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.
Kampgrounds of America (KOA) is the world's largest system of privately held campgrounds with almost 500 locations across US and Canada. Known as KOA and featuring a distinctive yellow and red logo, Kampgrounds of America has become part of American popular culture.Founded in 1962 and still based in Billings, Montana, USA, the current CEO of Kampgrounds of America Inc. is James D. Rogers.OA was founded in 1962. Billings, Montana businessman Dave Drum got the idea to start the campgrounds while walking his property along the Yellowstone River and seeing travellers heading to the Seattle World's Fair.