LeBron James and the Miami Heat saw their winning streak end at 27 games with at 101-97 loss to the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday. They were six games short of the NBA record. Check out these other streaks of significance.
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LeBron James and the Miami Heat saw their winning streak end at 27 games with at 101-97 loss to the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday. They were six games short of the NBA record. Check out these other streaks of significance.
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An ultra-marathoner treks through the unforgiving landscape of Death Valley, California, where the high temperature topped 100 degrees for 154 straight days in summer 2001.
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An ultra-marathoner treks through the unforgiving landscape of Death Valley, California, where the high temperature topped 100 degrees for 154 straight days in summer 2001.
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The University of Connecticut women's basketball team surpassed even John Wooden's UCLA men's hoops squads of the 1970s by reeling off a record-setting 90 consecutive wins.
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The University of Connecticut women's basketball team surpassed even John Wooden's UCLA men's hoops squads of the 1970s by reeling off a record-setting 90 consecutive wins.
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"American Idol" was Nielsen's top-rated TV show in the United States for eight years running, longer than any other program in history.
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"American Idol" was Nielsen's top-rated TV show in the United States for eight years running, longer than any other program in history.
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While other countries have been beset by recessions, Australia's economy has continued to grow for the last 21 years, more than twice as long as any other advanced economy.
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While other countries have been beset by recessions, Australia's economy has continued to grow for the last 21 years, more than twice as long as any other advanced economy.
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Enrique Pena Nieto's rise to the presidency ended a 12-year drought for Mexico's PRI party, which until 2000 had won 12 straight national elections over 71 years.
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Enrique Pena Nieto's rise to the presidency ended a 12-year drought for Mexico's PRI party, which until 2000 had won 12 straight national elections over 71 years.
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Joe DiMaggio's magical 56-game hit streak in 1941 still stands and helped cement him as a legend in not only baseball, but American lore.
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Joe DiMaggio's magical 56-game hit streak in 1941 still stands and helped cement him as a legend in not only baseball, but American lore.
Before there was LeBron James, there was Jahangir Khan, right, a Pakistani squash player who amassed a record 555 consecutive wins between 1981 and 1986.
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Before there was LeBron James, there was Jahangir Khan, right, a Pakistani squash player who amassed a record 555 consecutive wins between 1981 and 1986.
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It took 136 years for Alabama voters to put Republicans in charge of both chambers of the state legislature, which they did after the November 2010 elections.
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It took 136 years for Alabama voters to put Republicans in charge of both chambers of the state legislature, which they did after the November 2010 elections.
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"One Sweet Day," by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men, topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 16 weeks, longer than any other single in the chart's 54-year history.
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"One Sweet Day," by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men, topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 16 weeks, longer than any other single in the chart's 54-year history.
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Susan Lucci holds her Daytime Emmy Award in 1999, which she won after losing in the same category 18 consecutive times.
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Susan Lucci holds her Daytime Emmy Award in 1999, which she won after losing in the same category 18 consecutive times.
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