A proposal to build a coal slurry pipeline with Lake Superior water from Duluth, Minn., to the West in the 1980s and a proposal to ship Great Lakes water to China in 1998 are examples of the lengths people will go to in order to get their hands on the largest body of fresh water in the world. Diverting water outside the Great Lakes only compounds the problems we are starting to see with the low water levels in the lake; they are reaching historic lows and appear to be going lower.largest body of fresh water.
For nearly 90 years, the Black Sox scandal has been baseball's darkest hour. Shoeless Joe Jackson and seven others on the 1919 Chicago White Sox were charged with conspiring to throw the World Series against Cincinnati. They later became known as the "Black Sox" and were banned from baseball for life by the game's first commissioner, Kenesaw Mountain Landis.1919 black sox scandal.
Mo Vaughn was an infielder and DH with three teams between 1991 and 2003: the Red Sox (eight seasons), Angels (two) and Mets (two). While with the Red Sox in 1995, he was voted the American League's Most Valuable Player. He played in three All-Star Games.