Tightening of Adam’s Apple (suggested in 1978)
It is sometimes claimed that in the sports and entertainment worlds, when someone would play in New York City (the big time), the performer's Adam's apple would tighten, and, from this,…
Witness (1998): Washington Post writer Shirley Povich
No one would help me to find living witnesses. No one in New York City and no one in New Orleans. Many people who could have contributed to this story are now dead. The New Orleans stablehands were…
Witness (2006): Joe Zito
In 2006, the Society for New York City History (SNYCH) changed its website. No longer did it declare that "the Big Apple" came from a 19th century French whore. The horseracing theory was…