Mark Twain

"Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please." -- Mark Twain.
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Lady Lindy

Amelia Earhart was nicknamed "Lady Lindy" because of her comparable achievements to Charles Lindbergh. On May 21, 1932, Earhart became the first female, and only second pilot, to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Earhart took off from Newfoundland, Canada and landed in Ireland, covering 2,026 miles in fifteen hours. Ms. Earhart was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross from Congress.
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Cal Ripken Jr.

Baltimore Orioles infielder Cal Ripken Jr. played in a record 2,632 straight Major League games. His consecutive game record set on September 6, 1995 spanned sixteen seasons and surpassed the record held by Lou Gehrig for 56 years. Cal's first of 2,632 straight games occurred on May 20, 1982. He batted eighth and played third base in a game against the Toronto Blue Jays.
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Little League Baseball

Little League Baseball was developed by Carl Stotz in 1938 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Eleven teams participated in the first Little League World Series in 1947. The Maynard Midget League of Williamsport defeated the Lock Haven All Stars in the final game to claim the first Little League World Series championship.
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Mark Spitz

Mark Spitz is considered by many to be the greatest swimmer of all time. Spitz earned this status during the 1972 Olympics when he became the first athlete to win seven gold medals in an Olympics. His performances were even more remarkable considering world records were set in all seven events he competed in.
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Kentucky Derby

The Kentucky Derby is the oldest consecutively held thoroughbred race in America. The first Kentucky Derby was held on May 17, 1875, before a crowd of 10,000. In that race, a field of 15 three-year-olds ran a 1.5 mile course which was won by H.P. McGrath's Aristides. The Derby's race distance was changed to the current 1.25 miles in 1896.
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Computer "bug"

The computer term "bug" was first used at Harvard University in August 1945 when the Mark I computer project staff noticed something wrong with one of the computer's circuits. After a lengthy search, a two-inch moth was located and removed from one of the computer cabinets. From then on computer problems were referred to as bugs.
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