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Thursday, February 14, 2008

1925 — MINER MIRACLE Invited to join the NFL mostly to pad the records of existing teams, the Pottsville (Pa.) Maroons,a motley crew of coal miners and ex-college players, shock the world by downing the Chicago Cardinals in the title game. The win helps put pro football, if not Pottsville, on the map. 1929 — BROAD SHOULDERS Bullied a sa kid, Charles Atlas hits a Brooklyn YMCA and creates the "dynamic tension" system that will make him an icon. Future bullies think twice before kicki ...

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