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It is fair to say that like this writer there were many in Australia who had never heard of Marty Sheargold before Tuesday of this week. He is apparently an actor, a stand up comedian and, – or was –
What we refer to as National Anthems today were initially called Royal Anthems, and they were played for the Monarchs of the various European nations. The Dutch National Anthem Willhelmus was written between 1568 and 1572 during the Dutch Revolt
When it comes to the Olympic Games the International Olympic Committee is very specific as to what it views as a team event. Their definition of a team sport is as follows:• In team sports, the entire game or match
There are many who will read this who remember the days before airlines had personal televisions in the back of every seat. When a screen would appear in the bulkhead, and you had to find a good angle to be
“You can tell that the Olympics are coming up because Hockey is in the news,” was a comment made by a friend in the past month in Australia. Sadly their words were correct, as every four years on the eve
