Pure Heart: The thrilling life and emotional death of Secretariat. In honor of Sports Illustrated's 60th anniversary, SI.com is republishing, in full, 60 of the best stories ever to appear in the magazine. Today's selection is Pure Heart, by William Nack, which ran in the June 4, 1990 issue. In waging the most glorious Triple Crown campaign ever, Secretariat made racing history. In the doing, he took the author on an unforgettably exhilarating ride. Just before noon the horse was led haltingly into a van next to the stallion barn, and there a concentrated barbiturate was injected into his jugular.
History of the Rubikâs Cube Invented in 1974 Originally called âBuvos Kockaâ meaning âmagic cubeâ Rubik was intrigued by movements and transformations of shapes in space which lead to his creation of the cube. Took him 1 month to solve.
First of all âDavosâ is a misnomer. What people really mean when they say, âIâm going to Davos,â is actually that they are attending the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (or WEF) which takes place each winterâthis year, the 47th meeting, will be Jan. 17-20âin Davos Switzerland, a usually sleepy ski town some 5,000 feet up in the Swiss Alps, about 90 miles southeast of Zurich ...