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EVENTS FIRST RUN ON THIS DAY IN 1897
The Boston Marathon is an annual running event hosted by several cities
in Greater Boston in eastern Massachusetts and managed by the Boston
Athletic Association. It is always held on Patriots’ Day, the third Monday
of April. It is the world’s oldest annual marathon and ranks as one of the
world’s best-known road racing events and is one of six World Marathon
Majors. Amateur and professional runners from all over the world compete
in the Boston Marathon each year,
Photo of the 8th running of the Boston Marathon.
During the 2013 Boston Marathon, on April 15, two explosions occurred in
approximately the last 225 yards of the course. Three spectators were killed
and more than 200 people were injured. Entrants who completed at least half
the course and did not finish due to the bombings are to get automatic entry
in this years race on April 21.
‘’ HOT ROD’’ IS 60 TODAY
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Roderick "Roddy" George Toombs)
Piper made his pro debut in Winnipeg at the age of 14. When he made
his way to the ring playing the bagpipes (his gimmick) the ring-announcer
introduced him as "Roddy the Piper", the fans heard it as “Roddy Piper”
and the name stuck.
Roddy came to the Pacific Northwest from California in late 1978-early
1979 where he signed with promoter Don Owen of Pacific Northwest
Wrestling, a part of Don Owen Sports which operated out of Portland,
Oregon. He won several championships before moving on to other pro-
wrestling organizations. Piper was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame
in 2005.
Roddy Piper, along with Don Coss, created Portland Wrestling Uncut, a
revival of the original Portland Wrestling in 2012.
Roddy Piper, the actor, starred in the 1988 John Carpenter film,
They Live. He also starred in the 1987 film Hell Comes to Frogtown
and guest-starred in an episode in the second season of the TV
series Highlander (syndication).
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