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The Bognor Birdman contest started as the International Birdman Rally in Selsey, West Sussex, in 1971.
BBC: Bognor Birdman contest cancelled
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The contest started nearly 100 years ago as a sideshow on the notorious boardwalk in Coney Island.
CNN: Hot dog eating champs all set for July Fourth contest
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The contest started nearly a century ago as a sideshow on the notorious boardwalk in Coney Island.
CNN: Hot dog champs defend titles in annual showdown
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Ms. LAKE: I think that the best part about the - him being able to capture the vote was that he had to earn the vote because Hillary Clinton really had the African-American vote when this contest started.
NPR: As Election Day Nears, Poll Data Questioned
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He started badly in the 18-hole contest on Monday but staged a remarkable late surge.
CNN: April 5, 2012 -- Updated 2250 GMT (0650 HKT)
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How it started: Oprah has been holding a contest for some starry-eyed hopeful to win his or her OWN show on her new network, the Oprah Winfrey Network, which launches in January.
FORBES: Oprah Rigs Contest?--A Lesson In Crisis PR
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Ladbroke says it had taken bets on the leadership contest, but stopped about two weeks before it officially started because of the overwhelming backing for Charles Kennedy.
BBC: The bookies' choice
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His disillusion is said to have started with the farce which was the London mayoral contest.
BBC: Apeing politicians
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French passing and movement was becoming more evident as the Irish started to noticeably labour for the first time in the contest.
BBC: Republic of Ireland 0-1 France
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Cornell University and Technion-Israel Institute of Technology won a 2011 contest to create the program, where seven master's degree students started this winter in a computer science master's program.
WSJ: Qualcomm founder gives $133M to NYC tech school
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While Twenty20 cricket may have started out as a bit of a hit-and-giggle contest it is now a serious, serious business which is flexing its muscles as the world of cricket steps into a whole new era.
BBC: Justin Langer column
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The new contest is named for a newer New York hot dog institution, Crif Dogs, which started in 2001.
CNN: Hot dog eating champs all set for July Fourth contest