Archive for April 22nd, 2023

DESIGNER MADE FOOTWEAR AN ART FORM

Peter Moore
Peter Moore designed Air Jordan sneakers for Nike in 1984
but spent most of his career as a senior executive with
Adidas.
(Courtesy Adidas)

Paired with a young sports star whose ascendancy
defied gravity, Moore’s art form inspired a pop-
culture phenomenon.

Moore designed the original Air Jordan sneakers. 

They were first worn by Chicago Bulls rookie basketball
star Michael Jordan in 1984 and then released to the
public before the end of
the NBA season in the spring
of 1985.

The sneaker biz has never been the same.

"The Air Jordan transformed the industry by turning
sneakers into objects of pop-culture desire," sneaker
expert and writer Brendan Dunne, co-host of "The
Complex Sneakers Podcast," told Fox News Digital. 

The original Air Jordan, he added, "set the standard
for footwear obsession in America."

Jordan slam dunk


Jordan Brand
Michael Jordan attends a press conference for the
celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Air Jordan
shoe during the "Palais 23" interactive exhibition
dedicated to Jordan at Palais de Tokyo in Paris on
June 12, 2015, in Paris, France. 
(Catherine Steenkeste/Getty Images)

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BASEBALL HISTORY MADE ON THIS DAY IN 1876

1876 National League Baseball History

On April 22, 1876, the Boston Red Caps beat the Philadelphia
Athletics, 6-5, in the first official National League baseball game. 

The game, which lasted a little more than two hours, was played
in "favorable" weather before 3,000 fans. "Great interest was
manifested in the result," the Philadelphia Inquirer reported,
"as it really was the first game of importance played this season."

"The Athletics should have won the game," the newspaper added,
"but their fielding was poor." Betting on the game was "about
even.”

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COINS FROM VIKING TREASURE FOUND

Coins from the treasures

(FOXNEWS) – Around 300 pieces of silver from two Viking treasures,
with approximately 50 whole coins, were found last fall in a Danish
field at Bramslev.

The coins were located around fives miles away from the Viking
castle Fyrkat, and date back to more than a thousand years ago.

The treasures were found less than 164 feet apart, containing
the coins and cut-up silver jewelry.
 

North Jutland Museums said in a statement that the treasures
probably served as a means of payment by weight.

The rare trove was reportedly unearthed by a young girl with
a metal
detector

A cross coin

North Jutland Museum - Larry Speck
North Jutland Art Museum in Denmark.

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FALLEN NYSSA OFFICER HONORED TODAY

Things to Do April 22, 2023 | Local News Stories | argusobserver.com

SALEM, Ore. — Gov. Tina Kotek has awarded the Law
Enforcement Medal of Ultimate Sacrifice to fallen Nyssa
police officer Cpl. Joseph Johnson.

The award will be presented to Johnson’s family at his
memorial service today.

Johnson was shot and killed while on patrol last Saturday
night in the eastern Oregon town of Nyssa.

ON-DUTY OFFICER KILLED- MALHEUR COUNTY APRIL 15th

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek’s approval rating at 42%; lower than any ...
Gov. Tina Kotek

 
    
    
    
    
   

   

    
   

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SAYING GOODBY TO A BELOVED PASTOR

Dr. Charles Frazier Stanley - Lies in Repose

https://www.charlesstanley.com/memorial/livestream

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