Uplifting News: Good News in History, January 22 | A Sign of Progress
Uplifting News: Good News in History, January 22 | A Sign of Progress Why this story matters: While it may not dominate headlines, this story reflects meaningful change in action. Quick summary: This story highlights recent developments related to on this day, showing how constructive action can lead to meaningful results. 57 years ago today, the Phoenix Suns and the Milwaukee Bucks were awarded franchise licenses by the National Basketball Association, creating teams for the two cities and their millions of fans. The Suns are the NBA’s ultimate nearly men, having the second-highest franchise win percentage of any team never to win the championship, while the Bucks also had a contest among fans to choose a name; the Bucks were chosen over the much more popular ‘Robins’. READ some highlights of the two teams’ franchise history… (1968) Phoenix Suns Milwaukee Bucks The Milwaukee Bucks are the only team to have ever won a championship in both the eastern and western conferences of the NBA, and have enjoyed several streaks of division dominance in the periods of …