Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
Elgin Baylor (1934–2021), Los Angeles Lakers Hall of Famer
legacy.comElgin Baylor was an NBA player and executive who was a superstar of the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1950s and ‘60s.Baylor played basketball for Seattle University, leading the team to its only Final Four appearance, in 1958.
That same year, he was the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, chosen by the Lakers, who were then based in Minneapolis but about to move to Los Angeles.
Baylor soon became the team’s star, finishing second in the league in scoring in his rookie year. He led a team that had been in last place to the NBA Finals, and he won the NBA Rookie of the Year award.
In his 14 seasons with the Lakers, Baylor went to the NBA Finals eight times and was an 11-time All-Star. His No. 22 jersey was retired by the team, and he was inducted into.
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