scene from 1972 to 2011. -
St Louis Stallions
The St. Louis NFL team that nearly was. After losing the football Cardinals to Phoenix in 1987, St. Louis sought an expansion team. In October 1993, Charlotte was awarded a team (the Carolina Panthers) but the announcement of the second team was delayed. Many... -
Have A Nice Day Cafe
Steeped in '70s, and a little '80s, nostalgia, the Have a Nice Day Cafe was a chain of restaurants that operated from the mid-90s to the early 2000s. At its peak, the chain had over 20 locations across the U.S. -
Oakland Oaks ABA
The Oakland Oaks were a basketball team co-owned by singer Pat Boone. They began in 1967 as charter members of the American Basketball Association. They went from worst to first in 1969, capturing the second-ever ABA title. In 1970, the team moved east to... -
March on Washington 1963
The 1963 March on Washington, officially the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, took place on August 28, 1963. It was at this march Dr. Martin Luther King delivered his famous and stirring "I Have a Dream Speech" in which he called for... -
Fatt Dog
Fatt Dog had locations on Post Street and Pine Streets in San Francisco. Diners were advised to have napkins at the ready, as they would be soaked with dog juice after just one bite. -
Schmelzer's All Nations
Schmelzer's All Nations was a barnstorming, baseball team established in 1912 in Kansas City. The was sponsored by Schmelzer's Arms, a manufacturer of firearms. At the time the team was formed, there was no major league baseball west of St. Louis. The nickname reflected...

