The country of Mexico has had a long history with the modern Olympic Games beginning with Olympiad II in Paris in 1900.

And everyone cheered. In 1968, the legendary Bob Beamon shattered the long jump record at the Mexico City Olympics by 2 feet, a mark of 29 feet 2 1/2 inches which would win Olympic gold in every ...

Bob Beamon’s long jump in the ’68 Olympics smashed ... At the men’s long jump final in the 1968 Olympics he made a leap so jaw-dropping that a new word was invented to describe what he ...

Bob Beamon’s first leap at the 1968 Mexico City Games inspired a new word. “Beamonesque” means an athletic feat so superior to what has come before, it is overwhelming. Beamon was the pre-tournament ...

The 1968 Games was the first – and ... The Games also featured one of the singularly celebrated feats in Olympic history: American Bob Beamon’s historic world record long jump leap of 8.90m to win the ...

The legendary Dean Martin, Bob Hope, and George Gobel all appeared on the Johnny Carson Tonight Show in 1969. All of these guests are considered some of the best of their class.

Oscar-winning actor Billy Bob Thornton joined "CBS Mornings" to discuss his new role in "Landman," the latest Paramount Plus series from "Yellowstone" creator Taylor Sheridan. Thornton stars as ...

Penn State’s defensive tackle room was an interesting mix of experience and unproven talent heading into the season. Zane Durant, in his third year, has emerged as the Nittany Lions’ top ...

The Walt Disney Co. isn't prepared to say who will succeed CEO Bob Iger, but the entertainment giant is at least indicating when it will announce who is to replace the company's respected chief ...

NEW YORK -- After 42 seasons, Bob Costas is retiring from baseball play-by-play. Costas had done games the past couple seasons for MLB Network and TBS Sports. His final games were the American ...