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Article (date)	DYK views	Hook
Hillcrest Country Club (4/3/08)	5,400	...that Groucho Marx joined Hillcrest Country Club even though it was willing to have him as a member?
John T. Elson (9/27/09)		... that John T. Elson, who famously asked, "Is God Dead?" in 1966, is dead at age 78?
Death by coconut (7/28/13)		... that according to an urban legend, coconuts kill more people than sharks each year?
William Shakespeare (4/1/10)		... that William Shakespeare was nicknamed "The Merchant of Menace"?
William H. Lewis (5/4/09)		... that William H. Lewis (pictured) became the first African-American college football player in 1888 and the first African-American to serve as U.S. Assistant Attorney General in 1911?
Duncan Curry (6/14/12)		... that Duncan Curry, sometimes called the "Father of Baseball", was the president of the first organized baseball team and helped draft the first written rules of the game in 1845?
Charles Dryden (8/17/11)		... that baseball humorist Charles Dryden dubbed the 1906 White Sox the "Hitless Wonders" and said of the 1909 Senators: "Washington – first in war, first in peace and last in the American League"?
John Chase (7/10/11)		... that ophthalmologist John Chase (pictured) commanded the Colorado National Guard in the Colorado Labor Wars, the arrest of Mother Jones, and the Ludlow Massacre?

Article (date)	Image	DYK views	Hook
1. Pin-ups of Yank, the Army Weekly (10/10/23)		47,461	... that Yank pin-ups (example pictured) were distributed to American military personnel during World War II to promote morale?
2. Double entendre songs (1/1/21)		13,757 + 6,108 + 6,308 + 6,080 + 5,306 = 37,559	... that a ranking of the greatest double-entendre songs of all time included "Big Long Slidin' Thing" by Dinah Washington (pictured), "Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl" by Bessie Smith, "It Ain't the Meat (It's the Motion)" by the Swallows, "Keep On Churnin' (Till the Butter Comes)" by Wynonie Harris, and "Big Ten Inch Record" by Aerosmith?
3. Chili Williams (11/1/24)		37,333	... that a photograph of Chili Williams, known as the "Polka Dot Girl" (pictured), was one of the "two most famous pin-up pictures" of World War II?
4. Selene Mahri (10/1/23)		35,567	... that Finnish-American model Selene Mahri (pictured) married three millionaires and is credited with inventing the saying "Marriage is a question of give and take. You give. I take"?
5. Frances Vorne (9/12/23)		28,618	... that a photograph of Frances "The Shape" Vorne wearing a swimsuit made from remnants of a captured Nazi parachute (pictured) was one of the most sought-after pin-ups of World War II?
6. Max Stephan (2/21/24)		27,435	... ... that Max Stephan was sentenced to death for aiding a Nazi pilot who had escaped from a prisoner of war camp?
7. Emil Gross (7/23-7/24/14)		25,861	... that Emil Gross set a Major League Baseball record by appearing in 87 games as catcher?
8. USA Field Hockey Hall of Fame inductees (2/7/21)		25,857 (3,826 + 2,504 + 3,421 + 979 + 924 + 707 + 806 + 743 + 807 + 11,140)	... that the first women inducted into the USA Field Hockey Hall of Fame included a WASP pilot, a World War II Marine, a "Chickie", a Hall of Fame lacrosse player, a world-champion softball player, an All-College basketball player, the founder of the first collegiate squash program in the United States, a professor and a valedictorian of Ursinus College, and a resident of Atlantis (pictured)?
9. Hazelwood massacre (8/14/22)		25,760	... that the 1971 Hazelwood massacre was the largest mass murder in the history of "Murder City"?
10. Clarence Chesterfield Howerton (8/28/13)		23,019	... that Clarence Chesterfield Howerton, aka Major Mite (pictured), was billed as the world's smallest man?
11. Vincent Mroz (12/3/12)		23,000	... that United States Secret Service agent Vincent Mroz shot an attempted presidential assassin in the "biggest gunfight in Secret Service history"?
12. Millard House (8/28/08)		21,783	... that Frank Lloyd Wright said of the Millard House (pictured) that he "would rather have built this little house than St. Peter's in Rome"?
13. Henri Salmide (3/19/10)		21,112	... that Heinz Stahlschmidt was credited with saving 3,500 French lives when he refused to blow up the port of Bordeaux and instead blew up the munitions bunker, killing approximately 50 Germans?
14. Hal Hanson (5/28/25)		21,077	... that while picking his Minnesota "team of the century", Dick Cullum said that Hal Hanson (pictured) "made brave men wince"?
15. In the Presence of Mine Enemies (9/30/20)		20,907	... that Leon Uris called Rod Serling's In the Presence of Mine Enemies "the most disgusting presentation in the history of American television" and demanded that the negative be burned? (29,426 for all linked terms)
16. Charlie Bennett (7/15-7/16/14)		20,537	... that the baseball career of Charlie Bennett (pictured), who reportedly invented the chest protector, ended when both legs were run over by a train?
17. The Italian (1915 film), George Beban (10/5/09)		14,100 + 6,002 = 20,102	... that the 1915 film The Italian tells the story of an immigrant played by George Beban (pictured) who goes to America in search of fortune but finds a "Darwininan jungle" on New York's Lower East Side?
18. Martha Holliday (8/27/23)		19,858	... that a 1940s pin-up photograph (shown) of dancer and actress Martha Holliday reportedly "created a near-panic in the United States Senate"?
19. Rock Road massacre (8/21/22)		18,932	... that a livestock auctioneer and former Army sharpshooter shot and killed seven family members in the Rock Road massacre?
20. Forbidden Area (11/5/20)		18,272	... that Rod Serling's Forbidden Area (actor pictured), a nuclear-war thriller, launched the four-year run of a series voted in 1970 as "the greatest television series of all time"?
21. Deacon McGuire (7/24/14)		17,330	... that an x-ray of catcher Deacon McGuire's gnarled left hand (pictured) showed "36 breaks, twists or bumps all due to baseball accidents"?
22. Court-martial of William T. Colman (9/25/22)		17,025	... that the court-martial of William T. Colman, the commander of a U.S. air base, created a storm of protest when he was merely reduced in rank after shooting a black soldier?
23. LAHCM in SFV (9/30/08)		13,664 + 770 = 14,567	... that a tower of 2,000 wooden Schlitz beer pallets described as "a rotting vestige of one man's egotism" that festers "like a sore on the community's body" is a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument?
24. Ernest Allmendinger (2/10/09)		14,326	... that American football player "Aqua" Allmendinger (pictured), once described as "a young giant in perfect physical condition," acquired his nickname after working as a waterboy for railroad building crews?
25. Marshall Newell (6/1/09)		14,200	... that "Ma" Newell (pictured), one of the few four-year All-Americans in college football history, was run over by a railroad engine on Christmas Eve 1897?
26. Garden Gnome Liberationists (12/17/08)		14,200	... that the leader of the French Garden Gnome Liberation Front was given a suspended sentence after the group "liberated" over 150 garden gnomes in 1997?
26. Troy axe murders (9/14/22)		14,138	... that in the Troy axe murders a former fireman killed his wife, five-year-old daughter, and five stepchildren and left love notes on their bodies?
27. Michigan QBs (12/5/10)		14,000 total	... that the quarterbacks for the Michigan Wolverines football teams of the 19th century included a Brigadier General decorated for valor in World War I, the brother of a famous novelist, one of the founders of General Motors, the physician at a Kimberly-Clark mill, the son of the Governor of Wyoming, a steamboat builder, a Grand Chancellor of the Knights of Pythias (pictured) and a sheep rancher from Walla Walla? McNeil led with 4,400 and Morrow followed at 2,300
28. Joanne Siegel (3/4/11)		13,600	... that Joanne Siegel was the original model for Lois Lane and later married Superman's co-creator?
29. The Strike (8/7/22)		13,512	... that "The Strike" (1954), about an American officer's turmoil in ordering an air strike on his own men, was rated as Rod Serling's best script he had written to date?
30. Dummy Taylor (9/2/11)		13,403	... that Dummy Taylor, once the highest salaried deaf person in the United States, was ejected from a baseball game for cursing out the umpire in sign language?
31. William Wilson Talcott (12/4/10)		13,247	... that ice cream manufacturer William Wilson Talcott (pictured) killed himself by jumping from an excursion steamer into Lake Michigan with rocks in his pockets after he was unable to extricate his wife from a "love cult" in 1922?
32. Sacco-Vanzetti Story (10/1/20)		13,149	... that the 1960 television play Sacco-Vanzetti Story was called "one of the most controversial ever seen on television"?
33. The Plot to Kill Stalin (10/5/20)		12,951	... that the Soviet Union called The Plot to Kill Stalin "filthy slander" and retaliated by closing the CBS news bureau in Moscow?
34. SS Catalina (7/14/08)		12,887	... that SS Catalina, after reportedly carrying more passengers than any other ship anywhere, has been stuck half-submerged in Ensenada, Mexico for more than ten years?
35. Thomas S. Hammond (3/30/10)		12,500	... that American football player Tom Hammond (pictured) always played without protective padding, saying "I want them to feel my bones"?
36. 1902 Michigan Wolverines football team (11/5/10)		12,200	... that 10 players from the 1902 "Point-a-Minute" Michigan football team (pictured), which outscored opponents 644–12, became head coaches?
37. Walter D. Graham (12/17/10)		11,800	... that Michigan football player "Octy" Graham (pictured) at age 16 was called a "young Hercules" after "gripping machines did not register high enough to show his strength"?
38. Murder of the DeLisle children (10/20/22)		11,625	... that a 28-year-old tire store manager drowned his four children in the same station wagon in which his father fatally shot himself in the head?
39. Breakers Hotel (Long Beach) (9/29/09)		11,500	... that the Sky Room atop the Breakers Hotel (pictured) was the local Airwatch headquarters in World War II?
40. Encino Oak Tree (10/6/08)		11,416	... that Los Angeles police were sent to guard the remains of the 1000-year-old Encino Oak Tree, a victim of "slime flux", after it was felled by an El Niño storm in 1998?
41. The Ford 50th Anniversary Show (10/17/20)		11,238	... that a 1953 television special broadcast simultaneously on NBC and CBS attracted 60 million viewers and was called "a milestone in the cultural life of the '50s"?
42. Clara Williams (10/6/09)		11,200	... that silent film star Clara Williams (pictured), known for her "forty famous frocks", appeared in more than 100 films between 1910 and 1918?
43. Charles F. Watkins (3/25/11)		10,800	... that Michigan Wolverines baseball player and coach Charles F. Watkins sustained severe burns from an X-ray machine, which ultimately resulted in his death?
44. Luke Matheny (3/4/11)		10,590	... that Luke Matheny, whose hair was described as "a vast black bouffant that makes him look like an untidy microphone", began his Academy Award acceptance speech by joking, "I should've gotten a haircut"?
45. Weldy Walker (6/7/12)		10,348	... that an 1888 letter written by Weldy Walker, the second African American in Major League Baseball, was called "perhaps the most passionate cry for justice ever voiced by a Negro athlete"?
46. Len Ford (10/3/14)		10,233	... that in his NFL debut season, Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Len Ford (pictured) was injured so severely in a game he required plastic surgery to "virtually rebuild" his face?
47. Lil Stoner (3/3/21)		10,047	:... that "smokeball artist" Lil Stoner (pictured) was also known for his skill in baking and growing flowers?
48. 1955 Hillsdale Dales football team, Nate Clark (12/2/21)		10,041 (7,189 + 2,858)	... that the undefeated 1955 Hillsdale Dales football team declined a Tangerine Bowl bid because the bowl insisted that four black players—including national scoring leader Nate Clark—stay home?
49. Eugene Goodman (1/27/21)		10,003	.. that Capitol Police officer Eugene Goodman has been credited with having "saved American Democracy" on January 6, 2021? (also received 105,788 views, 1/20-1/23)
50. A Town Has Turned to Dust (10/9/20)		9,915	... that sponsors refused to back the lynching story A Town Has Turned to Dust until writer Rod Serling moved the setting out of the South and changed the victim from black to Mexican?
51. Dale Haney (11/1/22)		9,802	... that Dale Haney has walked presidential pooches from Richard Nixon's King Timahoe to Joe Biden's Commander and safeguarded George W. Bush's pets during the September 11 attacks?
52. San Dimas Hotel (9/4/08)		9,667	... that the 33-room San Dimas Hotel (pictured) built in 1887 never had a paying guest due to a land boom that never occurred?
53. 2023 Colorado Mines Orediggers football team (12/28/23)		9,659	... that the No. 1–ranked 2023 Colorado Mines Orediggers, "college football's nerdiest contender", featured players with pigtails and a drawn-on blue mustache, a friar's haircut, and Harry Potter cosplay?
54. Battle of San Buenaventura (5/24/22)		9,525	... that the Battle of San Buenaventura was described by the Los Angeles Times as a "quirky skirmish ... that emptied the mission of wine and left its adobe walls pockmarked by cannon fire"?
55. The Green Pastures (Hallmark Hall of Fame) (12/14/20)		9,491	... that The Green Pastures (1957) (advertisement pictured) was critiqued in the white Southern press for having "bowed to the inverted prejudice which insists that Negroes shall never be portrayed as Negroes"?
56. Laurens Shull (6/22/09)		9,460	... that University of Chicago football star Laurens "Spike" Shull died of wounds suffered rushing a machine gun nest at the Battle of Château-Thierry (pictured)?
57. Charlie Gray (9/4/23)		9,447	... that Major League Baseball pitcher Charlie Gray was billed as his team's pitcher "of six fingers and six toed fame" and called "a freak" by the Sporting Life?'
58. A Night to Remember (10/15/20)		9,391	... that A Night to Remember, a live broadcast about Titanic's final night, featured 107 actors and 31 sets, and proved that "TV occasionally can rise to great heights"? (20,765 for all linked terms)
59. Sex (film) (9/28/09)		9,300	... that the 1920 film Sex, opening with its star performing a seductive "spider dance" clad in "a translucent cloak of webs", had its title censored in Pennsylvania?
60. William Ward (5/20/11)		9,300	... that Michigan football coach William Ward later became a physician who experimented with the surgical creation of artificial vaginas?
61. Royal Oak post office shootings (10/1/22)		9,284	... that an investigation into the Royal Oak post office shootings led one congressman to accuse the Postal Service of having been "asleep at the switch"?
62. The Miracle of the Bells (book) (9/16/23)		9,025	... that the best-selling novel of 1947 was described by Time magazine as "one of the worst ever published"?
63. Ralphs Grocery Store (Westwood) (8/8/08)		9,000	... that Ralphs Grocery Store (location pictured), part of a plan to build the "model college town" in 1929, was photographed by Ansel Adams?
64. Bang the Drum Slowly (10/23/20)		8,867	... that Bang the Drum Slowly, in which Paul Newman stepped in and out of character to double as a Greek chorus, was called "daring television of rare quality"? (22,828 for all linked terms)
65. Leonard Skinner (9/29/10)		8,800	... that The New York Times called Leonard Skinner, the namesake of Lynyrd Skynyrd, "arguably the most influential high school gym teacher in American popular culture"?
66. Rommy Hunt Revson (10/24/22)		8,787	... that nightclub singer Rommy Revson earned millions of dollars from her 1986 invention of the scrunchie (examples pictured), which she originally named after her pet poodle?
67. 1901 Michigan Wolverines football team (3/22/10)		8,730	... that Michigan's 1901 "Point-a-Minute" team (pictured), rated one of the greatest college football teams of all time, outscored its opponents 550–0 and beat Stanford 49–0 in the first Rose Bowl game?
68. Horace Greely Prettyman (2/27/09)		8,713	... that Horace Prettyman (pictured) played eight years of "college" football for the University of Michigan from 1882 to 1890, some when he was in his 30s and no longer a student?
69. Richard Frederick Dixon (10/30/22)		8,663	... that after his release from a hospital for the criminally insane, Richard Dixon burgled $16 from a credit union and hijacked a jet to Cuba?
70. Hollywood Studio Club (5/31-6/1/08)		8,630	... that Marilyn Monroe posed naked in 1948 to raise US$50 to pay the rent for her room at the Hollywood Studio Club (pictured)?
71. The Mystery of Thirteen (3/29/21)		8,499	... that Jack Lemmon starred in The Mystery of Thirteen as a real-life physician who Charles Dickens called "the greatest villain that ever stood in the Old Bailey"?
72. Around the World in 90 Minutes		8,256	... that Around the World in 90 Minutes featured Elizabeth Taylor cutting a 30-foot-long (9.1 m) cake, Walter Cronkite reporting, and Hubert Humphrey delivering a speech?
73. Gauthier Mvumbi (2/17/21)		8,195	... that Gauthier Mvumbi has been called the "Shaq of handball", the "Congo Colossus", and "the most popular handball player on the Earth"?
74. Wang Dang Sweet Poontang (11/11/20, 3 hrs), (12/3/20, 12 hrs)		2,035 + 6,071 = 8,106	... that a satirical website reported that Joe Biden was energizing donors with "Wang Dang Sweet Poontang"? .. that music critic Greg Kot described "Wang Dang Sweet Poontang" as "despicable misogyny", but listed it among his guilty pleasures because the "rawwwk doesn't get much rawer"?
75. Biff, the Michigan Wolverine (4/2/08)		7,908	...that the Michigan Wolverines' practice of parading their live mascot Biff before matches was stopped as the animal grew larger and more ferocious?
76. Ramsay-Durfee Estate (8/12/08)		7,905	... that the widow-owner of the Durfee Mansion died in 1976 at age 99, leaving an untouched wine cellar stocked with vintage wines and whisky dating to the 1890s?
77. Serra Cross (7/18/18)		7,823	... that the Serra Cross (pictured) in Ventura, California, was sold in response to a threatened lawsuit challenging the use of public funds to maintain a religious symbol on public land?
78. Phillips Mansion, Louis Phillips (9/5/08)		6,256 + 1,408 = 7,740	... that the Phillips Mansion, described as having been built in the "Classic Haunted Mansion" style, was the home of the richest man in Los Angeles County from 1875 to 1900?
79. Macorina (song) (1/12/21)		7,728	... that "Macorina", the first erotic song dedicated to one woman by another, became a "lesbian hymn"?
80. James Bond (4/1/13)		7,600	... that James Bond played briefly in the National Football League after completing his military service?
81. Carl Lundgren (4/6/11)		7,514	... that Cubs pitcher Carl Lundgren (pictured) had "speed to burn green hickory and an assortment of curves that would keep a cryptograph specialist figuring all night but he was wild as a March hare in a cyclone"?
82. P.O.W. (10/25/20)		7,505	... that P.O.W. was based on interviews with repatriated prisoners about communist "brainwashing treatment" during the Korean War?
83. Curtis Redden (8/8/09)			... that Michigan end Curtis Redden (pictured) died in World War I after he had described the night sky over the battlefield as "weird, hideous, fascinating, sublime"?
84. 1906 All-America team (2/28/10)		7,400 total	... that the 1906 College Football All-America Team included Princeton quarterback Eddie Dillon, Harvard guard Francis Burr, Yale end Bob Forbes, Cornell center Bill Newman, a midshipman who was the strongest man in the U.S. Naval Academy, and a guard who was described as "one of the largest men who ever played on a college gridiron"? (2,700 for Elmer Thompson, 2,400 for Percy Northcroft)
85. Storer House (6/12/08)		7,353	... that Frank Lloyd Wright's textile block work, Storer House, was restored in the 1980s by Joel Silver, producer of the films Die Hard and The Matrix?
86. For Whom the Bell Tolls (Playhouse 90) (10/29/20)		7,333	... that Ernest Hemingway watched the television adaptation of For Whom the Bell Tolls from a flea-bitten motel as the screenwriter held the "rabbit ears" for him? (23,639 for all linked terms)
87. Frank Ringo (7/9-7/10/14)		7,125	... that baseball player Frank Ringo, who was "inordinately fond" of whiskey, married in January 1889 and killed himself in April of that same year?
88. McCabe's Guitar Shop (4/2/08)		7,100	...that more than a dozen artists have recorded live albums in the back room of McCabe's Guitar Shop, including Townes Van Zandt, Ralph Stanley, and R.E.M.?
89. Civilization (film) (10/5/09)		7,000	... that the epic anti-war film Civilization (poster pictured), depicting Jesus walking through the carnage of war, was credited with helping re-elect U.S. President Woodrow Wilson in 1916?
90. 1912 Army Cadets football team (1/11/22)		6,944	... that a future president of the United States played halfback for the 1912 Army Cadets football team?
. Gloria Nord (1/13/10)		6,900	... that pin-up girl Gloria Nord attracted more than a million people to her rolling skating exhibitions in 1942 and 1943 and later gave a command performance for Queen Elizabeth II?
91. M Club banner (10/11/22)		6,893	... that the Michigan banner survived an attack by uniformed men from Ohio during the Ten Year War?
92. Charles Dvorak (2/28-3/1/11)		6,883	... that Charles Dvorak (pictured) missed the pole vault finals at the 1900 Olympics after being told the event was postponed, but returned to win the gold medal at the 1904 Olympics?
93. Lester Shubin (12/3/09)		6,807	... that chemist Lester Shubin has been credited with saving the lives of thousands of police officers?
94. El Greco Apartments (6/18/08)		6,785	... that the El Greco Apartments (pictured), once home to Casablanca director Michael Curtiz, were saved from demolition with fund-raising help from Star Trek's Leonard Nimoy?
95. The Defender (11/3/20)		6,763	... that Steve McQueen and William Shatner starred in The Defender, the first live television drama divided for broadcast on separate nights, "leaving audiences dangling on the cliff"?
96. Carson Steele (11/17/22)		6,764	... that Carson Steele, known as the "Man of Steele", has a pet alligator named Crocky-J and has been called "the most interesting man" in college football?
97. Neil Snow (2/10/09)		6,688	... that Neil Snow (pictured), ranked by Grantland Rice as one of the three greatest all-around athletes ever turned out in college sports, died of heart failure at age 34 after a game of squash?
98. Thomas Trueblood (1/29-1/30/08)		6,678	...that University of Michigan elocution professor Thomas Trueblood received nationwide attention when the Chicago Tribune reported in 1903 that he was offering a new "course in love making"?
99. Ned Hanlon (7/28/14)		6,628	... that "Foxy Ned" Hanlon (pictured), inventor of the "Baltimore chop", was "The Father of Modern Baseball"?
100. Walter L. Dodge House (1/8/09)		6,607	... that the 1916 Early Modern Dodge House in West Hollywood, California, called one of the fifteen most significant houses in the United States, was demolished in 1970 to make way for apartments?
101. Junior Coghlan (9/22/09)		6,547	... that Frank Coghlan said "damn" in Gone with the Wind, but is best known known for saying "Shazam" in Captain Marvel, the first big screen depiction of a comic book superhero?
102. San Buenaventura Mission Aqueduct (9/16/08)		6,512	... that the seven-mile-long Ventura Mission Aqueduct, built between 1780 and 1815, has been called "an engineering marvel"?
103. William Dennison Clark (11/17-11/18/10)		6,192	... that William Dennison Clark, whose "wretched blunder" in 1905 ended Michigan's 56-game unbeaten streak in football, killed himself 27 years later, reportedly expressing the hope to atone for his error?
104. Franklin Morse (7/10-7/11/09	Franklin Morse	6,188	... that American football halfback Franklin Morse (pictured) was the model for a drawing, prints of which reportedly "hung in most college rooms throughout the country" during the 1890s?
105. The Jet Propelled Couch		6,167	... that the producers of The Jet Propelled Couch hired "Miss Color TV", Vampira (pictured in black and white), and several Miss Americas to portray attractive creatures inhabiting an imaginary planet?
106. Ernie Lopez (10/8-10/9/09)		6,141	... that the selection of Ernie "Indian Red" Lopez for the California Boxing Hall of Fame led to his discovery in a Texas homeless shelter after being missing for 12 years?
107. Hacienda Arms Apartments (11/24/08)		6,104	... that Hacienda Arms on the Sunset Strip was the "most famous brothel in California" in the 1930s and now houses a celebrity-owned restaurant described by Newsweek as "so hip it hurts"?
108. Willie Hernández (9/4/22)		6,069	... that Puerto Rico's Willie Hernández (pictured) became the highest paid player in Detroit Tigers history after winning Cy Young and Most Valuable Player awards and a World Series?
109. Irving Kane Pond (3/16/10)		6,054	... that Irving Pond (pictured) designed three National Historic Landmarks, performed a backflip on his 80th birthday, and scored the first ever touchdown for the Michigan Wolverines?
. Fred Dunlap (9/2/11)			... that Fred Dunlap, who was once the highest paid player in professional baseball, died penniless at the age of 43?
. Arthur Matsu (8/19/11)		4,400	... that Arthur Matsu was the first Asian American student at The College of William & Mary, the first Asian American quarterback in the NFL and the first Japanese coach in American football?

Rank	Title	Creation	Size	Views	Description
1	Charlie Bennett	2007, 2014	49,578	35,504	MLB catcher 1878-1893, career ended in 1894 when train crushed his legs
2	Marty Bergen (baseball)	2007-08-24	24,583	231,660	Baseball murder/suicide
3	Steve Boros	2012	57,665	33,325	Player for UM (1956-57) and MLB (1957-65), manager (1983-86)
4	Donie Bush	2007, 2013-2014	65,962	28,823	Tigers shortstop 1908-1921 1919-1935
5	Count Campau	2014	25,543	11,219	MLB outfielder for Detroit (1888), star for Detroit MiLB teams 1889-1890, 1894-1895
6	Joe Coleman	2014	27,618	56,120	Pitcher 1971-1976
7	Sam Crawford	2007	22,986	283,926	Detroit Tigers outfielder 1903-1917, Baseball HOF
8	Duncan Curry	2012	24,843	9,806	Baseball pioneer, president of Knickerbockers
9	Sam Dungan	2017-2018, 2020	22,268	4,740	Detroit OF 1890s
10	Fred Dunlap	2011	34,013	23,316	MLB 2B 1880-1891
11	Darrell Evans	2019-2020	43,474	197,737	MLB 1969-1989, AL HR leader 1985
12	Johnny Gee	2012	46,278	18,651	Pitcher for UM (1935-1937), MLB (1939-1946); tallest person to play MLB until Randy Johnson
13	Charlie Gehringer	2007	49,276	200,882	Baseball HOF
14	Pretzels Getzien	2013-2014	29,696	14,395	MLB pitcher 1884-1892, compiled records of 30–11 and 29–13 in 1886 and 1887, known for his "pretzel curve"
15	Ned Hanlon (baseball)	2014	59,064	66,017	MLB outfielder 1880-1892, Baseball HOF
16	Harry Heilmann	2007, 2016	72,224	99,492	Detroit Tigers outfielder, 1914-1929, 4x AL batting champion, BHOF
17	Willie Hernández	2022	29,638	136,075	MLB relief pitcher, Cy Young, MVP and World Series in 1984
18	John Hiller	2019	46,303	69,696	Detroit Tigers pitcher 1965-1980
19	Max Kase	2011	36,626	38,414	New York Journal-American 1938-1966, Pulitzer Prize
20	Chet Lemon	2018	24,883	154,353	MLB center fielder 1975-1990, 3x All-Star
21	Mickey Lolich	2007, 2011, 2019	33,312	354,674	MLB pitcher 1963-1979
22	Bobby Lowe	2011	30,209	34,919	2B 1904-1907
23	Heinie Manush	2016	41,307	88,340	MLB outfielder 1923-1939, AL batting champion 1926, BHOF
24	Win Mercer		9,505	36,261	MLB pitcher 1894-1902
25	Deacon McGuire	2014	59,621	29,594	Catcher 1884-1912, set MLB records for games caught
26	Prince Oana	2007, 2014	26,775	22,894	Tigers OF, 1943, 1945
27	Tip O'Neill (baseball)	2014	28,124	91,367	MLB outfielder 1883-1892, AA triple crown 1887, BHOF
28	Dave Orr	2014	25,870	38,876	MLB 1883-1890, .342 career batting average, stroke ended career 1890
29	Marv Owen	2016	20,172	15,187	3B 1931-1937
30	Lance Parrish	2022	37,421	220,169	MLB catcher 1977-1997, 8x All-Star, 3x Golden Glove
31	Hardy Richardson	2014	32,004	21,617	MLB OF 1879-1892; part of the "Big Four" acquired by Detroit in 1886
32	Aurelio Rodríguez	2019	37,009	107,158	MLB third baseman 1967-83
33	Boss Schmidt	2007, 2019	26,458	31,780	Detroit Tigers catcher 1906-1911
34	Mayo Smith	2013	71,981	72,919	Detroit Tigers manager 1967-1970
35	Mickey Stanley	2007, 2020	21,111	110,376	Detroit Tigers outfielder 1964-1978, 4x Gold Glove
36	Turkey Stearnes	2023	11,726	81,493	Detroit Stars 1923-1931, BHOF in 200; fifth highest slugging percentage in MLB history
37	Dummy Taylor	2011	33,327	43,558	MLB pitcher 1900-1908; highest paid deaf person in US during MLB career
38	Sam Thompson	2014	32,227	100,869	MLB outfielder 1885-1898, 3x NL RBI leader, BHOF
39	Bobby Veach	2007	19,462	34,026	Left fielder 1912-1925
40	Weldy Walker	2012	63,961	57.478	UM and MLB baseball player in 1880s; wrote 1888 plea for racial justice; later active in the Negro Protective Party
41	Bill Watkins	2014	51,744	12,000	MLB manager 1884-1899, Detroit 1885-1888
42	Lou Whitaker	2022	29,247	351,342	Detroit Tigers second baseman 1977-1995
43	Deacon White	2007	21,598	95,656	Baseball HOF
44	Will White	2014	35,476	46,949	MLB pitcher 1877-1886, first MLB player to wear glasses
45	John Wockenfuss	2007, 2019	25,632	80,570	Multiple 1974-1983
46	Rudy York	2019	30,101	81,500	MLB catcher 1934-1948, 7x All-Star, AL HR and RBI leader, 1943
47	Chief Zimmer	2014	35,341	25,008	MLB catcher 1884-1903, first president of Players' Protective Association
48	1887 Detroit Wolverines season	2007	26,770	14,863	Won NL pennant and defeated St. Louis Browns in 1887 World Series
49	1919 Detroit Stars season*	2020	62,286	2,190	44–18 (.710) record, starring three BHOF inductees: OF Pete Hill (.396), OF Oscar Charleston, and SS José Méndez
50	1984 Detroit Tigers season	2007-09-12	98,781	303,312	Word Series champion

Rank	Title	Creation	Size	Views	Description
1	Charles A. Baird	2009-01-11	56,649	18,943	UM athletic director (1898-1909)
2	Gordon Bell*	2007-11-24	39,276	32,243	UM TB (1973-75), NFL (1976-78)
3	Bob Chappuis	2007-12-27	41,434	22,344	HB (1946-47), shot down over Italy in World War II; All-American and 2nd in Heisman Trophy voting (1947); Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC) (1948) and Chicago Hornets (1949)
4	Dan Dierdorf	2016-10-08	33,665	563,700	UM OT (1968-70), Cardinals (1971-83), 5x All-Pro, NFL 1970s All-Decade team; CFHOF, PFHOF
5	Dan Dworsky*		33,104	22,113	Fullback, Center, Quarterback (1945-48), Los Angeles Dons (1949); later became an architect and designed Crisler Arena and Drake Stadium (UCLA)
6	Bump Elliott	2007	43,342	137,249	UM halfback 1946-1947, Big Ten MVP in 1947, UM head coach 1959-1968, CFHOF
7	Len Ford	2014-08-02 2020-02-11	54,609	58,819	UM DE (1945-47), AAFC/NFL (1948-58), 4x All-Pro, NFL 1950s All-Decade Team, PFHOF
8	Benny Friedman	2016-10-05	58,263	144,761	UM quarterback 1924-1926, NFL 1927-1934, CFHOF/PFHOF
0	Tom Harmon	2015-02-17	60,468	2,112,480	UM back 1938-1940, 1940 Heisman Trophy
11	Chuck Heater*	2010-08-08	24,414	44,051	UM RB (1971-74), asst coach multiple programs (1976-2021)
12	Ralph Heikkinen*	2007-11-25	45,417	10,720w	UM guard (1936-38), AA (1939); UM MVP (1937, 1938), Brooklyn Dodgers (1939)
13	Willie Heston	2010-07-02	29,455	37,086	UM HB 1901-04; CFHOF
	Elroy Hirsch		53,201	410,681
14	Bernard Kirk*	2009-03-29	24,364	6,942	End at Notre Dame (1918-19), UM (1920-22), AA (1922), died in car crash after 1922 season
15	Bob Mann	2010-09-25 2020-02-06	55,732	68,699	UM end (1944-47); All-Big Ten, 1947; Broke the Big Ten record for receiving yards in 1946 and again in 1947; NFL (1948-540; First African-American for both Lions and Packers
16	John Maulbetsch	2007-12-21	51,722	13,014	UM HB and 3x AA (1914-16), HC Phillips (1917-20), Oklahoma A&M (1921-28), Marshall (1929-30), CFHOF
17	Mike Murphy		36,264	29,190	UM football coach (1891), "the father of American track athletics", trained heavyweight champion John L. Sullivan
18	Irving Kane Pond	2010-03-06	40,921	13,852	Noted architect, scored first UM TD 1879
19	Merv Pregulman	2007-12-12	25,105	16,513	UM C/T (1941-43), narrowly survived kamikaze attack, NFL (1946-48), CFHOF
20	Germany Schulz	2007-12-18	53,200	63,210	UM center 1904-1908; CFHOF
21	Chuck Stobart	2022-12-01	25,565	43,383	Ohio QB (1956-59), asst coach at Miami (1967-68), Michigan (1969-76), HC Toledo (1977-81), Utah (1982-84), Memphis (1989-94)
22	William Wilson Talcott*	2010-11-29	32,796	11,419	UM football 1897-1900, later killed himself after wife joined a "love cult"
23	Bob Timberlake*	2007-11-21	24,548	47,920	UM QB (1962-64), AA and Chicago Tribune Silver Football (1964); New York Giants (1965)
24	John Wangler*	2010-08-14	35,451	42,564	UM QB (1977-80), All-Big Ten (1980)
25	Willis Ward*	2008-01-23	39,495	99,790	3x All-American in track and field; NCAA high jump champion; second African-American to earn varsity letter in football at Michigan; Georgia Tech refused to play Michigan in 1934 if Ward played
26	Bob Westfall	2009-07-27	24,294	12,116	UM FB (1939-41), AA (1941), Lions (1944-47), All-Pro (1945), CFHOF
27	History of Michigan Wolverines football in the early years		133,109	34,818	History of UM football pre-1901
28	History of Michigan Wolverines football in the Yost era		112,453	21,766	UM football under Fielding H. Yost

Rank	Title	Creation	Size	Views	Description
1	2023 Michigan Wolverines football team*	2022-12-07	166,124	312,592	15-0, national champion
2	1997 Michigan Wolverines football team	2009-2010	143,642	790,014	AP poll national champion (12–0), Charles Woodson Heisman
3	1980 Michigan Wolverines football team	2008, 2020	78,043	62,829	Big Ten and Rose Bowl champion, AP/UPI No. 4
4	1980 Big Ten Conference football season*	2016-11-02	68,679	8,693
5	1969 Michigan Wolverines football team	2012, 2019	76,078	66,188	Big Ten co-champion, Schembechler's first year, upset OSU
6	1964 Michigan Wolverines football team	2012	52,179	33,633	9–1, Big Ten and Rose Bowl champion, AP No. 4
7	1955 Hillsdale Dales football team*	2021-11-12	10,655	8,093	MIAA champion (9-0)
8	1953 Detroit Lions season	2016	35,547	26,692	10–2, NFL champion, defeated Browns in championship game, 7 PFHOF inductees: Bobby Layne, Doak Walker, Joe Schmidt, Jack Christiansen, Lou Creekmur, Yale Lary, Dick Stanfel
9	1952 Detroit Lions season	2016	42,135	29,898	9–3, NFL champion, defeated Browns in championship game, 6 PFHOF inductees: Bobby Layne, Doak Walker, Jack Christiansen, Lou Creekmur, Yale Lary, Dick Stanfel
10	1948 Michigan Wolverines football team*	2007-11-20	51,954	46,165	Consensus national champion 9–0
11	1947 Michigan Wolverines football team	2007, 2012	46,386	45,565	10–0 national champion
12	1935 Detroit Lions season	2010	28,846	28,674	In their second season in Detroit, the Lions placed first in the NFL's Western Division and went on to defeat the New York Giants in the 1935 NFL Championship Game.
13	1932 Michigan Wolverines football team*	2007-11-20	36,381	24,877	National champion (8–0)
14	1923 Michigan Wolverines football team*	2007-11-20	63,653	21,436	National champion (8–0)
15	1918 Michigan Wolverines football team*	2007-11-20	44,782	20,463	National champion (5–0)
16	1912 Army Cadets football team	2021	22,232	29,541	5–3, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Omar Bradley, Vernon Prichard, Robert Neyland, Leland Devore, Leland Hobbs, Louis A. Merrilat
17	1903 Michigan Wolverines football team*	2007-11-20	67,593	30,698	11–0–1, co-national champion (NCF)
18	1902 Michigan Wolverines football team*	2007-11-20	67,287	54,955	National champion (11–0)
19	1901 Homestead Library & Athletic Club football team*	2009-06-20	16,862	4,708	10–0, first professional football champion
20	1901 Michigan Wolverines football team*	2007-11-20	70,504	88,602	National champion (11–0), first Point-a-Minute team, won first Rose Bowl
21	1892 Yale Bulldogs football team	2020	20,146	10,239	13–0, national champion, Walter Camp head coach

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1	Bernie Bierman	6/1-3	32,384	62,851	Minnesota HC (1932-41, 1945-50) CFHOF
2	Joseph Carr	2016	33,075	64,718	Founder and president of NFL 1921-39, PFHOF
3	Dutch Clark	2017	57,369	146,516	Detroit Lions back 1931-1938, 6x All-Star, CFHOF/PFHOF
4	Jimmy Conzelman	2016	41,861	65,731	HB in NFL (1920-29), 1920s All-Decade team, head coach in NFL (1921-48), PFHOF
5	Paddy Driscoll	2017	55,063	92,329	QB/HB for Northwestern (1915-16) and in NFL (1919-29)
6	Mel Hein		27,745	105,033	C/LB for Washington State (1928-30) and NY Giants (1931-45), NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team, CFHOF/PFHOF
7	Larry Kelley	2022	20,300	112,922	Yale end, 1936 Heisman Trophy winner
8	Night Train Lane	2016	42,602	1,095,020	Defensive back in NFL 1952-1965, Pro Football HOF
9	William H. Lewis	2009	34,954	55,813	First African-American All-American; later Assistant US AG
10	Ernie Nevers	2017	63,685	220,466	Fullback for Stanford (1923-25) and in NFL (1926-31), consensus AA (1925), 1920s All-Decade team
11	Pete Pihos	2017	41,062	74,863	End for Indiana (1942-46), Philadelphia Eagles (1947-55), 3x AA, 1940s All-Decade team CFHOF/PFHOF
12	Joe Schmidt	2016	47,478	141,356	Detroit Lions linebacker 1953-1965, head coach 1967-1972, CFHOF/PFHOF
13	Ken Strong	2017	34,015	53,351	HB/FB for NYU (1928 AA) and NFL (1929-47),1930s All-Decadde team, CFHOF/PFHOF
14	Everett Strupper			13,791
15	Emlen Tunnell	2017	35,009	202,227	Safety for NY Giants (1948-58), set NFL record for INT, first AA in PFHOF, NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team
16	Bulldog Turner	2017	41,086	77,932	C/LB for Hardin-Simmons (1937-39) and Chicago Bears (1940-52), 1940s All-DecadetTeam, CFHOF/PFHOF
17	Doak Walker	2017	26,865	444,567	PFHOF
18	Bob Waterfield	2017	34,195	421,106	QB for UCLA (1941-44) and Cleveland/LA Rams (1945-52), NFL MVP (1945), 2x NFL champion, 1940s All-Decade team
19	Lorenzo White	8/11-8/12	24,695	121,956	MSU RB (1984-87), Big Ten MVP (1987), CFHOF

Rank	Title	Creation	Size	Views	Description
1	Fred Bonine	2012	11,610	4,813	UM athlete and sprint champion in 1880s; later a doctor who claimed to see 1.5 million patients in 40 years of practice
2	Franklin Cappon	2009	39,703	13,265	Basketball coach at Michigan (1931-1938), Princeton (1938-1961)
3	Osborne Cowles	2011	39,930	16,741	Basketball coach at Darmouth (1936-1946), Michigan, (1946-1958), Minnesota (1958-1959)
4	Keene Fitzpatrick	2009	48,899	5,655	Track coach and athletic trainer at Yale (1890–1891, 1896–1898), Michigan (1894–1895, 1898–1910), Princeton (1910-1932)
5	Vic Heyliger	2010	20,338	24,338	UM hockey player (1934-1937) and coach (1944-1957), 3 nat'l championships
6	Carol Hutchins			142,243	UM softball coach (1985-2022)
7	Cliff Keen	2008	17,943	55,369	UM wrestling coach, 1925-1970, coached 68 All-Americans
8	Micki King	2008	21,259	30,727	UM diver won 10 national championships 1965-1972, gold medalist at 1972 Olympics
9	Newt Loken	2008	12,623	6,069	UM gymnastics coach 1948-1983
10	Mayes McLain	2013	30,757	11,578	All-American football player and later a professional wrestler
11	Sam Mikulak	2012	34,107	664,782	Gymnast at Michigan, USA all-around champion (2013–2016, 2018–2019)
12	Mike Murphy	2009	36,259	29,151	Track coach, athletic trainer 1884-1913; trained John L. Sullivan; UM football coach 1891; "father of American track athletics"
13	Sierra Romero	2013	26,054	134,306	UM softball player 2013-2016
14	Sam Stoller	2009	22,109	144,807	UM sprinter excluded from 4x100 at 1936 Olympics to avoid embarrassing Hitler
15	Eddie Tolan	2009	29,471	86,722	UM track star won gold medals in 100 and 200 at 1932 Olympics
16	Thomas Trueblood	2008	24,692	15,337	UM elocution professor and golf coach, affiliated with UM for 67 years 1884-1951
17	Mel Wakabayashi	2009	17,157	25,596	UM hockey player (1964-1966)
18	William Watson (decathlete)	2008	13,848	5,038	UM athlete, first black captain of any team at UM; first black US decathlon champion; favorite for gold medal at 1940 Olympics cancelled due to WWII
19	1947–48 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season	2013	43,309	4,658	National champion
20	1963–64 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season	2013	42,970	3,166	National champion

Rank	Title	Creation	Size	Views	Description
1	Wilfred Buckland	2009	20,130	8,415	Art director 1914-1927 pioneered architectural sets, miniature sets, and lighting techniques
2	Civilization	2009	18,634	64,935	1916 antiwar film, C. Gardner Sullivan
3	Forbidden Area (Playhouse 90)	2020	10,642	23,533	1956 TV play about Russian submarine attack on US, Charlton Heston stars, Rod Serling screenplay, John Frankenheimer director
4	In the Presence of Mine Enemies (Playhouse 90)	2020	10,325	25,561	1960 TV play about Warsaw Ghetto, written by Rod Serling, starring Robert Redford
5	Judgment at Nuremberg (Playhouse 90)	2020	14,622	33,685	1959 TV play about the Judges' Trial
6	The Plot to Kill Stalin	2020	13,435	19,990	1958 TV play about plot to kill Stalin; Melvyn Douglas as Stalin; Soviet Union closed CBS Moscow news bureau in retaliation
7	A Town Has Turned to Dust (Playhouse 90)	2020	13,147	23,748	1958 TV play about lynching of young Mexican man; written by Rod Serling; starring Rod Steiger and William Shatner; John Frankenheimer director
8	The Ford 50th Anniversary Show	2020	14,942	21,571	1953 TV special live on both NBC and CBS; Jerome Robbins choreography; Mary Martin/Ethel Merman duet; Edward R. Murrow/Oscar Hammerstein II closing comments on nuclear war
9	For Whom the Bell Tolls (Playhouse 90)	2020	12,401	11,802	1959 TV play based on Hemingway novel, John Frankenheimer, Jason Robards; Hemingway watched from "flea-bitten motel" and thought it was "terrific"
10	A Night to Remember (Kraft Television Theatre)	2020	16,550	20,353	1956 live TV drama about final night on the Titanic; directed by George Roy Hill; large cast; awards for technical production

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1	Chaino	2011	9,781	13,337	Bongo player (1927-1999) who released exotica albums promoted with fictional biography as orphan rescued by missionary after his tribe was massacred
2	Celso Duarte	2010	12,123	6,976	Virtuoso of Paraguayan harp and Mexican jarocho harp
3	Fujiyama Mama	2020	9,411	20,309	Rockabilly hit in 1957 for Wanda Jackson, lyrics compare woman's energy to Mount Fuji and atomic bombs dropped on Japan
4	Macorina (song)	2020	7,622	13,566	1961 song by Chavela Vargas, became a "lesbian hymn"
5	My Baby Just Cares for Me	2007	10,643	316,009	Jazz standard by Walter Donaldson (music) and Gus Kahn (lyrics), Nina Simone version a hit in the 1980s
6	Shamir (musician)	2014	22,453	523,848	Singer-songwriter (born 1994) from Las Vegas
7	Tak Shindo	2011	20,827	18,107	Musician and composer (1922-2002) recorded exotica albums 1958-1962; later documentary about Manzanar where he was held
8	Wang Dang Sweet Poontang	2020	13,564	41,828	1977 rock song by Ted Nugent

Rank	Title	Creation	Size	Views	Description
1	Adamson House	2008	19,380	132,478	House in Malibu, "Taj Mahal of Tile"
2	Dunbar Hotel	2008	26,998	95,509
3	El Cortez	2008	23,690	182,457	Mission/Spanish Revival highrise hotel built 1927
4	El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument	2008	16,905	230,899	District surrounding plaza that was center of old Los Angeles starting in 1781; includes Olvera Street and Avila Adobe
5	Fire Station No. 23	2008	17,803	102,789	Fire station built 1910; used in filming Ghostbusters and other movies
6	Harold Lloyd Estate	2008	25,428	379,028	Large mansion and landscaped estate in Benedict Canyon built in late 1920s for Harold Lloyd
7	Hollywood Studio Club	2008	27,227	43,522
8	Judson Studios	2008	21,728	27,702	Fine art studio in Highland Park specializing in stained glass
9	Leonis Adobe	2008	24,204	123,516
10	Second Baptist Church (Los Angeles)	2011	36,655	14,443	Historic church in South LA, hosted NCAA national conventions in 1928, 1942, 1949, and site of speeches by MLK and Malcolm X
11	SS Catalina	2008	21,434	46,255	Steamship built 1924, carried more passengers than any other vessel, transport to Catalina; partially sunk in Ensenada 1997
12	Stimson House	2008	25,983	53,230	Richardson Romanesque mansion built 1891, target of 1896 dynamite attack
13	Sunset Tower	2008	17,045	187,358	Art Deco tower on Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, opened in 1931
14	Wilshire Boulevard Temple	2008	29,048	158,299	Jewish synagogue with large Byzantine revival dome and Hugo Ballin murals
15	National Register of Historic Places listings in Los Angeles	127,842	221,882	Historic places in Los Angeles
16	List of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in Downtown Los Angeles	2008	53,763	103,602	Historic sites in downtown Los Angeles
17	List of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in Hollywood	2009	61,037	139,081	Historic sites
18	List of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in the San Fernando Valley	2008	49,822	40,608	Historic sites in San Fernando Valley
19	List of City of Long Beach historic landmarks	2009	25,763	46,126	Historic sites in Long Beach
20	List of San Diego Historic Landmarks	2009	37,273	90,260	Historic sites in San Diego
21	List of San Francisco Designated Landmarks	2009	63,628	225,550	Historic sites in San Francisco
22	City of San Luis Obispo Historic Resources	2019	54,045	5,063	Historic sites in San Luis Obispo

Rank	Title	Creation	Size	Views	Description
1	Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, Hollywood	2008	38,518	48,047	Hollywood church, weddings of Bing Crosby and John Wayne's daughters, funeral of John Ford
2	Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church, San Pedro, California	2008	18,655	21,693
3	St. Andrew's Catholic Church (Pasadena, California)	2008	19,306	33,611	Pasadena church with Romanesque Revival campanile bell tower
4	St. Basil Catholic Church	2009	23,487	43,576	Church in Wilshire district, site of Chicano protests in 1960s
5	St. Charles Borromeo Church (North Hollywood)	2008	22,270	58,238	North Hollywood church noted for choir
6	St. Cyril of Jerusalem Church and School	2008	17,731	9,928
7	St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church	2009	15,210	76,726	Church in Brentwood, funerals of Nicole Brown Simpson and John Candy
8	St. Monica Catholic Church (Santa Monica, California)	2008	11,000	99,558
9	St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church (Burbank, California)	2008	15,728	15,764
10	List of churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago	2020	44,816	17,561	Church list
11	List of churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit	2020	72,620	11,164	Church list
12	List of churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia	2020	70,195	12,224	Church list

Rank	Title	Date	Size	Views	Description
1	Pin-ups of Yank, the Army Weekly	2023-08-17	46,117	71,556
2	Selene Mahri	2013-09-17	13,465	38,688	Finnish-American model
3	Frances Vorne	2023-08-16	6,434	37,587	Model known as "The Shape", posed in bathing suit made of remnants of German parachute
4	Martha Holliday	2023-08-15	7,852	22,307	Actress whose pin-up caused near panic in U.S. Senate

Rank	Title	Year	Size	Views	Description
1	La Rebelión	2021	3,765	28,896	Joe Arroyo salsa song about African couple sold into slavery in Cartagena in 17th century
2	El Camino de la Vida	2021	2,659	21,833	Chosen by the Academia Colombiana de Musica as the Colombian song of the 20th century
3	El Año Viejo	2021	7,811	21,086	Cumbia song first recorded 1953, now a traditional New Year song
4	La Pollera Colorá	2021	7,517	18,492	Cumbia song composed in 1960, rated the most iconic Colombian song of all time
5	El Preso	2021	4,589	11,045	Fruko y sus Tesos song from 1975
6	Los Corraleros de Majagual	2021	4,260	10,375	Colombian music group from the Caribbean coast formed in 1961 with over 30 gold records
7	La Noche	2021	6,354	7,428	Salsa song by Joe Arroyo
8	Se Va el Caimán	2021	2,146	7,083	Cumbia song dating to 1945, ranked No. 6 on list of best Colombian songs of all time
9	Colombia Tierra Querida	2021	6,688	6,714	Cumbia song by Lucho Bermúdez, considered second national anthem
10	Cali Pachanguero	2021	3,998	5,755	Grupo Niche song from 1984, anthem of Colombian salsa
11	El Santo Cachón	2021	3,297	5,723	Vallenato song about infidelities in a Barranquilla park
12	Poppy Garden	2023	8,654	4,617	2012 Colombian film about father and son surviving violence in Nariño
13	Pueblito Viejo	2021	3,153	3,904	Colombian waltz inspired by the steep, cobbled streets of Socorro, Santander
14	La Piragua	2021	2,343	3,892	Cumbia song by José Barros
15	Roa	2023	7,205	3,193	2013 film about man who assassinated Gaitán, triggering the Bogotazo
16	La Casa en el Aire	2021	2,902	3,748	Vallenato song by Rafael Escalona
17	The Vampires of Poverty	2023	4,429	2,905	1977 Colombian mockumentary about misery porn
18	The Brickmakers	2023	3,416	682	1972 documentary about grueling life of family of brickmakers living on outskirts of Bogotá

Rank	Title	Year	Size	Views	Description
1	Burro Flats site	2008	13,304	83,760	Chumash pictographs near Simi Valley in Ventura County
2	Emma Wood State Beach	2018	7,994	51,887	State beach located on the west side of the Ventura River estuary, formerly part of the Taylor Ranch
3	Camarillo Ranch House	2008	21,956	38,666	Adolfo Camarillo's house in Camarillo, built 1892
4	Serra Cross	2018	20,090	29,025	Historic cross located on hillside over downtown Ventura, subject of litigation in 2003
5	Ventura Pier	2018	23,591	26,044	Wooden pier first built in 1872
6	Statues of Junípero Serra (Ventura, California)	2018	35,358	23,200	Statues of Serra, sculpted by Kangas; main statue removed in 2020 from site in front of City Hall after protests
7	Ventura County Courthouse	2018	26,728	22,470	Neoclassical building in downtown Ventura, formerly a courthouse, now city hall
8	Carnegie Art Museum	2008	13,283	16,742	Former Carnegie library in Oxnard, built 1907, now as an art museum
9	Ventura County Historic Landmarks & Points of Interest	2018	45,108	12,798	List of county-designated historic sites
10	City of Ventura Historic Landmarks and Districts	2018	46,632	12,937	List of city-designated historic sites
11	Ojai Valley Inn	2020	9,236	12,459	Historic inn dating to 1920s
12	Elizabeth Bard Memorial Hospital	2018	10,628	12,221	Mission Revival building, built by Cephas L. Bard in 1901, operated as a hospital for its first 30 years
13	Battle of San Buenaventura	2022	13,509	11,442	1838 battle between forces from Northern and Southern California representing competing claims to governorship
14	San Buenaventura Mission Aqueduct	2008	6,429	9,633	Remains of aqueduct that provided water to Mission San Buenaventura
15	Cephas L. Bard	2022	7,862	5,820	Doctor and pioneer in Ventura
16	E. P. Foster	2018	15,829	5,395	Ventura philanthropist
	Ortega Adobe	2018	12,291	4,022	Adobe built 1857, home of Ortega family and Ortega Chile Packing Co.
	Santa Gertrudis Asistencia	2018	12,839	3,315	Sub-mission built c. 1800, site buried in 1968 for construction of Route 33
	Peirano Market	2018	20,295	2,535	Historic building in downtown Ventura built in 1877 operated by Peirano family for over 100 years

Rank	Title	Year	Size	Views	Description
1	List of homicides in California*	2022-09-16	194,5757	125,312	California homicides
2	Procopio*	2008-12-21	24,199	106,565	California bandit of late 19th century
3	John Barbato	2008-12	9,914	102,909	Former captain of Genovese crime family
4	List of homicides in Michigan*	2022-08-27	25,329	79,913	Michigan homicides
5	List of homicides in Illinois*	2022-10-28	48,403	67,315	Homicides in Illinois
6	Hazelwood massacre*	2022-07-23	18,394	65,094	1971 murder of eight people at Detroit drug house; largest mass murder in Detroit history
7	List of homicides in Wisconsin*	2022-10-23	14,793	58,961	Wisconsin homicides
8	Murder of the DeLisle children*	2022-08-28	18,15	42,107	1989 murder of four children when father drove station wagon into Detroit River
9	Troy axe murders*	2022-08-26	16,461	39,858	1964 familicide of seven by former Royal Oak fireman after release from Pontiac State Hospital; killer left handwritten apology notes on each body
10	Rock Road massacre*	2022-07-34	22,560	38,154	1982 mass murder of seven family members at Michigan farmhouse; husband of daughter killed them on eve of divorced hearing
11	Max Stephan*	2024	45,067	29,645	German-born man convicted of treason for aiding a German pilot who had escaped from a prisoner of war camp in Canada
12	Royal Oak post office shootings*	2022-09-05	9,799	28,699	1991 shooting at post office; four employees killed before perpetrator committed suicide
13	List of homicides in Oregon*	2023-07-14	14,086	26,561	Homicides in Oregon
14	Court-martial of William T. Colman*	2022-08-28	11,258	18,666	Selfridge commander shot black driver; protests followed light punishment
15	Richard Frederick Dixon*	2022-10-08	19,522	11,098	Hijacked plane to Cuba, later killed police officer
16	List of homicides in Nevada*	2023-07-18	17,110	5,804	Homicides in Nevada

Rank	Title	Creation	Size	Views	Description
1	Santa Monica State Beach	2008	10,228	166,823
2	Hillcrest Country Club	2008	20,152	154,277	Historically Jewish country club in west LA; Groucho Marx a member despite proclaiming he would not want to be a member of any club willing to have him as a member
3	Tea Fire	2008	17,027	116,457
4	Pico Boulevard	2008	19,783	104,485
5	Spring Street (Los Angeles)	2008		66,157
6	Van Nuys Boulevard	2008	16,705	61,165
7	Mentryville, California	2008	15,903	61,070
8	Sportsmen's Lodge	2008	13,556	54,169
9	Burbank Town Center	2008	11,634	44,533
10	Valley Presbyterian Hospital	2008	4,668	35,800
11	Sunburst	2008	8,500	33,641
12	Sayre Fire	2008	19,856	33,387
13	Reseda Boulevard	2008	13,304	32,151
14	Fallbrook Center	2008	5,010	28,196
15	Encino-Tarzana Regional Medical Center	2008	2,627	22,863
16	Bill Paparian	2008	13,978	22,175
17	Marvin Braude Mulholland Gateway Park	2008	3,415	9,611

Rank	Title	Creation	Size	Views	Description
1	2020 in Michigan*	2020-05-11	68,796	5,288	COVID-19 pandemic; Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot; Edenville Dam collapse
2	1980 in Michigan*	2017-06-03	120,198	11,493	Record losses by Big Three and layoffs of 190,000 workers; defeat of the Tisch Amendment; and 1980 Republican Convention in Detroit
3	1975 in Michigan*	2017-09-06	17,685	5,463	Disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa; sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald; Ann Arbor Hospital Murders; Tigers trade Mickey Lolich for Rusty Staub; opening of Pontiac Silverdome
4	1974 in Michigan*	2017-05-20	70,241	9,808	Gerald Ford's elevation to President; decline in automobile industry; Supreme Court reversal of lower cour order requiring cross-district busing in metro Detroit
5	1965 in Michigan*	2017-08-16	37,545	4,716	1965 Palm Sunday tornado outbreak; Viola Liuzzo murder; auto boom; 1965 Michigan State Spartans football team ranked No 1 before losing Rose Bowl
6	1963 in Michigan*	2017-08-19	31,298	5,074	Detroit Walk to Freedom; Detroit loses bid to host 1968 Olympics; boom year in automobile industry; suspension of Alex Karras
7	1962 in Michigan*	2017-05-27	90,181	10,086	George Romney's campaign for governor; Wallenda family tragedy; record profits in automobile business
8	1960 in Michigan*	2017-08-08	33,952	5,872	Election of John Swainson as Governor; Tigers trade batting champion Harvey Kuenn for Rocky Colavito
9	1956 in Michigan*	2017-07-25	59,140	5,204	Tornado outbreaks; election of Eisenhower/Williams; slowdown in automobile production
10	1955 in Michigan*	2017-07-17	124,480	9,873	Guaranteed annual wage (GAW) agreements with UAW; Ann Arbor press conference announcing Salk polio vaccine; record production in automobile industry
11	1950 in Michigan*	2017-06-18	117,961	11,583	G. Mennen Williams declared governor after recount; Reuther's Treaty of Detroit; crash of Crash of Flight 2501; and "cow shed" murder→

Rank	Title	Creation	Size	Views	Description
1	Joanne Siegel*	2011-02-23	9,182	188,081	Wife of Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel and model for Lois Lane
2	List of college women's volleyball coaches with 750 wins*	2011-04-08	12,963	44,282
3	Lillian Brown*	2020-10-03	9,297	42,534	Makeup artist
4	Rommy Hunt Revson*	2022-09-15	5,158	35,991	Inventor of scrunchie
5	Michigan Wolverines women's volleyball*	2013-07-14	17,039	28,742
6	Donna Mae Mims*	2009-10-12	8,656	31,213	First woman to win an SCAA car racing championship, known as "Pink Lady"
7	Rachel Hirschfeld	2008-12-06	4,810	27,521	Animal welfare attorney an activist (1945-2018)
8	ʻIolani Luahine*	2008-12-30	13,426	24,962	Native Hawaiian dancer, chanter, and teacher (1915-1978), considered high priestess of hula
9	Alice McGrath*	2009-11-20	11,110	22,865	Activist who participate in defense of Sleepy Lagoon murder
10	List of college women's soccer coaches with 300 wins*	2011-04-08	19,939	23,193	List of coaches
11	Clara Williams*	2009-10-01	9,193	18,996	Silent film actress (1888-1928) known for her "forty famous frocks"
12	Zoia Horn*	2008-12-05	18,058	17,382	Librarian (1918-2014) jailed for refusing to share information in prosecution of anti-war activists
13	Phyllis Stadler Lyon	2021	4,163	12,481	Field hockey player
14	Beryl Benacerraf	2022	13,389	11,915	Pioneer in use of prental ultrasound to diagnose fetal abnormalities
15	List of college women's ice hockey coaches with 250 wins	2011	7,419	8,926	Bill Mandigo all-time leader
16	Gloria Nord	2010	6,421	8,111	Roller and ice skater and pinup girl
17	Dotty Fothergill	2021	13,541	6,360	Hall of Fame bowler
18	Florence Casler	2008	5,360	5,294	Real estate developer and contractor in 1920s and 1930s
19	List of college women's lacrosse coaches with 250 wins	2011	5,144	4,976	Sharon Pfluger all-time leader
	Madelon Mason	2013	7,470	4,465	World War II pinup girl
	Verna Grahek Mize	2021	7,353	4,045	Environmental activist, "First Lady of Lake Superior"
	Rana Gorgani*	2021-02-13	2,960	4,206	French-Iranian dancer in Sufi/whirling dervish style
	Marie Hartwig*	2008-02-10	10,377	2,670	UM professor of physical education and early advocate women's sports
	Anita Cantaline*	2019-10-14	2,738	646	Detroit-based bowler

Rank	Title	Creation	Size	Views	Description
1	Death by coconut	2013	37,660	4,833,977	Deaths by falling coconuts
2	Eugene Goodman*	2021-01-13	27,499	557,584	Hero cop of January 6 insurrection
3	Dick Liddil	2008-11	8,011	337,274	Member of James-Younger gang
4	Michael van der Veen*	2021-02-12	14,290	314,508	Trump impeachment lawyer
5	David Schoen*	2021-02-09	13,976	209,044	Trump impeachment attorney
6	Willie Louis*	2013-07-27	10,924	162,712	Witness to murder of Emmett Till
7	Pico Boulevard	2008-03	18,655	112,828	Los Angeles thoroughfare
	Orville L. Hubbard*	2007-09-18	23,517	86,375	Segregationist mayor of Dearborn 1942-1978
10	Amazon Pharmacy*	2020-11-17	5,725	70,389	Online pharmacy formed 2020
11	Robert P. Shuler*	2009-05-02	19,695	60,118	Los Angeles radio evanglist and 1932 candidate for Senate
	Gogebic Range* {	2008-01-12	15,123	47,732	Area of iron ore deposits along Lake Superior
13	George E. Cryer	2009-05	19,903	44,086	Mayor of Los Angles during rapid growth, 1921-1929
14	Ernie Lopez*	2009-10-05	25,574	39,997	World welterweight boxing champion, found at a homeless shelter in Texas in 2004
15	Bruno Fonseca*	2008-06-23	6,515	31,906	New York artist (1958-1994)
16	Herbert Spiegel*	2010-01-10	10,520	30,487	Psychiatrist (1914-2009) who popularized therapeutic hypnosis
17	Henri Salmide	2010-03	6,211	27,433	German officer ordered to blow up port of Bordeaux, instead blew up German ordnance bunker
18	Donald Goerke*	2010-01-15	4,982	29,754	Invented SpaghettiOs
19	Jan Leighton*	2009-11-28	10,524	25,540	Actor, voice actor, hand model; Guineess record for playing more roles than any other actor
20	Neil Papiano	2007	31,248	24,485	California attorney
21	Charles H. Crawford*	2009-05-04	13,066	25,481	Head of the "City Hall Gang" in Los Angeles in the 1920s, reportedly a model for Raymond Chandler villains
22	Charles Bond (pilot)*	2009-09-09	10,911	22,197	WWII pilot with Flying Tigers in Burma and China
23	Gauthier Mvumbi*	2021-02-02	8,166	23,672	French handballer, "Shaq of handball"
24	Murray Sayle*	2010-09-22	23,073	19,767	Australian journalist and adventurer (1926-2010)
25	Dale Haney*	2022-10-09	7,312	28,060	White House groundskeeper and dog walker 1972-present
26	Bill Littlejohn*	2010-09-20	24,022	19,482	Animator (1914-2010), works included Tom and Jerry shorts
27	Victor Martinez*	2011-03-02	7,126	18,108	Poet and author (1954-2011), National Book Award for Parrot in the oven: Mi Vida
28	Dodge Morgan	2010-09-19	15,008	17,672	Manufacturer of radar detectors and first American to sail solo around world without stops
29	W. I. B. Crealock*	2009-10-09	8,915	16,960	Yacht designer and author
30	David Avadon*	2009-09-12	5,857	15,981	Illusionist billed as "premier exhibition pickpocket"
31	World Charter for Prostitutes' Rights	2008-11	14,295	15,864	Declaration of rights adopted 1985 to protect sex workers' rights
32	Nicolae Pleșiță*	2009-10-03	28,505	13,642	Romanian intelligence and secret police officer connected to Carlos the Jackal
33	Arnall Patz*	2010-03-23	13,791	12,130	Research led to reduction of childhood blindness, Presidential Medal of Freedom
35	Maria Gulovich Liu*	2009-10-03	10,497	10,103	Slovak schoolteacher and WWII resistance fighter who helped American and British agents escape Nazi-occupied territory
36	Kent Kane Parrot*	2009-05-02	10,366	9,989	Boss of municipal politics 1920s
37	Central Press Association*	2011-08-14	12,778	9,091	Newspaper syndicate based in Cleveland, operated 1910-1971
38	Norman Sas*	2012-07-19	9,212	8,334	Inventor of electric football
39	John T. Elson*	2009-09-21	5,900	7,686	Religion writer and editor of Time magazine, wrote in 1966 cover story "Is God Dead?"
40	Felix Wurman*	2010-01-02	13,425	7,547	Cellist and composer (1958-2009) created Church of Beethoven
41	Dick Larkins*	2008-07-14	7,922	6,091	Ohio State athletic director (1946-1970), hired Woody Hayes
42	Robert Searcy*	2009-09-10	8,205	6,034	Tuskegee Airman