Summer on Wheels Skating Sports Roll On
Summer on Wheels covers the rise of skating sports in the United States and worldwide. It notes about 50 million rollerskaters, more inline than quad skates, and the growth of roller team sports, Olympic ambitions, and international competition. It mentions speed, figure, and dance skating, plus roller basketball started in 1922 and inline leagues led by ex NBA players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
U.S
Missouri
NBA
Tom LaGarde
International Olympic Committee
Sherrye D. Garrett
Texas A&m University
Rookie Cookie's Mighty Macaroni Salad Recipe
A concise recipe for Mighty Macaroni Salad from Rookie Cookie. It instructs mixing ingredients in a large bowl, then adding dressing and combining thoroughly. Serves four.
Kristine W Weitz Story: From Pasco to Pop Stardom
Kristine W Weitz grew up in Pasco Washington in a musical family. She trained in church choirs with her mother and learned saxophone guitar piano drums and timbals. She later became a successful singer following her parents’ footsteps and was a US national javelin champion in youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kristine W
Kristine
Weitz
Pasco
Wash
Rolling Through Skating History The first in-line roller skate
The piece traces early attempts at in-line skating from Hans Brinker’s wooden-spool shoe to Joseph Merlin’s 1760 crash, then James Plimpton’s steerable quad design, 1860s fashion rules, wartime skating as fitness, and the 1980s Olson brothers who popularized modern in-line skates with urethane wheels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hans Brinker
Holland
Joseph Merlin
London
New York
James Leonard Plimpton
James Plimpton
Plimpton
U.S
America
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San Francisco
Imi
Rick
Sam
Mavis
Tracy
David
Angie
Nvnnrut
Mini Spy
Basset Brown
Gus Goodsport
Javy Lopez
Ponce
Puerto Rico
Atlanta Braves
Javy
Torres Javier Lopez
Analy
Javier
Kelvin
Meet Kristine W
Giacomo Meyerbeer
Deborah L. Wallis
National Museum of Roller Skating
Lincoln, Neb
Rollerskatingmuseum.com
Inlineskating
New York State
Betty Debnam
Iate Edi
Anne Chamberlain
Lucy Lien
Wendy Daley
Scott
Brennan Olson
Sporting
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!