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227. Bless You Boys (12/30/08
... that Bless You Boys is Sparky Anderson 's diary as manager of the first American League baseball team since the 1927 Yankees to "lead the race from wire-to-wire" and win the World Series ?
226. Royce Howes (12/29/08)
450
... that Royce Howes won the Pulitzer Prize for an editorial on the shared responsibility of labor and management for an unauthorized strike that put 45,000 Chrysler workers out of work?
225. Procopio (12/26/08)
2,645
... that 19th-century California bandit Procopio , also known as Red-Handed Dick, was said to "love the feel and the color of warm blood," and his name was used by mothers to frighten their children?
224. Dick Kempthorn (12/21/08)
... that 1949 Michigan football MVP Dick Kempthorn later flew more than 100 missions as a jet fighter pilot in the Korean War and received the Distinguished Flying Cross ?
223. 1980 Michigan Wolverines football team (12/21/08)
1,100
... that the 1980 Michigan Wolverines football team did not give up a touchdown in the final 22 quarters of the season?
222. Bruce Hilkene (12/21/08)
300
... that Bruce Hilkene was captain of the 1947 Wolverines who were selected as the greatest Michigan football team of all time?
221. John P. McCormick (12/19/08)
353
... that the Chicago Tribune 's John McCormick received the 2002 Distinguished Writing Award for Editorial Writing for his work on 9/11 , Afghanistan , and the sale of naming rights for Soldier Field ?
220. The Swimming Hole (12/19/08)
8,600
... that artist Thomas Eakins was fired shortly after the exhibition of The Swimming Hole pictured) , cited as a prime example of homoeroticism in American art ?
219. Henry Hatch (12/19/08)
2,008
... that University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor inductee Henry Hatch lived with his wife and daughter on the grounds of Michigan Stadium for more than a decade?
218. Garden Gnome Liberationists (12/17/08)
14,200
... that the leader of the French Garden Gnome Liberation Front was given a suspended sentence after the group "liberated" over 150 garden gnomes in 1997?
217. Timeline of Australian inventions (12/17/08)
3,800
... that Australian inventions include the boomerang , didgeridoo , black box flight data recorder , Vegemite , spray-on skin , and bionic ear (pictured) ?
216. Bill Paparian (12/15/08)
1,312
... that Bill Paparian , who visited Cuba while mayor of Pasadena, California , was reported to admire both Che Guevara and the U.S. Marine Corps ?
215. John Barbato (12/13/08)
1,746
... that "Johnny Sausage" Barbato , charged with being a "capo" or "captain" in the Genovese crime family , was released from prison in July 2008 at age 74?
214. Sue K. Hicks (12/11/08)
5,914
... that Sue K. Hicks , a prosecutor in the Scopes Monkey Trial who later became a judge in Tennessee , may have been the inspiration for the song, "A Boy Named Sue ," popularized by singer Johnny Cash in 1969?
213. Lincoln Broyhill (12/10/08)
10,108
... that B-17 Flying Fortress tailgunner "Babe" Broyhill set a record by destroying two Messerschmitt ME-262 jet fighters in a mission over Berlin in March 1945?
212. Zoia Horn (12/9/08)
2,286
... that the Zoia Horn Intellectual Freedom Award is named for a librarian who was jailed for refusing to testify in the 1972 trial of the Harrisburg Seven anti-war activists?
211. Rachel Hirschfeld (12/9/08)
1,950
... that attorney Rachel Hirschfeld works in the field of pet rights, including the creation of pet trusts allowing pets to inherit property?
210. Sunburst (community) (12/1/08)
2,648
... that the Sunburst community , a Southern California commune combining elements of mysticism , Christianity and Hopi rituals, was once one of the largest shippers of organic products in the U.S. ?
209. Florizel von Reuter (12/1/08)
5,815
... that Florizel von Reuter (pictured) , a child prodigy on the violin , later developed psychic interests and wrote books describing communications with dead composers, including Paganini and Rimsky-Korsakov ?
208. Hacienda Arms Apartments (11/24/08)
6,108
... that Hacienda Arms on the Sunset Strip was the "most famous brothel in California " in the 1930s and now houses a celebrity-owned restaurant described by Newsweek as "so hip it hurts"?
207. Tea Fire (11/20/08)
2,899
... that the Montecito Tea Fire , which destroyed more than 200 homes in California , was caused by smoldering embers from a bonfire party at an abandoned tea house?
206. Sayre Fire (11/19/08)
2,200
... that the Sayre Fire resulted in the worst loss of homes due to fire in the history of Los Angeles , surpassing the loss of 484 residences in the 1961 Bel Air fire ?
205. Hugo Bettauer (11/18/08)
1,400
... that Hugo Bettauer , author of a satire depicting Vienna after expulsion of its Jews, was shot and killed in 1925 after Nazis branded him a "Red poet" and "corruptor of youth"?
204. Rob Epstein (11/17/08)
755
... that Rob Epstein , Academy Award-winning director of The Times of Harvey Milk , also directed Paragraph 175 chronicling the treatment of homosexuals in Nazi Germany ?
203. Dick Liddil (11/16/08)
1,578
... that James-Younger Gang member "Dick" Liddil surrendered to authorities after killing Jesse James ' cousin, reportedly out of fear of that James would seek revenge?
202. Stuart Macrae (inventor) (11/13/08)
2,514
... that the sticky bomb was designed by Stuart Macrae at a laboratory known as "Winston Churchill 's Toyshop"?
201. Michigan Tech Huskies (11/10/08)
335
... that the Michigan Tech Huskies , from Michigan 's Upper Peninsula , have won three NCAA Division I championships in ice hockey , with players such as Tony Esposito ?
200. List of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in South Los Angeles (10/16/08)
2,315
... that the Historic-Cultural Monuments in South Los Angeles include Ray Charles ' recording studio, a stadium that hosted two Summer Olympics (pictured) , and an early home of the Oscar ceremonies?
198-199. List of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in the Harbor area , Powder Magazine (Camp Drum) (10/7/08)
1,794 + 1,206
... that the historic monuments in the Los Angeles Harbor area include a Civil War Powder Magazine , a World War I coastal artillery battery , and the bridge of a World War II heavy cruiser ?
197. Encino Oak Tree (10/6/08)
11,416
... that Los Angeles police were sent to guard the remains of the 1000-year-old Encino Oak Tree , a victim of "slime flux", after it was felled by an El Niño storm in 1998?
196. Orcutt Ranch Horticulture Center (10/4/08)
2,509
... that the main house on the grounds of the city-owned Orcutt Ranch Horticulture Center in Los Angeles incorporates swastikas in its architecture?
194-195. List of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in the San Fernando Valley , Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument (9/30/08)
13,797 + 770
... that a tower of 2,000 wooden Schlitz beer pallets described as "a rotting vestige of one man's egotism" that festers "like a sore on the community's body" is a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument ?
193. Menlo Avenue–West Twenty-ninth Street Historic District (9/28/08)
732
... that the Menlo Avenue Historic District in Los Angeles reflects the transition to American Craftsman style architecture?
192. North University Park Historic District (9/27/08)
1,044
... that North University Park in Los Angeles contains many well-preserved Victorian houses and was the birthplace of U.S. Presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson ?
191. Alfred Rosenheim (9/25/08)
731
... that architect Alfred Rosenheim doubted whether modern architecture could strictly be regarded as architecture?
190. Burro Flats Painted Cave (9/23/08)
3,806
... that some believe the pictographs in Burro Flats Painted Cave were drawn by Native American maidens who slept in the cave as part of a puberty ritual?
189. Elmer Grey (9/21/08)
1,196
... that architect Elmer Grey recalled that "my health broke down completely" after he finished a major commission on a Christian Science church in Milwaukee, Wisconsin ?
188. Bardsdale United Methodist Church (9/20/08)
365
... that the 1898 Carpenter Gothic Bardsdale Methodist Episcopal Church in California underwent extensive renovations after a portion of the ceiling fell on a parishioner during a 1982 service?
187. Frederick Roehrig (9/19/08)
1,113
... that Frederick Roehrig 's Castle Green (pictured) in Pasadena, California , was called "a fantastic folly created from the imagination of a Victorian architect with a penchant for Arabesque opulence"?
186. Camarillo Ranch House (9/17/08)
4,014
... that Camarillo Ranch House (pictured) , headquarters for "the largest bean ranch in the world", was renowned for its Arabian stallions that led the Rose Parade ?
185. San Buenaventura Mission Aqueduct (9/16/08)
6,512
... that the seven-mile-long Ventura Mission Aqueduct , built between 1780 and 1815, has been called "an engineering marvel"?
184. National Register of Historic Places listings in Pasadena, California (9/15/08)
2,109
... that there are nearly 100 Registered Historic Places in Pasadena, California , including a 25-foot Space Simulator and the JPL Space Flight Operations Facility (pictured)
183. John C. Austin (9/15/08)
379
... that English-born architect John C. Austin designed several landmark buildings in Southern California , including the Griffith Observatory ?
182. Carnegie Art Museum (Oxnard) (9/13/08)
260
... that the Carnegie Art Museum in Oxnard, California originally opened in 1907 as a Carnegie library ?|
181. Albert C. Martin Sr. (9/12/08)
2,756
... that architect Albert C. Martin successfully defended his design of the 28-story Los Angeles City Hall (pictured) against those who argued the city government could fit into the first four floors?
180. Adamson House (9/7/08)
5,225
... that Adamson House , called the "Taj Mahal of Tile ", has an elaborately tiled dog bath (pictured) ?
179. Azusa Civic Center (9/7/08)
612
... that a parade honoring Jack Benny was held at the Azusa Civic Center , commemorating his running gag in which a conductor called out, "Train leaving now for Anaheim, Azusa and Cucamonga"?
178. Pomona City Stables (9/6/08)
1,103
... that the Pomona City Stables , which housed 22 horses upon its completion in 1909, is reported to be one of the oldest municipal buildings still extant in California ?
176-177. Phillips Mansion , Louis Phillips (9/5/08)
6,256 (PM)
... that the Phillips Mansion , described as having been built in the "Classic Haunted Mansion" style, was the home of the richest man in Los Angeles County from 1875 to 1900?
175. San Dimas Hotel (9/4/08)
9,667
... that the 33-room San Dimas Hotel (pictured) built in 1887 never had a paying guest due to a land boom that never occurred?
171-174. Adobes of Rancho San Jose (9/4/08)
478 + 312 + 334 + 722
... that the Palomares Adobe , Casa Alvarado and Casa Primera , built between 1837 and 1855, provided a stagecoach stop, chapel, school and early homes for the 22,000-acre Rancho San Jose in Los Angeles County ?
170. Sunset Tower (9/1/08)
3,511
... that the Sunset Tower (pictured) in West Hollywood, California was home to gangster Bugsy Siegel , who was asked to leave after being charged with running a bookmaking operation there?
169. Harold Lloyd Estate (9/1/08)
4,210
... that Harold Lloyd's Estate , called "the most impressive movie star's estate ever created," included a golf course and a 900-foot canoe stream?
168. Drum Barracks (8/31/08)
4,054
... that Drum Barracks were built in 1862 and 1863 at a cost of US$1 million to quell pro-Confederacy sentiments in Los Angeles ?
167. Banning House (8/30/08)
1,131
... that the 1864 Banning House (pictured) reportedly hosted "the first yachting party on the West Coast" and has been called "one of the best examples of Greek Revival architecture in the west"?
166. Old Warner Brothers Studio (8/28/08)
2,601
... that the Old Warner Brothers Studio , where the first "talkie " was filmed in 1927, has recently been the location for Judge Judy and Hannah Montana ?
165. Millard House (8/28/08)
21,499
... that Frank Lloyd Wright said of the Millard House (pictured) that he "would rather have built this little house than St. Peter's in Rome "?
164. Minnie Hill Palmer House (8/27/08)
2,411
... that the namesake of the Minnie Hill Palmer House was born there in 1886 and remained in the 1970s, still tending her garden, then located adjacent to a golf course, with an antique hand plow?
163. C.E. Toberman Estate (8/14/08
1,572
... that the C.E. Toberman Estate was used as the "trophy" house of Vincent Chase on the first two seasons of HBO 's Entourage ?
162. Convento Building (Mission San Fernando) (8/13/08)
3,103
... that the Convento Building is the largest adobe building in California and the largest original building at any of the Spanish missions in California ?
161. Ramsay-Durfee Estate (8/12/08)
7,905
... that the widow-owner of the Durfee Mansion died in 1976 at age 99, leaving an untouched wine cellar stocked with vintage wines and whisky dating to the 1890s?
160. U.S. Post Office-Los Angeles Terminal Annex (8/12/08)
3,100
... that the Terminal Annex Post Office was LA 's central mail processing facility for 50 years and became a filming location when it closed?
159. Municipal Warehouse No. 1 (8/10/08)
1,104
... that for many years, Municipal Warehouse No. 1 at the Port of Los Angeles stored the railcar that carried Winston Churchill 's body to burial?
158. Heinsbergen Decorating Company Building (8/9/08)
692
... that the Heinsbergen Decorating Company Building was built in 1928 with bricks salvaged from the old Los Angeles city hall?
157. El Pueblo de Los Ángeles Historical Monument (8/8/08)
2,206
... that the Plaza Historic District was the historic center of Los Angeles in the days of Spanish and Mexican rule?
156. Exposition Park Rose Garden (8/8/08)
843
... that LA 's Exposition Park Rose Garden has more than 20,000 rose bushes and 200 varieties of roses?
155. Ralphs Grocery Store (Westwood) (8/8/08)
9,000
... that Ralphs Grocery Store (location pictured) , part of a plan to build the "model college town" in 1929, was photographed by Ansel Adams ?
154. Pico Canyon Oilfield (8/5/08)
3,841
... that Well No. 4 in the Pico Canyon Oilfield was the first commercially successful oil well in the Western United States and the longest producing oil well in the world at 114 years?
153. Highland Park Police Station (8/4/08)
2,309
... that the Highland Park Police Station , where the radical Symbionese Liberation Army (emblem pictured) once planted a bomb that proved to be a dud, is now the Los Angeles Police Museum?
152. Neutra Office Building (8/4/08)
2,526
... that the Neutra Office Building , once the office of Modernist architect Richard Neutra , is said to be the only commercial structure that is still intact with Neutra's original design?
151. Smith Estate (Los Angeles) (8/1/08)
2,600
... that the Smith Estate was the home of a writer on occultism , the head of a railroad, and a deputy mayor , and the shooting location for the cult film Spider Baby ?
150. Highland Park Masonic Temple (8/1/08)
5,900
... that the old Lodge Room at the Highland Park Masonic Temple (pictured) has been preserved with original anaglyphs and cherry wood paneling?
149. Miller and Herriott House (7/31/08)
2,870
... that original stained glass from the Miller and Herriott House was removed to a restaurant near Disneyland , prompting one writer to compare the new glass to the wooden leg on Sarah Bernhardt ?
148. Frederick Mitchell Mooers House (7/30/08)
5,170
... that Mooers House (pictured) , an example of West Coast Victorian architecture , is named for its owner who struck gold after years of prospecting in the Mojave Desert ?
147. Spring Street (Los Angeles) (7/28/08)
... that the Spring Street Financial District , known as the "Wall Street of the West", contains Los Angeles 's first skyscraper (pictured) and more than twenty historic financial buildings?
146. Bryson Apartment Hotel (7/28/08)
2,077
... that The Bryson , featured in Raymond Chandler 's The Lady in the Lake and the neo-noir film The Grifters , has become a symbol of LA 's film noir past?
145. El Molino Viejo (7/28/08)
1,886
... that El Molino Viejo (pictured) , a grist mill built in 1816 by native Indian converts from the San Gabriel Mission , is the oldest commercial building in Southern California ?|
144. Santa Fe Freight Depot (7/23/08)
3,885
... that Sci-Arc architecture school built its Los Angeles campus from the 1907 Santa Fe Freight Depot (pictured) , a concrete structure with 120 bays stretching as long as the Empire State Building is tall?
143. Pisgah Home Historic District (7/23/08)
2,745
... that the Pisgah Home (pictured) was the centre of a controversial movement in the early 1900s by a Pentecostal faith healer to care for the poor and downtrodden?
142. Dick Larkins (7/21/08)
... that petitions called for the firing of Ohio State athletic director Dick Larkins when he hired little-known football coach Woody Hayes in 1951 instead of Paul Brown ?
141. Fire Station No. 23 (7/21/08)
... that LA 's Fire Station No. 23 (pictured) has been a location in over 50 film productions, including Ghostbusters headquarters and scenes from The Mask and National Security ?
140. Mary Andrews Clark Memorial Home (7/18/08)
3,165
... that the Clark Memorial Home , built in 1913 as a home for single working women, has been a shooting location for Rocketeer , Twins , and Mr. Saturday Night ?
139. Watts Station (7/15/08)
4,525
... that Watts Station was the only structure to remain intact along "Charcoal Alley" during the Watts Riots ?
138. SS Catalina (7/14/08)
12,887
... that SS Catalina , after reportedly carrying more passengers than any other ship anywhere, has been stuck half-submerged in Ensenada, Mexico for more than ten years?
137. Eugene W. Britt House (7/13/08)
... that the largest sports research library in North America is located on the grounds of LA 's Britt House , a Colonial Revival mansion built in 1910?
136. Hale House (7/12/08)
5,007
... that the 1880s Victorian Hale House (pictured) , with its exuberant ornamentation and color scheme, has been called "the most photographed house" in Los Angeles ?
135. South Park Lofts (7/11/08)
3,718
... that South Park Lofts in Los Angeles , originally an eight-story parking garage , was converted to lofts, whereupon residents complained about a lack of parking?
134. Garbutt House (7/7/08)
5,624
... that the 20-room Garbutt House in Los Angeles, California was built with concrete walls and ceilings, steel-reinforced doors and no fireplaces due to the owner's intense fear of fire?
133. Broadway Theater and Commercial District (7/7/08)
4,638
... that the Broadway Theater District , with 12 movie palaces (example pictured) in six blocks, is the first and largest historic theater district listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places ?
132. El Cabrillo (7/7/08)
2,256
... that El Cabrillo courtyard apartments, built in 1928 by Cecil B. DeMille and later home to transvestite actor Divine , are said to be "steeped in old Hollywood lore"?
131. Los Angeles Board of Trade Building (7/5/08)
1,405
... that LA 's Board of Trade Building (pictured) , site of the California Stock Exchange, was the first office building on the Pacific coast with automated elevators ?
130. San Fernando Building (7/4/08)
1,706
... that the San Fernando Building in Los Angeles, California , recently converted into upscale lofts, was raided several times for illegal gambling operations between 1910 and 1930?
129. Avenel Cooperative Housing Project (7/3/08)
2,724
... that units in LA 's Avenel Cooperative Housing Project , reportedly built as "a cooperative living experiment for a group of communists ", were selling for US$300,000 in 2002?
128. Sears, Roebuck & Company Mail Order Building (7/1/08)
... that boxer Oscar De La Hoya has been involved in efforts to redevelop the Sears, Roebuck & Company Mail Order Building in the Boyle Heights neighborhood where he grew up?
127. Ralph J. Bunche House (7/1/08)
654
... that the Ralph J. Bunche House in South Los Angeles was the boyhood home of Ralph Bunche , the first person of color to receive the Nobel Peace Prize ?
126. Florence Casler (6/30/08)
2,814
... that after moving to Los Angeles, California in 1912 as a widow with two daughters, Florence Casler became a pioneering woman real estate developer , constructing more than 60 buildings?
125. Bruno Fonseca (6/29/08)
1,425
... that Bruno Fonseca 's paintings The War Murals , inspired by violence in Eastern Europe , have been called "the most powerful statement of their kind since Picasso 's great Guernica "?
124. Alvarado Terrace Historic District (6/20/08)
657
... that the Alvarado Terrace Historic District includes a church built in 1912 that was the LA home of Jim Jones ' Peoples Temple before the group's 1977 mass suicide in Jonestown ?
123. Ebell of Los Angeles (6/19/08)
4,900
... that young Judy Garland was discovered, and Amelia Earhart made her last public appearance, at Ebell of Los Angeles (pictured) ?
122. El Greco Apartments (6/18/08)
6,900
... that the El Greco Apartments (pictured) , once home to Casablanca director Michael Curtiz , were saved from demolition with fund-raising help from Star Trek 's Leonard Nimoy ?
119-121. LA Carnegie libraries (6/15/08)
282 + 216 + 217
... that the Vermont Square , Lincoln Heights , and Cahuenga Branches are the only surviving Carnegie libraries in Los Angeles ?
118. John Sowden House (6/08)
5,700
... that the Lloyd Wright -designed John Sowden House (pictured ) is known as the "Jaws House" because its facade resembles the open mouth of a shark ?
117. Storer House (6/12/08)
7,353
... that Frank Lloyd Wright 's textile block work, Storer House , was restored in the 1980s by Joel Silver , producer of the films Die Hard and The Matrix ?
116. Dunbar Hotel (6/10/08)
1,530
... that the Dunbar Hotel was the heart of LA 's jazz scene with visits by Duke Ellington , Billie Holiday , and Louis Armstrong ?
115. Centinela Adobe (6/9/08)
3,219
... that the builder of Centinela Adobe traded his 2,200-acre (880 ha) ranch encompassing the modern city of Inglewood for a keg of whisky and a small home in Los Angeles ?
114. Los Angeles Fire Department Museum and Memorial (6/8/08)
1,815
... that Engine Co. No. 27 served a dual function as a movie location and an operating firehouse serving the Hollywood studios ?
113. Wadsworth Chapel (6/6/08)
1,713
... that the 1900 Carpenter Gothic Wadsworth Chapel has separate Catholic and Protestant chapels under one roof?
112. Montecito Apartments (6/6/08)
3,207
... that the Art Deco Montecito Apartments (pictured) had been the home of Ronald Reagan , James Cagney , Montgomery Clift , and George C. Scott before becoming a senior citizens ' housing project?
111. Judson Studios (6/5/08)
1,117
... that stained glass from Judson Studios is found not only in churches, but also in Frank Lloyd Wright houses, the U.S. Capitol and the Tropicana Casino ?
110. Hollywood Studio Club (6/1/08)
4,500
... that Marilyn Monroe posed naked in 1948 to raise US$50 to pay the rent for her room at the Hollywood Studio Club (pictured) ?
109. Hollywood Masonic Temple (5/29/08)
5,016
... that the Neoclassical Hollywood Masonic Temple (pictured) has been used as a Masonic Lodge , opera house , and nightclub , and is now the home of the Jimmy Kimmel Live! television show?
108. Jardinette Apartments (5/28/08)
3,932
... that Richard Neutra 's Jardinette Apartments building in Hollywood is considered one of the first Modernist buildings in America?
107. Bolton Hall (5/21/08)
1,913
... that Bolton Hall , the community center for a Utopian community formed in 1913 in the foothills north of Los Angeles , was later used as a jail?
106. National Register of Historic Places listings in Los Angeles (5/21/08)
2,728
... that the City of Los Angeles has 186 sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places ?
105. El Cortez (San Diego) (5/15/08)
2,439
... that San Diego 's El Cortez Hotel , site of the world's first outdoor glass elevator and moving sidewalk , became a school for evangelists in the 1970s?
104. Golden Gate Theater (5/14/08)
5,511
... that the historic Golden Gate Theater was saved by a stop-work order after demolition crews had begun to dismantle the walls?
103. Stimson House (5/10/08)
4,630
... that after surviving a dynamite attack in 1896, fraternity parties in the 1940s, and an earthquake in 1994 , Stimson House (pictured) is now a convent for Catholic nuns ?
102. McCarty Memorial Christian Church (5/8/08)
4,300
... that McCarty Church (pictured) in Los Angeles gained attention for its pastor's decision to racially integrate his white Protestant church in the mid-1950s?
101. Leonis Adobe (5/4/08)
1,609
... that the spirits of a wealthy rancher and his Indian wife have been seen and heard since the 1920s at Leonis Adobe , according to TV show Most Haunted ?
100. Breed Street Shul (5/4/08)
1,835
... that Breed Street Shul , now vacant in a Hispanic part of Los Angeles , was the largest Orthodox synagogue in the western United States from 1915 to 1951?
98-99. Lopez Adobe , Rómulo Pico Adobe (5/4/08)
324, 411
... that Lopez and Pico Adobes , built near the San Fernando Mission , are the oldest residences in San Fernando Valley ?
97. Burbank City Hall (5/2/08)
2,008
... that the art deco Burbank City Hall (pictured) , with murals by Hugo Ballin , uses more than twenty types of marble in its main lobby?
96. Lorenzo Tucker (4/30/08)
4,222
... that a scandal arose when African-American actor Lorenzo Tucker , known as the "Black Valentino", playing a pimp in a play, kissed Mae West , playing a prostitute ?
95. Wilshire Boulevard Temple (4/29/08)
4,513
...that Wilshire Boulevard Temple , with its landmark Byzantine dome (pictured) , is the oldest Jewish synagogue in Los Angeles ?
94. Blessed Sacrament (Hollywood)
1,729
... that Hollywood 's Blessed Sacrament Church was the site of Bing Crosby 's wedding and funerals for John Ford and Mack Sennett ?
93. Mary Star of the Sea (San Pedro)
3,807
...that the bronze of Mary (pictured) atop Mary Star of the Sea , known as the "Fishermen's Church," is lit at night so she can be seen from the Port of Los Angeles harbor?
92. Padre Serra Parish (4/27/08)
366
...that Cardinal Mahony petitioned Rome to name Padre Serra Church after Junipero Serra despite controversy over his treatment of California Indians ?
91. St. Brendan (Los Angeles) (4/24/08)
5,270
..that St. Brendan's Church (pictured) has been a location for two apocalypse movies: the Martian attack in 1953's War of the Worlds and the wedding at the end of Armageddon ?
90. St. Augustine (Culver City) (4/22/08)
3,906
...that a Muslim fundamentalist beheaded a statue of the Virgin Mary at St. Augustine 's and carted a statue of Father Serra to a nearby mosque in October 2001?
89. St. Monica (Santa Monica) (4/22/08)
2,104
...that Academy Award winner Going My Way was filmed at St. Monica 's (pictured) , and the irascible old Irish priest character was based on its pastor?
88. St. Cyril (Encino) (4/20/08)
3,440
...that St. Cyril of Jerusalem Church (pictured) was the site of the baptism of Clark Gable 's son and the funeral of Mercury Seven astronaut "Gordo" Cooper ?
87. Incarnation Church (Glendale) (4/21/08)
2,064
...that police patrolled Incarnation Church during the 2000 funeral of a Hispanic youth killed by Armenian-Americans ?
86. St. Finbar (Burbank) (4/20/08)
...that St. Finbar Church in Burbank , faced with a dwindling flock and changing demographics , was one of the first U.S. parishes to offer Spanish language Mass ?
85. St. Andrew's (Pasadena) (4/19/08)
1,506
...that when St. Andrew's Church in Pasadena was built in the 1920s, it was compared to "a jeweled crown on the head of a Byzantine queen"?
84. St. Robert Bellarmine (Burbank) (4/17/08)
464
...that the pastor of Burbank 's St. Bellarmine Church was a World War I chaplain who modeled the campus on Monticello and Independence Hall ?
83. St. Charles Borromeo (North Hollywood) (4/13/08)
1,513
...that Paul Salamunovich , choir director since 1949 at St. Charles Borromeo Church (pictured) in North Hollywood , has also conducted choirs for dozens of feature films, including The Devil's Advocate ?
82. Sportsmen's Lodge (4/8/08)
1,614
...that Robert Kennedy stayed at the Sportsmen's Lodge (sign pictured) , formerly the "Hollywood Trout Farms", in Studio City, California the night before his assassination ?
81. Hillcrest Country Club (4/2/08)
5,400
...that Groucho Marx joined Hillcrest Country Club even though it was willing to have him as a member?
80. Biff, the Michigan Wolverine (4/2/08)
7,908
...that the Michigan Wolverines ' practice of parading their live mascot Biff before matches was stopped as the animal grew larger and more ferocious?
79. McCabe's Guitar Shop (4/2/08)
7,100
...that more than a dozen artists have recorded live albums in the back room of McCabe's Guitar Shop , including Townes Van Zandt , Ralph Stanley , and R.E.M. ?
78. Santa Monica State Beach (4/2/08)
1,211
...that the Veterans for Peace erect a memorial called Arlington West every Sunday at Santa Monica Beach consisting of a cross in the sand for each U.S. military person who has died in the Iraq War ?
77. Pico Boulevard (3/31/08)
1,859
...that the 1947 song "Pico and Sepulveda " about an intersection on LA 's Pico Boulevard (pictured) was frequently on Dr. Demento 's radio show?
76. Van Nuys Boulevard (3/21/08)
3,416
...that Van Nuys Boulevard , running through the heart of LA 's San Fernando Valley , was a center of teenage cruising from the 1950s through the 1970s?
75. Reseda Boulevard (3/12/08)
1,049
...that 16 people died when the top two floors of the Northridge Meadows Apartments on Reseda Boulevard collapsed in the 1994 Northridge Earthquake ?
74. Victory Boulevard (Los Angeles) (3/11/08)
3,519
...that Victory Boulevard (pictured) , running the 25-mile length of the San Fernando Valley , is mentioned in Randy Newman 's I Love LA : "Victory Boulevard (We Love It!)"?
73. Vicki Morrow (2/27/08)
2,203
...that softball pitcher Vicki Morrow was named Big Ten Player of the Year in 1987 after winning 26 games, including 18 shutouts, and striking out 446 batters?
72. Ruth Pickett Thompson (2/26/08)
...that synchronized swimmer Ruth Pickett Thompson received the AIAW 's 1979 and 1980 Broderick Awards ?
71. Ann Colloton (2/25/08)
1,501
...that swimmer Ann Colloton , the University of Michigan 's Female Athlete of the Decade for the 1980s, was inducted into the school's Hall of Honor in February 2008?
70. Gus Stager (2/23/08)
234
...that before his 40th birthday Gus Stager swam for an NCAA championship team and coached three high school championship teams, four NCAA championship teams, and the 1960 U.S. Olympic team?
69. Francie Kraker Goodridge (2/21/08)
1,709
...that Francie Kraker Goodridge , who set a world indoor record in the 600-yard run, did not receive a varsity letter or sports scholarship and had to work as a waitress to put herself through college?
68. Mike Leach (tennis) (2/20/08)
535
...that the American tennis player Michael Leach gained national rankings in doubles playing with his father?
67. Penny Neer (2/18/08)
751
...that Penny Neer , 1982 AIAW discus champion and one of the top U.S. discus throwers, also blocked 64 shots for the University of Michigan women's basketball team?
66. Al Renfrew (2/17/08)
214
...that University of Michigan Hall of Honor inductee Al Renfrew was the first person to play on a NCAA championship college hockey team and later coach a national champion?
65. Bill Orwig (2/17/08)
241
...that Bill Orwig hired Bob Knight as basketball coach at Indiana and has been inducted into the athletic halls of fame at three universities — Indiana, Michigan and Toledo ?
64. Marie Hartwig (2/17/08)
512
...that Marie Hartwig , faculty member at the University of Michigan from 1930–1976, was a lifelong advocate for women's sports and one of the first women inducted into the school's Hall of Honor ?
63. Chuck Ortmann (2/15/08)
1,505
...that halfback Chuck Ortmann punted 24 times in the famed 1950 Snow Bowl , having decided the best strategy was to keep the slick ball on the other side of the field in the opponents' hands?
62. Wally Weber (2/13/08)
2,904
...that Wally Weber , football player, coach and broadcaster at Michigan for 45 years, was renowned for his "polysyllabic fluency" and sounding like an "an educated foghorn"?
61. Doug Roby (2/13/08)
700
...that USOC president Doug Roby initially took no action against Tommie Smith and John Carlos after their Black Power salute at the 1968 Olympics , but expelled them after an IOC threat to expel the entire U.S. track team?
60. Harry Holiday (2/10/08)
506
...that swimming Hall of Famer Harry Holiday won 6 NCAA championships, and set 7 world and 18 American records in the mid-1940s but never competed in the Olympics due to World War II ?
59. Charlie Fonville (2/8/08)
2,523
...that Charlie Fonville broke a 14-year-old shot put world record by almost 12 inches (30 cm) at the 1948 Kansas Relays but was not allowed to stay with the other athletes because he was African-American ?
58. Bob Webster (2/7/08)
1,809
...that two-time Olympic diving gold medalist Bob Webster won his first collegiate diving title for a junior college with no pool, training off a board in his coach's back-yard sand pit?
57. Jenny Allard (2/4/08)
774
...that University of Michigan All-American softball player Jenny Allard has led Harvard University to its first four Ivy League softball championships since taking over as coach in 1995?
56. Dick Kimball (2/4/08)
903
...that Dick Kimball , University of Michigan diving coach 1958–2002, won national championships both as a springboard diver and trampoliner ?
55. William Revelli (2/2/08)
518
...that William Revelli , director of the University of Michigan Marching Band for 36 years, was the first to synchronize music and movement, in place of traditional rigid military-style formations?
54 Ralph W. Aigler (1/31/08)
...that law professor Ralph Aigler , once known as the "dominant figure in Michigan's athletics," negotiated the Big Ten 's exclusive contracts with the Rose Bowl in 1946 and 1953?
53. Newt Loken (1/30/08)
533
...that before coaching gymnastics at the University of Michigan from 1948 to 1983, Newt Loken was the NCAA all-around gymnastics champion in 1942?|views=533}}
52. Thomas Trueblood (1/29/08)
6,700
...that University of Michigan elocution professor Thomas Trueblood received nationwide attention when the Chicago Tribune reported in 1903 that he was offering a new "course in love making"?
51. Cliff Keen (1/29/08)
886
...that Cliff Keen ' s tenure as Michigan ’s wrestling coach (1925-1970) was the longest of any coach in any sport in NCAA history as of 1991?
50. Willis Ward (1/30/08)
2,668
...that Gerald Ford threatened to quit the Michigan football team when African-American player Willis Ward was kept out of a 1932 game in response to Georgia Tech 's refusal to play an integrated team?
49. George Jewett (1/27/08)
718
...that George Jewett was the first African-American to earn a varsity letter in football at both the University of Michigan and at Northwestern University ?
48. Rich Strenger (1/26/08)
1,233
...that offensive tackle Rich Strenger told reporters that Michigan Wolverines football coach Bo Schembechler ran a more strenuous training camp at the college level than he experienced in the NFL with the Detroit Lions ?
47. Scott Shafer (1/24/08)
...that Scott Shafer , hired in January 2008 as the Michigan Wolverines defensive coordinator , started in football as a high school and college quarterback in Ohio ?
46. Harry Newman (1/19/08)
572
...that New York Giants quarterback Harry Newman threw the first touchdown pass in an NFL Championship Game 75 years ago in the 1933 NFL Championship Game against the Chicago Bears ?
44-45. Ralph Heikkinen (1/17/08)
...that Ralph Heikkinen was the first All-American football player from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan , being raised in the Finnish-American communities of the Gogebic Range ?
43. Stanfield Wells (1/16/08)
605
...that Stanfield Wells was the first of more than ten All-American football players from Washington High School in Massillon, Ohio ?
42. Anton Zamloch (1/11/08)
2,901
...that 19th century magician and vaudeville star Anton Zamloch was accused, and then exonerated, of having "bewitched" a woman's wedding ring from her gloved hand?
41. Ed Frutig (1/11/08)
399
...that All-American end Ed Frutig was the main pass receiver for Heisman Trophy winner Tom Harmon from 1938-1940?
40. Maynard Morrison
506
...that coach Harry Kipke had to travel to the home of All-American Maynard Morrison in 1930 to seek his father's permission to switch Morrison from a fullback to a center ?
39. Bill Daley (1/7/08)
1,312
...that All-American fullback Bill Daley is the only person ever to win Little Brown Jug games playing for both Minnesota and Michigan ?
38. Paul G. Goebel (1/6/08)
...that All-American footballer Paul G. Goebel (pictured) recommended Gerald Ford to the coach of the Michigan football team and later urged Ford to run for Congress
37. Bob Chappuis (1/3/08)
...that, after eluding capture for three months when his B-25 bomber was shot down behind enemy lines in World War II , Bob Chappuis was the MVP of the Rose Bowl 60 years ago?
36. Bump Elliott (1/1/08)
...that All-American Bump Elliott and his brother Pete Elliott played halfback and quarterback for the Michigan football team that beat the USC Trojans 49-0 in the Rose Bowl 60 years ago today?