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Waxie Maxie's was a chain of record stores in the DC area founded in 1938 by Max Silverman. At its peak in the 90s, it had nearly 40 stores. The end came at the turn of the century as the end of the CD...

KDGE first it the airwaves in 1962 as KJIM. After multiple ownership and format changes, 94.5's alternative rock format and call letters (KDGE) were moved to the 102.5 frequency in 2000. In 2017, the station changed it's format to adult contemporary.

In 1971, Buffalo was granted an expansion franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL). Nicknamed the Sabres, the league???s newest member needed a farm team that would play in the American Hockey League (AHL). The AHL also needed to replace the Buffalo Bison what...

The Los Angeles Lazers joined the MISL (Major Indoor Soccer League) ??in 1982 after spending four seasons as the Philadelphia Fever. They were owned by sports mogul Jerry Buss who also owned basketball's Los Angeles Lakers, hockey's Los Angeles Kings, as well as all...

"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...

The Miami Seahawks were charter members of the All-America Football Conference in 1946. The city's first pro sports franchise, they only lasted one season. Miami's then small population, combined with underfunded ownership doomed the team's stay in South Florida. In 1947 they moved to...

Tewligans was probably the most famous establishment to call 1047 Bardstown Road home. Until 1981 it was a biker bar called The Cherokee. After becoming Tewligans, it hosted local, regional, and national rock acts. While it didn ??t have as long a history as...

Sunset Bowl opened in 1957 in Ballard and soon became a local hotspot. Sunset It closed in 2008 and was demolished in 2010.

Opened as District of Columbia Stadium in 1961, the home of pro football and pro baseball in Washington, D.C. was renamed Robert F. Kennedy Stadium in 1969. It was better known as RFK Stadium and also hosted soccer as well as concerts and other...

The characters Lenny and Squiggy, from the hit 70's-era sit-com "Laverne & Shirley," formed a band during the course of that TV series. In 1979, the actors who portrayed them, Michael McKean and David Lander, released an album as the duo. McKean would go...

You don't have to be from Cincinnati to love this classic sitcom. Based on Atlanta radio station WQXI, Cincinnati was chosen as the home of the fictitious station at random, as producers sought a more Midwestern location. "Cincinnati" also flowed well with the made-up...

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The Columbus Checkers joined the International Hockey League (IHL) in 1966, and played four seasons before halting operations. In 1971, the teams territorial rights were acquired by the NHL's California Golden Seals. Renamed the Columbus Golden Seals, they became a farm team of the...

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

Before they were banned in the 1980's, Jarts were a popular game of lawn darts that was essentially a combination of horseshoes and darts. Currently, Jarts are sold in a modified and safer version, with a blunt tip design.

The Baltimore Claws were the relocated Memphis Sounds and were scheduled to play in the American Basketball Association in 1975. At first, the team was named the Hustlers but local opposition as well as pressure from the league necessitated a change. The team played...

The Chubby and Tubby variety store began in 1947 in a metal hut. It grew into a South Seattle institution but closed in 2003.

The building that housed the Off Ramp Cafe was built in 1908 and was home to a variety of shops until the 1950s when a successive string of muisc clubs occupied the space. In 1986 it began booking alternative rock acts as the Off...

The second incarnation of the Houston Aeros played in the International Hockey League from fall 1994 to spring 2001. After the IHL folded, the Aeros moved to the American Hockey League in fall 2001. In 2013, the team relocated to Des Moines to become...

The first American Basketball Association (ABA) All-Star Game was played January 9, 1968 at the Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. A crowd of 10,872 watched as the East topped the West 126-120.

Americana opened in Middletown as LeSourdsville Lake??in 1922. One of the park's founder's, Edgar Streifthau, opened Fantasy Farm, geared toward young children, right next door in 1963. In 1977, LeSourdsville Lake became Americana. It closed in 1999, reopened in 2002, only to close again...

Originally known as the Pizza Pub, new owners??Dom DiSilvio and his then-wife Jan Chepes, renamed this iconic Oakland spot The Decade and made it 1950s-themed restaurant. As 50's nostalgia waned, DiSilvio started booking contemporary rock music acts. The New York Dolls, Ramones, and an...

The AAA Stars were stablished in 1983 when the Spokane Indians moved to the Las Vegas Valley. The team was known as the Portland Beavers from 1919 to 1973. The team changed its name to the 51s in 2001, in honor of nearby Area...

After 105 years, the Cleveland baseball team is now the Cleveland Baseball Team. Will they go back to being the Lake Shores, the Bluebirds, the Broncos (um--no!), the Naps, or will it be something else? Time will tell. In the meantime, Cleveland baseball fans...

After the NHL's California Golden Seals sold their Columbus farm team of the same nickname??to local interests, it was renamed the Owls and played on until 1977 when it moved to Grand Rapids. The teams home ice in Columbus was the Fairgrounds Coliseum.

It's been called the greatest radio station in the world. Broadcasting a wide range of pop music, BBC Radio 1 has been on the air since September 30, 1967 and entertains fans across the U.K. and around the globe.

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...

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...

Al Green's drive-in restaurant opened on the east side of Indianapolis in 1947. Boosted by the post-war car craze, Al Green's was a happening spot through the 1970s. It closed in 1992, and the building has since been demolished.??

The Gladiators were one of four charter teams created to showcase the Arena Football League's inaugural season in 1987. The team played every season from 1987 to 1990, making it to ArenaBowls I and III, before relocating to Tampa Bay, Florida, where they became...