Birth of Elizabeth Bathory, Hungarian countess and most prolific female serial killer in history, in Nyírbátor. 1573: Francis ...

The National Museum of Korea announced Thursday it will launch a new exhibition this week on a Korean-born marathoner's ...

Francis qualified for the 1936 Summer Olympics (held in Berlin) and finished fourth. Germany's Gerhard Stock bumped Francis off the podium with this final throw.

1876 — Princeton takes the team championship in the first IC4A (Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes Association) track and field meet. 1957 — Lionel Herbert wins the PGA championship with ...

The world would come to know him in the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Zamperini competed in the 5,000-meter run and finished eighth but was best remembered for what he did off the track.