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Before home runs were measured by Statcast, Babe Ruth hit a 575-foot home run in 1921 that is considered the longest home run in MLB history. With Statcast, Nomar Mazara's 505-foot blast in 2019 ...
I'm here until he decides to sit down," Murphy posted on X. The record for the longest filibuster in U.S. Senate history belongs to Strom Thurmond, who spoke for 24 hours and 18 minutes in 1957 in ...
Joe DiMaggio (New York Yankees) holds the record for the longest hit streak in MLB history, with a 56-game streak in 1941. Who had the longest hit streak in the 2023 season? Marcus Semien (Texas ...
In the 13th century, it took almost three years — 1,006 days to be exact — to choose Pope Clement IV's successor, making it the longest conclave in the Catholic Church’s history. It's also ...
Who owns the record for the longest Super Bowl field goal? Here's what to know about longest kicks in the Big Game. In the NFL's first 58 Super Bowls, kickers made a total of 181 field goals.
And there are teams that unfortunately made their own history for falling short on the scoreboard. The longest losing streaks in NBA history didn't occur because of constant bad bounces or ...
Fifteen games is remarkable, but there have been some even crazier winning streaks in the league’s history. Let’s dig into the longest NBA win streaks since 2010. Detroit looks to secure its ...
It's no easy feat to qualify for the NCAA tournament. Although 68 teams participate each year, the path to reach the tournament is grueling and requires a level of consistency not every team is ...
Her speech, at only 38 minutes, was the 12th-shortest in modern history, while her opponent holds the records for the three longest acceptance speeches in American political history. Loading ...
Here are some facts about conclaves past, derived from historical studies including Miles Pattenden's “Electing the Pope in Early Modern Italy, 1450–1700,” and interviews with experts ...