The team's uniforms prompted a 2003 lawsuit by the Oakland Raiders, who claimed that the NFL and the Panthers had infringed upon key trademark elements of the Raiders ' brand, specifically the silver and black colors.

The Marlins ' first manager was Rene Lachemann, a former catcher who had previously managed the Seattle Mariners and Milwaukee Brewers, and who at the time of his hiring was a third base coach for the Oakland Athletics.

The two then met in the wild-card round where the Dolphins won 23 – 17 before being blown out by Oakland 27 – 0 ( the Colts themselves had suffered a bitter loss to the Raiders in Week Two of the season when the Raiders erased a 24-7 gap to win 38-31 ).

After the 23 July show at the Days on the Green festival at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California, Bonham and members of the band's support staff were arrested after a member of promoter Bill Graham's staff had been badly beaten during the band's performance.

The Raiders ' lawsuit further contended that they had the rights to the Los Angeles market, and thus were entitled to compensation from the league for giving up those rights by moving to Oakland.

During a 1956 radio interview with Sydney Rogers in West Oakland several months after her arrest, Parks said she had decided, " I would have to know for once and for all what rights I had as a human being and a citizen.

The SLA had condemned Foster for his plan to introduce identification cards into Oakland schools, calling him " fascist ".

Oakland wide receiver Fred Biletnikoff, who had 4 catches for 79 yards that set up three Raider touchdowns and was named the Super Bowl's Most Valuable Player.

A month later, the team announced that Oakland Athletics third base coach Ron Washington had accepted their offer to manage the team.

Meanwhile, Congregational minister Henry Durant, an alumnus of Yale, had established the private Contra Costa Academy, on June 20, 1853 in Oakland, California.

Fans are unable to see Oakland ( which had been trailing 32 – 29 ) score 2 late touchdowns to win 43 – 32 ; as a result, thousands of outraged football fans flood the NBC switchboards to protest.

Prior to joining the BPP, Shakur had met several of its members on a 1970 trip to Oakland, California.

The Oakland Mills Village Center had a traditional Village Center layout — stores located off a central corridor — until its demolition in the late 1990s.

By 1929, when Chrysler expanded with a new plant there, Oakland had become known as the " Detroit of the West.

A month earlier, on August 16, participants in the disastrous Dole Air Race had taken off from Oakland's new runway headed for Honolulu, Hawaii away — three fliers died before getting to the starting line in Oakland ; five were lost at sea, attempting to reach Honolulu ; and two more died searching for the lost five.

These immigrants from the Jim Crow South brought their racial attitudes with them, and the racial harmony that Oakland blacks had been accustomed to prior to the war evaporated.

Many of the poor blacks who had come to the city from the South decided to stay in Oakland, and longstanding black residents complained that the new Southern arrivals " tended towards public disorder.

Oakland, which had been racially harmonious and prosperous before the war, by the late 1950s found itself with a population that was becoming progressively more poor and racially divided.

Three of the officers killed were ranking sergeants, the first time the Oakland Police Department had lost a sergeant in the line of duty.

The 2010 United States Census reported that Oakland had a population of 390, 724.

Upon arriving in New York, the number 9 that he had worn in Oakland and Baltimore was worn by third baseman Graig Nettles.

The fourth bell had been given to a church in Oakland and recast, but was returned to the Mission during the reconstruction of the bell tower.

On July 14, 2006, San Francisco businessman and real estate investor Clint Reilly filed a lawsuit against Hearst Corp. ( owner of the San Francisco Chronicle ) and MediaNews Group ( owner of the San Jose Mercury News, Contra Costa Times, Marin Independent Journal, Oakland Tribune and all other paid-circulation dailies in the Bay Area ), alleging that the two companies have been conspiring to control advertising rates, a violation of antitrust laws.

Local efforts have been put forth by both fans and city politicians to retain the A's, including three potential locations near downtown and the Oakland waterfront.

Either manager in the 1984 Series would have been the first to win in both leagues, since San Diego Padres ( NL ) manager Dick Williams had previously won the series with the Oakland Athletics ( AL ) in 1972 and 1973.

Oakland has also been home to the Burt County Fair since 1913.

Several films have been shot in Oakland, including Fire in the Sky, Didi's Last Wish, and Grand Tour: Disaster in Time.

The Athletics played baseball in Philadelphia from 1901-1954 before moving to Kansas City, Missouri, and ultimately to Oakland, California, where they have been since 1968.

Since the 1996 controversy over its use by the Oakland School Board, the term Ebonics has primarily been used to refer to African American Vernacular English ( AAVE ), a dialect distinctively different from Standard American English.

However, he has been a participant / player in the annual Taco Bell All-Star Legends and Celebrity Softball Game wearing an A's cap to represent Oakland ( American League ).

* December 23-In the first Pittsburgh Steelers playoff game in 25 years ( and the franchises first playoff win ), rookie Franco Harris salvages and converts into a touchdown a final seconds Terry Bradshaw incomplete pass in what has been called the greatest play in NFL history -- The Immaculate Reception -- to beat the Oakland Raiders 13-7.

It has been on air since March 1949, and broadcasts new and diverse programming to Waterville, Winslow, Oakland, Fairfield and surrounding communities, and around the world on the Internet via its webcast.

The only exception to this was when Judge Breyer allowed the defense to call then Oakland City Council member Nate Miley as a witness to testify that he had been to and inspected the warehouse where Rosenthal was cultivating.

Their son, Douglas, a lawyer, practices with Stewart and is a member of the Oakland Planning Commission, having been appointed to that office by then-mayor Jerry Brown.

In addition, there have been a number of collector edition Jenga games, featuring the colors and logos of the Boston Red Sox, Oakland Raiders, New York Yankees, and John Deere, among others.

Blinko authored a semi-autobiographical novel called The Primal Screamer, which has most recently been repressed by PM Press from Oakland, California.

* Schools: A number of schools have been named after Hammarskjöld, including Hammarskjold Middle School in East Brunswick Township, New Jersey ; Dag Hammarskjold Middle School in Wallingford, Connecticut ; Dag Hammarskjold Elementary School in Parma, Ohio ; Dag Hammarskjold Elementary ( PS 254 ) in Brooklyn, New York ; Dag Hammarskjold Elementary School in Oakland ( now an airport parking business ) and Hammarskjold High School in Thunder Bay, Ontario.

The franchise had previously been the Oakland Oaks.

Barnes had been invited to training camp by the Oakland Raiders.

Since their inception, the Harvey Awards have been presented at various fan conventions, such as the Chicago Comic-Con, the Dallas Fantasy Fair, Oakland, California's Wondercon, and the Pittsburgh Comicon.

The Colts 1977 playoff loss in double overtime against the Oakland Raiders was famous for the fact that it was the last playoff game for the Colts in Baltimore and is also known for the Ghost to the Post play.

San Francisco Bay is located in the U. S. state of California, surrounded by a contiguous region known as the San Francisco Bay Area ( often simply " the Bay Area "), dominated by the large cities San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose.

While the Steelers defeated the Buffalo Bills, 32-14, in the first round, the favored Dolphins lost to the Oakland Raiders, 28-26, giving up Raiders running back Clarence Davis ' 8-yard touchdown reception with 26 seconds remaining in the game with a play now known as the Sea of Hands.

** The Pittsburgh Steelers win their first ever post-season NFL game, defeating the Oakland Raiders 13 – 7, on a last second play that becomes known as The Immaculate Reception.

The First Transcontinental Railroad ( known originally as the " Pacific Railroad " and later as the " Overland Route ") was a railroad line built in the United States of America between 1863 and 1869 by the Central Pacific Railroad of California and the Union Pacific Railroad that connected its statutory Eastern terminus at Council Bluffs, Iowa / Omaha, Nebraska ( via Ogden, Utah, and Sacramento, California ) with the Pacific Ocean at Oakland, California on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay opposite San Francisco.

The various streetcar companies operating in Oakland were acquired by Francis " Borax " Smith and consolidated into what eventually became known as the Key System, the predecessor of today's publicly owned AC Transit.

Since Brown's stated goal was to add 10, 000 residents to downtown Oakland, it became known as the " 10K " plan.

Three years later, Victor Bergeron, better known as Trader Vic, adopted a Tiki theme for his restaurant in Oakland, which eventually grew to become a worldwide chain.

Oakland, formerly known as Independence, was platted in 1833.

Prior to the 1820s, what is now Oxford Township was known to be a hunting ground of the Nepessing Tribe of the Chippewa Indians, who inhabited large areas of what became Oakland, Lapeer and St. Clair counties.

Clarkston, known officially by the name City of the Village of Clarkston, is a small city located within Independence Charter Township in Oakland County in the U. S. state of Michigan.

Oakland continues to build on its strong foundation with its bi-annual Swedish Festival and is known by its proclamation from the Swedish Consul-General and Nebraska Governor as the " Swedish Capital of Nebraska.

The Hights, the Oakland home Miller built at the end of his life, is currently known as the Joaquin Miller House and is part of Joaquin Miller Park.

Although G-funk was birthed in Los Angeles, the popular sub-genre drew a large amount of influence from the earlier Bay Area-based sound known as Mobb music of the mid to late 80s pioneered by legendary Oakland rappers like Too Short.

The range of mountains from North to South along the Eastern side of the Saint John River known as Carr Mountain, The Pinnacle, and Oakland Mountain ( N to S ) are also part of the Smyrna Mills Formation and consist of mafic volcanic flows ( basalt ) and tuff.

Oakland International Airport, also known as Metropolitan Oakland International Airport, is a public airport located south of the central business district of Oakland, a city in Alameda County, California, United States.

The Port of Oakland has adopted a sustainability policy, also known as the " Three E's ," that is based on the values of environmental responsibility, economic vitality and social equity.

Bloomfield Charter Township, known officially as The Charter Township of Bloomfield, is an affluent charter township of Oakland County in the U. S. state of Michigan.

Martin, an East Bay native born and raised in Berkeley, resurfaced with the Oakland Athletics, where he perfected a style of play that became known as " Billyball " ( characterized as featuring aggressive base running ).

Todd Anthony Shaw ( born April 28, 1966 ), better known by the stage name Too Short ( stylized as Too $ hort ), is an American rapper, producer, and actor who started his career at the age of fourteen in, Oakland, California.

It is known for its liberal arts education, including its Great Books and Seminar programs, its business program, which in recent years has become the college's most popular program, as well as the nursing program, partnered with Samuel Merritt University, whose campus is in Oakland, and the school of education.