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Growing up with 12 older and much taller brothers, Mary Lillian Ellison wasn't considered the strong one. All that changed nearly 60 years ago, when she took her first step into the ring. At the time, women had a minimal presence in wrestling, but Ellison's signature flying drop-kicks and hair-pulling body slams quickly earned her a loyal fan base. Shortly after she started wrestling, a promoter nicknamed Ellison the "Fabulous Moolah" for her stated ambition in life: money. In 1956, she won the World Women's Championship. Twenty-eight years later she was defeated...
...While on the bus, jurors were not allowed to discuss the case as locations—including the sidewalk outside Pizza Ring, where Pring-Wilson stabbed Colono five times in 70 seconds—were pointed out to them by the day’s tour guides, the lawyers for the two sides...
Every Easter, Venice's dignitaries board an official boat, sail out into the Adriatic and drop a gold ring into the water, symbolizing by this centuries-old ritual the city's marriage to the sea. For a long time, the union was a splendid and prosperous one. Thanks to its sprawling trade network, Venice became a wealthy imperial power in the 13th century, its institutions later mimicked by the Dutch and English. The city-state's mighty fleets patrolled the Mediterranean, while its merchants haggled at the far reaches of the Silk Road, dispatching the wonders of Asia back...
...question facing Harvard is who will be starting in goal this weekend, as the Crimson has a stacked arsenal of goalkeepers. Harvard anticipated junior Brittany Martin and sophomore Christina Kessle to compete for the starting job before the season, but freshman Kylie Stephens has thrown her hat into the ring as well. Stephens racked up 13 saves in the two exhibition games against the Martlets last weekend. Harvard will look to answer these questions and more this weekend as it begins its new season...
...hollered as I walked over to her. You’re the construction worker in the all-girl version of the Village People? “Very funny,” Maya responded between drags. “I’m Rosie the Riveter. Icon of American feminism...ring any bells, douchebag?” I must have missed that day in eighth grade history class. Besides, aren’t you, in fact, Sexy Rosie the Riveter? “They wouldn’t let me into any of the Final Clubs if I didn?...