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James J. Corbett Jim Corbett (left) sparring with Jim Jeffries
Quizzes
Serena Williams poses with the Daphne Akhurst Trophy after winning the Women's Singles final against Venus Williams of the United States on day 13 of the 2017 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 28, 2017 in Melbourne, Australia. (tennis, sports)
Great Moments in Sports Quiz
Cricket bat and ball. cricket sport of cricket.Homepage blog 2011, arts and entertainment, history and society, sports and games athletics
Sports Quiz
Usain Bolt of Jamaica reacts after breaking the world record with a time of 19.30 to win the gold medal as Churandy Martina (left) of Netherlands Antilles and Brian Dzingai of Zimbabwe come in after him in the Men's 200m Final at the National Stadium during Day 12 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 20, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Summer Olympics, track and field, athletics)
I Am the Greatest (Athlete)
Assorted sports balls including a basketball, football, soccer ball, tennis ball, baseball and others.
American Sports Nicknames
Joe Louis, 1946.
Boxing Quiz
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Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California.
San Francisco: 9 Claims to Fame
Car with a pickle design in the Zagreb Red Bull Soapbox Race, Zagreb, Croatia, September 14, 2019. (games, races, sports)
10 Unusual Sports
NBA Lakers Celtics Finals Kevin Garnett shooting.
10 Great Sports Rivalries
golf. Competitive and cheating golfer wears golf gloves on golf club greens and prepares golf ball for lucky hole in one. Unsportsmanlike, sports, cheater
7 Unsportsmanlike Sportsmen
Olympic torch illustration surrounded by sports in the summer games
How Are Sports Chosen for the Olympics?
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Aphrodite. Greek mythology. Sculpture. Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love and beauty.
12 Greek Gods and Goddesses
A Factory Interior, watercolor, pen and gray ink, graphite, and white goache on wove paper by unknown artist, c. 1871-91; in the Yale Center for British Art. Industrial Revolution England
Inventors and Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
Abstract vector hi speed internet technology background
History of Technology Timeline
The Colosseum, Rome, Italy. Giant amphitheatre built in Rome under the Flavian emperors. (ancient architecture; architectural ruins)
New Seven Wonders of the World
Time zone map with standard time zones and International Date Line
Why Are Some Time Zones 30 Minutes Off Instead of an Hour?
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Italian Renaissance painter from Florence. Engraving by Cosomo Colombini (d. 1812) after a Leonardo self portrait. Ca. 1500.
10 Famous Artworks by Leonardo da Vinci
An ancient egyptian hieroglyphic painted carving showing the falcon headed god Horus seated on a throne and holding a golden fly whisk. Before him are the Pharoah Seti and the goddess Isis. Interior wall of the temple to Osiris at Abydos, Egypt.
11 Egyptian Gods and Goddesses

James J. Corbett: References & Edit History

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First paragraph modernization. Feb 23, 2024
Anniversary information added. Feb 14, 2024
Anniversary information added. Aug 28, 2023
Links added. May 24, 2023
Invalidated site: HickokSports.com - Biography of James J. Corbett. Apr 21, 2017
Changed "Erroll Flynn" to "Errol Flynn." Jan 06, 2016
Add new Web site: HickokSports.com - Biography of James J. Corbett. May 07, 2013
Add new Web site: International Boxing Hall of Fame - Biography of James J. Corbett. May 07, 2013
Media added. Feb 19, 2009
Added new Web site: AllMusic - George Enescu. Sep 25, 2007
Added new Web site: Maps of World - Biography of Vera Caslavska. Sep 25, 2007
Article revised. Jan 11, 2002
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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