Pure Heart: The thrilling life and emotional death of Secretariat. In honor of Sports Illustrated's 60th anniversary, SI.com is republishing, in full, 60 of the best stories ever to appear in the magazine. Today's selection is Pure Heart, by William Nack, which ran in the June 4, 1990 issue. In waging the most glorious Triple Crown campaign ever, Secretariat made racing history. In the doing, he took the author on an unforgettably exhilarating ride. Just before noon the horse was led haltingly into a van next to the stallion barn, and there a concentrated barbiturate was injected into his jugular.
History of the Rubikâs Cube Invented in 1974 Originally called âBuvos Kockaâ meaning âmagic cubeâ Rubik was intrigued by movements and transformations of shapes in space which lead to his creation of the cube. Took him 1 month to solve.
Kazachok is a Ukrainian folk dance sometimes confused with it. If this is not enough, Norwegians pride themselves by stating that russian folklore actually learned this from them ! The squat is essential in the Norwegian male dance ''halling'' . Fun fact: There is a martial art based on Hopak dancing.he squat-and-kick move is properly called prisyadka (knee-bending) and is just one part of the dance, but it's the only part known to most non-Russians.