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Holland Harbor Lighthouse

    Shot Clock

    The 24-second

    The 24-second "Shot Clock"  1954 Syracuse, New York  This clock honors the rule that changed basketball and saved the  National Basketball Association. The 24-second shot dock, which put an end to ...

      Muhammad Ali vs. George Chuvalo

      In March 1966, Muhammad Ali trained here to fight Toronto-born George Chuvalo for the World Boxing Council heavyweight championship at Maple Leaf Gardens. The fight came at the pivotal time in Ali's ...

      In March 1966, Muhammad Ali trained here to fight Toronto-born George Chuvalo for the World Boxing Council heavyweight championship at Maple Leaf Gardens. The fight came at the pivotal time in Ali's ...

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      • boxing
      • muhammad
      • ali
      • george
      • chuvalo
      • 1966
      • vietnam
      • war
      • sullivan's
      • athletic

      Dawn Redwood (Bruce Grodin)

        Morgan City Floodwalls

        The floodwalls protecting Morgan City were built under the authority of the Mississippi River and Tributaries Project by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with the assistance of the Atchafalaya Basin ...

        The floodwalls protecting Morgan City were built under the authority of the Mississippi River and Tributaries Project by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with the assistance of the Atchafalaya Basin ...