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Vault Boy is the mascot of the Fallout media franchise. Created by staff at Interplay Entertainment, the original owners of the Fallout intellectual property, Vault Boy was introduced in 1997's Fallout as an advertising character representing Vault-Tec, a fictional megacorporation that built a series of specialized fallout shelters throughout the United States prior to the nuclear holocaust ...
John Hans Uelses (born Hans Joachim Feigenbaum; July 14, 1937 – December 15, 2022) was an American pole vaulter.He made history by becoming the first man to vault over 16 feet – on February 2, 1962, at the Millrose Games in New York's Madison Square Garden, before a sold-out crowd, Uelses soared over the bar at 16' 1/4", making headlines around the world.
The first world record in the men's pole vault was recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1912. [1]As of April 20, 2024, 80 world records have been ratified by the IAAF (now World Athletics) in the event.
Richards was the second man to pole vault 15 ft (4.57 m). While a student at the University of Illinois, Richards tied for the national collegiate pole vault title and followed that with 20 national Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) titles, including 17 in the pole vault and three in the decathlon.
On 25 February, at the All Star Perche pole vault meeting in the central French city of Clermont-Ferrand, Duplantis vaulted 5.88 m (19 ft 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) vault to better the pending world U20 indoor record of 5.78 m set by Emmanouil Karalis of Greece on 11 February. The 18-year-old first topped 5.81 m on his first attempt before improving the ...
Robert Musgrave of Keswick (1841-1901), the first man to clear more than ten feet in the pole vault. Pole vault in the 1890s at US Naval Academy. Pole jumping was already practiced by the ancient Egyptians, ancient Greeks and the ancient Irish people.
Vault (Marvel Comics), a prison for super-villains in the Marvel Comics universe Vaults (Fallout), underground nuclear blast shelters in the Fallout video game series Vault, a sculpture by Ron Robertson-Swann
"Working Man" is a song by Canadian rock band Rush. In an interview on the Rolling Stone YouTube channel, bassist and lead vocalist Geddy Lee said that "Working Man" is his favorite song to play live. [1] "Working Man" became a favourite among Rush fans; [2] the guitar solo appeared on Guitar World magazine's 100 Greatest Guitar Solos list. [3]