John Abramovic
John M. "Brooms" Abramovic Jr. (February 9, 1919 – June 9, 2000) was an American professional basketball player. He played in the Basketball Association of America (BAA) for the Pittsburgh Ironmen, St. Louis Bombers and Baltimore Bullets. Early life and college career Abramovic grew up in Etna, Pennsylvania, and graduated from high school in 1937. He worked in his family's plant manufacturing brooms for two years. Abramovic was offered a scholarship through his high school coach to attend Salem College (now Salem University) in Salem, West Virginia, where he played from 1939 to 1943. Abramovic's 2,170 points made him the first college basketball player to score more than 2,000 points in a career. Abramovic spent three years in the United States Navy during World War II. Professional career Abramovic returned to Pennsylvania in 1946 to play for the Pittsburgh Ironmen of the newly formed Basketball Association of America The Basketball Association of America (BAA) ...
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Etna, Pennsylvania
Etna is a Borough A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely. History In the Middle Ag ... of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, across the Allegheny River from Pittsburgh. In 2019 Etna was recognized as the first ever Ecodistrict. Etna was named after the volcano Mount Etna, an allusion to blast furnaces, steel mills, galvanized pipe, galvanized-pipe works, and other manufacturers located there. Historically it was a steel town with a blue collar community. The Isabella Furnace (Carnegie Steel), Isabella Furnace of Carnegie Steel was located in Etna, operating until 1953. In 1900, 5,384 people lived in Etna. In 1940, 7,223 lived there. The population was 3,437 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census.https://data.census.gov/all?q=Etna+borough,+Pennsylvania Geography ...
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World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers. World War II was a total war that directly involved more than 100 million personnel from more than 30 countries. The major participants in the war threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, blurring the distinction between civilian and military resources. Aircraft played a major role in the conflict, enabling the strategic bombing of population centres and deploying the only two nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II was by far the deadliest conflict in human history; it resulted in 70 to 85 million fatalities, mostly among civilians. Tens of millions died due to genocides (including the Holocaust), starvation, ma ...
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Basketball Players From Pennsylvania
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a backboard at each end of the court, while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the three-point line, when it is worth three. After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one, two or three one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (overtime) is mandated. Players advance the ball by bouncing it while walking or running (dribbling) or by passing it to a teammate, both of which require considerable skill. On offense, players may use a ...
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Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954) Players
Baltimore Bullet(s) may refer to: Sports * Baltimore Bullet or Michael Phelps, (born 1985), American former swimmer * Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954), American Basketball League (ABL) franchise (1944–47) and National Basketball Association (NBA) franchise (1947–54) * Baltimore Bullets (1963–1973), now Washington Wizards, National Basketball Association franchise * Baltimore Bullets (EPBL), Eastern Professional Basketball League franchise (1958–61) Others * ''The Baltimore Bullet ''The Baltimore Bullet'' is a 1979 American comedy film based on the adventures of two pool hustlers in the United States. It was directed by Robert Ellis Miller and starred James Coburn, Omar Sharif, Bruce Boxleitner and Ronee Blakley. The ...

American People Of Croatian Descent
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * Ba ...
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American Men's Basketball Players
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * ...
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1919 Births
Events January * January 1 ** The Czechoslovak Legions occupy much of the self-proclaimed "free city" of Pressburg (now Bratislava), enforcing its incorporation into the new republic of Czechoslovakia. ** HMY ''Iolaire'' sinks off the coast of the Hebrides; 201 people, mostly servicemen returning home to Lewis and Harris, are killed. * January 2– 22 – Russian Civil War: The Red Army's Caspian-Caucasian Front begins the Northern Caucasus Operation against the White Army, but fails to make progress. * January 3 – The Faisal–Weizmann Agreement is signed by Emir Faisal (representing the Arab Kingdom of Hejaz) and Zionist leader Chaim Weizmann, for Arab–Jewish cooperation in the development of a Jewish homeland in Palestine, and an Arab nation in a large part of the Middle East. * January 5 – In Germany: ** Spartacist uprising in Berlin: The Marxist Spartacus League, with the newly formed Communist Party of Germany and the Independent Social De ...
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1947–48 Baltimore Bullets Season
The 1947–48 BAA season was the Bullets' first season in the Basketball Association of America (later named the NBA), after playing their first three seasons in the American Basketball League. Draft picks Roster Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Game log a: Game Played at Fifth Regiment Armory Playoffs Western Division tiebreaker Chicago Stags vs. Baltimore Bullets: ''Bullets win series 1-0'' *Game 1 @ Chicago (March 25): Baltimore 75, Chicago 72 First Round (W2) Baltimore Bullets vs. (E2) New York Knicks: ''Bullets win series 2-1'' *Game 1 @ Baltimore (March 27): Baltimore 85, New York 81 *Game 2 @ New York (March 28): New York 79, Baltimore 69 *Game 3 @ Baltimore (April 1): Baltimore 84, New York 77 Semifinals (W2) Baltimore Bullets vs. (W3) Chicago Stags: ''Bullets win series 2-0'' *Game 1 @ Chicago (April 7): Baltimore 73, Chicago 67 *Game 2 @ Baltimore (April 8): Baltimore 89, Chicago 72 BAA Finals (E1) Philadelphia War ...
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1946–47 Pittsburgh Ironmen Season
The 1946–47 Pittsburgh Ironmen season was the only season of the Pittsburgh Ironmen of the Basketball Association of America. They finished with a record of 15-45. Roster Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Game log Transactions Trades References {{DEFAULTSORT:1946-47 Pittsburgh Ironmen Season Pittsburgh Ironmen seasons Pittsburgh Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Wester ...