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Classic sitcom Happy Days was a huge hit and helped launched the careers of several major Hollywood actors and a very special director.

Classic sitcom Happy Days was a huge hit and helped launched the careers of several major Hollywood actors and a very special director.

Hank Aaron ended his career with 755 home runs, but his chase for Babe Ruths then-record 714 long balls hit a fever pitch when he...

Who was the ex-Phillies pitcher who won the 1973 All-Star Game? Hint: He was involved in a major 1972 trade. If you answered Rick Wise, you are correct. Wise was dealt for Steve Carlton in February 19...

Do you remember Bill Almon and Aaron Altherr, and what do they have in common? Both Almon and Altherr spent time with both the Phillies and Mets. Almon, who was the first overall draft pick by San Die...

He was the Phillies’ “Kitty.” Jim Kaat made his contribution to a Phillies’ team that dominated the National League East between 1976 and 1979 by winning a combined 376 games and three division titles...

Tom Hanks credits his standoff with Henry Winklers Fonzie on ABCs Happy Days for his first leading role in Disneys 1984 classic Splash.

One of Tom Hanks' very first leading roles was in the 1984 movie "Splash." Hanks says his guest appearance on "Happy Days" is what led to his casting in the movie.

If you grew up in the mid-60s and the 70s, he was the “face” that you probably easily recognized. Alfred E. Newman was the iconic face on the cover of “Mad Magazine” that began in 1952 and was publish...

Before he became an accomplished photographer and performance artist, University of Northern Iowa professor Jeffery Byrd struggled with how to safely express his identity in a time and place where being out was dangerous.  His formative experiences growing up in Alabama have shaped a 30-year career in which Byrd, who was one of the founders of UNI’s first gay and lesbian studies course, has been a resource and advocate for UNI students figuring out their own identity. That’s why he was one...